A recently released, highly researched report conducted by a senior judge suggests that violence against Christians in Pakistan over the past five years could have been prevented by the country's local authorities.

The Catholic Church's top exorcist, who claims to have sent 160,000 demons back to hell, says he wants Pope Francis to allow all priests to start performing the ritual to deal with a rising demand for exorcisms from the faithful.

A new Better Life Index ranking compiled by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has determined that Switzerland is the happiest developed country in the world based on life satisfaction, with the United States ranking outside the top 10.

Hamdeen Sabbahi, former Egyptian presidential candidate, stated that the current Egyptian regime seeks to dismantle national unity and the Church.

Archbishop of Austria Cardinal Christoph Schonborn stated that the Catholic Church is concerned for Christians living in the Middle East after the recent wave of attacks throughout the region.

Pope Francis said during his homily at the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta on Tuesday that Christians should follow Christ from the heart, and not as if it's a career.

The head of the global Anglican Communion has released a statement on the recent brutal murder of a British soldier.

A nurse has admitted murdering 11 elderly people, pleading guilty to their murder by setting fire to a Sydney nursing home where he worked, according to reports.

A Vatican spokesman clarified on Thursday that atheists are still going to hell despite Pope Francis' homily last week that that pointed out doing good wasn't just confined to the faith community and even atheists, despite their views are able to do good as well.

Thousands of French took to the streets of Paris to protest the legalization of gay marriage on Sunday, and although the demonstration was mostly peaceful, some protesters lashed out with violence toward its end.