A Brazilian nun who was the world's oldest living person has died at the age of 116, making a British woman the new record holder. Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas passed…
A religious shrine dating back to the 19th century has been mocked after a botched restoration attempt left the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ with cartoonish-looking faces. The shrine, located…
A church offering free hamburgers to teenagers had 400 young people show up for mass despite a protest by the faithful outside that required a police presence to maintain order.…
A priest advertising free burgers to tempt teenagers into church is facing a furious fightback from angry critics. Father Domenico Pegoraro, parish priest of San Pietro church in Trissino, a…
A saintly statue showing the baby Jesus with his grandmother and mum has been miraculously returned to a church more than 50 years after it was stolen. The 15th-century masterpiece…
A 'blasphemous' sculpture of the Virgin Mary showing her with her legs spread open as she gives birth to Jesus has been beheaded in an Austrian cathedral. The artwork showed…
Art experts restoring a cathedral's stained glass windows in Austria were astonished when a local identified five of his ancestors in the artwork. Art historians have been conducting a painstaking…
Faithful followers say the Virgin Mary appeared on a range of sacred mountains in Colombia. Photographer Carlos Alzate says the mother of Jesus appeared at the Cerro del Mavecure, three…
A statue of the Virgin Mary which has apparently begun crying tears of blood is being investigated by church officials in Mexico. The statue shows Mary in her guise as…
A Belgian priest has told of a horror movie moment when the face of a woman he was exorcising of evil spirits changed shape to look like Lucifer. Veteran devil…