The floods have caused damage collectively estimated to be around 5.8 billion pounds ($8.6 billion). Rain fell at record levels across northern England throughout December; Scotland and Northern Ireland also were affected. The worst-hit areas were in northwestern England, in counties covered by the Diocese of Lancaster.

Melkite Catholic Archbishop Jean-Clement Jeanbart of Aleppo said that the bombing of rebel positions by Russian jets was "a source of hope" for Syria.

When the Islamic State overran the Iraqi town of Qaraqosh last August, one of the priests there jumped into his car and joined the exodus of Christians on the road east in the hope of reaching the safety of Kurdish-controlled territory.Little did Father Bashar Kthea, a Syriac Catholic priest, know t

The Vatican must stop running its media operation from silos, said the leader of papal commission set up to advise how the Vatican can better communicate with the church and the world.Lord (Chris) Patten of Barnes, former chairman of the British Broadcasting Corp. Trust, said "nobody is suggest

An English archbishop has reminded Catholics of the achievements of one of their country's most famous migrant athletes just days ahead of a general election in which immigration will feature as a major issue.

Islamic State "is a cancer which needs to be stopped and treated."

What do Nigerian church leaders say to a woman who, pregnant and fleeing Boko Haram extremists, realizes that she is not physically capable of escaping with both of her two other children and has to abandon one of them?This kind of situation—which formed a theme of the 1982 movie "Sophie&

Scot bishops hope Catholics join public debate about future after independence vote

Elderly Iraqi Christians defy Islamic State terrorists, flee to camp