By contrast, Sweden granted over 86,000 permits during the 2016 migrant crisis. For Tobias Hübinette, a demography researcher at Karlstad University ... for the Swedish Church, questions the ...

Pope Francis said he was "deeply saddened" by the tragic shooting in a Swedish school, sending "assurance of his spiritual closeness to all affected by this traumatic incident," in which 10 students ...

Labour has been accused of introducing a “worship tax” by slashing funds to repair ancient churches and save them from closure. The Government announced on Wednesday that it would halve the ...

The Catholic bishops of Arizona in December argued that raids at “sensitive locations” like churches would violate basic human rights, including religious freedom and the right to family unity ...

Pajanor is the CEO of Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego. He says churches and schools are considered sanctuary locations and this new directive creates fear in the community. "This is more ...

Elisabeth Svantesson, the finance minister of Sweden, said she and her officials were skeptical of how Russia's official figures were describing its economy. One measure they use instead ...

President Trump salutes as he attends the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral with (L-R) first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and second lady Usha Vance on Jan. 21 ...

The two churches in Iqaluit—one Catholic, one Anglican—were told they would need to pay the government $38,000 and $29,000 each year, respectively. Church leaders described that as a ...

A cross is reflected in glass panels at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, on Oct. 14. Photo: Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images ...

Sweden sent 550 troops from one of its mechanized infantry ... HSwMS (His Swedish Majesty’s Ship) Karlstad (K35), a Swedish corvette commissioned in 2015, was seen escorting the ferry. In its press ...

David Tudor (l), who has now been banned for life from the Church of England, was pictured talking to Stephen Cottrell, then Bishop of Chelmsford, in 2014 A woman who says she was sexually abused ...