Parishioners were dismayed and disgusted this week when they learned that someone had spray-painted swastika symbols on the cross and nearby oratory.

During his time of buying and selling ecclesiastical items, the collector received calls from movie production companies in search of authentic period religious items.

Canon Wulfran Lebocq of the Institute of Christ the King needs €6,800 to fund altar for Sacred Heart Church in Limerick's Crescent.

Ten Christian places of worship targeted in crackdown in Zhejiang province.