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• North Korea wants to 'ardently welcome' Pope Francis, South says

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang.

• North Korean leader Kim Jong-un invites Pope to visit

  Kim Jong-un would like the Pope to visit North Korea, according to a statement from South Korea's presidential office.

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  'Evangelical' has become too political and needs to be 'reclaimed', says WEA head

  The head of the World Evangelical Alliance said that it is "unfortunate" that the term "evangelical" has taken on a more political meaning in the United States and argued that it must be "reclaimed."

• Catholic bishops hear the voices of young women at Rome synod

  Moved with emotion, Pope Francis shunned his prepared speech in order to speak frankly with the young people present.

• Former bishop Heather Cook seeks early release from prison

  Former Episcopal Church bishop Heather Cook, who ran over and killed a cyclist while she was texting and driving drunk, could be freed from prison as early as next month if an appeal succeeds.

• Satan is attacking the Catholic Church, says Pope Francis

  The devil is alive and well and working overtime to undermine the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis says.

• Vatican takes off gloves, accuses Archbishop Vigano of 'calumny, defamation'

  A top Vatican official on Sunday issued a scathing open letter accusing an archbishop who launched an unprecedented attack on Pope Francis of mounting a 'political frame job devoid of real foundation'.

• Should Christians Raise Their Hands During Worship? Pastors Have Their Say

  Should Christians raise their hands during worship services? The motivations behind the act are key to answering the question, two pastors have argued.

• Christians arrested, churches closed in Myanmar rebel clampdown

  Separatists in Myanmar have closed churches and detained church leaders in a clampdown on Christian activities.

• Opposite-sex civil partnerships: Divisive, pointless and an all-round bad idea

  There are no examples of creating a parallel, identical legal structure for people who claim vague objections to the historical associations of a common concept.

• More than 80 Indonesian children feared killed at Bible camp

  The church where more than 80 Indonesian children were studying the Bible has moved about two kilometres from where it stood on Friday last week, before disaster struck.

• Human sexuality: What does the science say?

  It is important that when we think about the ethics of same-sex relationships we are thinking in a way that is informed rather than uninformed.

• Chile's most senior Catholic Church figure sidesteps prosecutor questioning

  Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati faces multiple charges of cover-up.

• Pope opens bishops meeting in febrile atmosphere of sex abuse scandals

  Pope Francis opened a gathering of bishops on Wednesday at a time of crisis in the Catholic Church over sex abuse.

• Pope Francis' popularity takes a hit over handling of sex abuse crisis

  Confidence in Pope Francis' handling of his church's global sex abuse crisis has plummeted among US Catholics, according to a new Pew Research Center poll.