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Priest who stole £96k to fund gambling addiction jailed for ten months
A Catholic priest who stole £96,000 from his parish to fund his online gambling addiction has been jailed for ten months.
Kenya: Anglican priest defies bishops to support LGBT lawsuit
An Anglican priest in Kenya has joined LGBT advocates in a lawsuit against the state demanding greater rights for gay people, according to RNS.
Pan-Orthodox Council: 1,000 scholars urge Churches to go ahead
The council, scheduled to begin on Saturday, has been hit by the withdrawal of five of the 14 autocephalous Churches.
Orlando Massacre: Youtube removes video of Baptist pastor comparing LGBT victims to paedophiles
Youtube has removed a video of a Sacramento pastor's sermon that said the LGBT victims of the Orlando massacre on Sunday "deserved what they got".
Southern Baptists repudiate Confederate flag: 'We march under the banner of the cross'
An ovewhelming majority of 'messengers' or delegates voted in favour of a resolution that urged a resolution that urged Christians to discontinue the display of the Confederate battle flag.
Evangelicals show it's possible to believe in God and evolution at the same time
A group of evangelicals want to prove that it is possible to believe in God, while subscribing to the theory of evolution at the same time.
Last Catholic priest to survive Dachau Nazi concentration camp dies aged 102
Fr Hermann Scheipers was arrested by the Nazis for his staunch Catholicism.
Belgium: More than 100 churches at risk of closure under archbishop's plan
The Brussels Catholic diocese reportedly plans to merge parishes and close local churches, moving Sunday mass to larger central churches.
Russian Orthodox Church pulls out of Pan-Orthodox Council
The council was designed to bring together the 14 'autocephalous' or self-governing Eastern Orthodox Churches.
Scotland: Conservative Christians raise concerns about top jobs given to husband and wife
The Church of Scotland has defended two appointments which mean a husband and wife have senior positions in the Church.
Archbishops Welby and Sentamu: It is 'absolute call' on Christians to support LGBTI people
The Church of England has come under fire because it did not acknowledge the victims of the Orlando shooting were gay.
The Holy and Great Collapsing Council: Why Eastern Orthodoxy is in trouble
Several Churches have said they won't be coming after all, and it looks as though it will be a bit of a damp squib.
'Therapy of smile': Pope Francis says loving sick and disabled persons brings happiness both ways
Pope Francis prescribed a simple solution to the gloom and despair of sick and disabled persons and the families taking care of them: the "therapy of the smile."
More young women in U.S. find fulfilment in religious life, new survey shows
It seems like more and more women are finding joy in dedicating their lives to God, since a new survey has revealed that there are more young sisters, novices and postulants in U.S. Catholic life.
Pope Francis urges doctors to put 'more heart into your hands' and reject 'false compassion' in assisted suicide
Pope Francis denounced physician-assisted suicide, urging doctors to put "more heart into your hands" and reject the notion of "false compassion" since "the dignity of human life ...and the medical vocation is at stake."
St. Mary Magdalene now in same rank as Christ's Apostles after papal decree elevates her liturgical celebration
Pope Francis has issued a decree elevating the liturgical celebration in honour of St. Mary Magdalene, placing the latter in the same rank as Christ's Apostles.