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Pope to visit Armenia after angering Turkey with genocide remark
Pope Francis plans to visit Armenia in June, the Vatican said on Friday, a trip that could upset Turkey if he again describes the century-old massacres of Christian Armenians as a genocide.
Country walkers to be offered sleepovers in rural churches
Crumbling rural churches could be saved by being turned into overnight hostels for country walkers.
British Baptists urged not to host gay weddings
The Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) has urged its member churches to refrain from conducting same sex marriages.
Prayer, steering away from the occult are the best tools against demonic possession, says exorcist
There is a way to identify whether a person is being possessed by a demon or suffering from illness and it is important to make the distinction between the two cases, said a long-time exorcist from Italy.
Catholic Church loses legal battle for ownership of Córdoba's mosque-cathedral
The Catholic Church has lost a legal battle to claim legal ownership over a mosque-Cathedral in Córdorba, Spain.
Most German Lutherans don't believe Jesus is their Saviour
Only 38 per cent of German Lutherans believe 'Jesus is their saviour', according to a study undertaken for the German evangelical news agency Idea.
Ancient Crucifix discovered by amateur treasure hunter 'may change Christian history'
A 1,000-year-old gold crucifix discovered in Denmark may change our understanding of the history of Christianity in the country.
US churchgoing in decline as young people leave the faith
Religion in the United States is in decline, according to new research from University College London (UCL) and Duke University in the US.
Willow Creek fired Tullian Tchividjian over unconfessed affair
Willow Creek Church has confirmed it fired Tullian Tchividjian because of a "previously unconfessed relationship with another woman".
Albert Einstein 'absolutely not an atheist,' believed in God who brings 'harmony' in the universe
One of the greatest scientists to have ever lived, physicist and the brains behind the Theority of Relativity Albert Einstein, believed in God, and even once admitted anger towards atheists.
UK's only Mennonite Christian church shuts for Sunday worship
The Mennonite church in the UK has shut its doors to Sunday worship after numbers dwindled to the point where the church can no longer keep going.
Vicar's wife jailed for stealing from vulnerable pensioner
A vicar's wife has been jailed for 10 months for stealing £6,400 from a woman with learning difficulties.
Hillsong's Brian Houston on what it means to be an encouraging leader
Being an encouraging leader means being someone who encourages rather than belittles others, nurtures rather than commands fear, motivates rather than coerces, and rewards justly, while the true measure of one's success is seeing people flourish into being big spirited and big hearted individuals who in turn help their leaders soar higher.
World Evangelical Alliance head condemns religious violence, urges Israeli-Palestinian dialogue
All religions can generate extremists, according to the general secretary of the World Evangelical Alliance â but Christian teaching about salvation through Christ rejects all kinds of religious violence.
Church in 'deep crisis' as Catholics abandon traditional doctrine, says former Pope Benedict XVI
The Catholic Church is in "deep, double crisis" because of a prevailing view among Christians that anyone can be saved, whether they believe in Jesus or not according to former Pope, Benedict XVI.
Founder of bogus prayer website ordered to repay $7m to 160,000 deceived customers
The founder of a supposed Christian prayer website and other businesses will pay back millions of dollars, having "systematically deceived" consumers he enticed to pay for prayers, according to the Washington state attorney general.