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Mormon Church reveals its founder Joseph Smith had as many as 40 wives, including a 14-year-old girl
In an effort to be "transparent" to its members, the Mormon Church recently released 12 essays that revealed that founding leader Joseph Smith had as many as 40 wives, including one girl who was only 14 years old.
Pope Francis urges migrants to hold on to hope
Pope Francis has urged migrants to hang on to hope and treasure their own cultures and values.
Bishop Angaelos: The Church's silence has contributed to the decline of Christianity in the Middle East
The Church's silence on refugees has been a contributing factor to the decline of Christianity in the Middle East, the General Bishop of the Coptic Church in the UK has said today.
Canadian pastor's hard labour sentence in North Korea 'outrageously unjust', says defector and friend
Canadian Pastor Lim Hyeon Soo's life sentence to hard labour in North Korea is "outrageously unjust", according to a a friend who knew him in while he worked in the East Asian Marxist-Leninist state.
Church decline: Is evangelicalism to blame?
The world is moving further away from the Church just as the Church is moving further away from the world.
Christian sites in Jerusalem desecrated by hate graffiti
Police in Israel are investigating an "assault on religious harmony" after anti-Christian graffiti was sprayed on the walls of the Catholic Benedictine Abbey of the Dormition in Jerusalem and the Greek Orthodox seminary next door.
Children dead and church damaged in rocket attacks and bombings in Syria
A leading evangelical Christian church in Aleppo, Syria has become the latest casualty of the terror advance of Islamic State.
Archbishop of Armagh defends Primates' action against the US Episcopal Church
The head of the Anglican Church of Ireland has defended the decision by the Primates of the worldwide Anglican Communion to take action against the US Episcopal Church over homosexuality.
Church leader and democracy advocate could face life in prison after arrest in China
A Christian church elder has been formally arrested after being imprisoned in Tianjin in China on suspicion of "subversion of state power". The "crime" carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Religion is declining in the UK, says new survey
Nearly half of the UK population has no religion, according to a new survey by researchers at Lancaster University for YouGov.
Pope Francis visits Rome's Great Synagogue, condemns religious violence
Francis became the third pontiff to visit Rome's main synagogue, after popes John Paul and Benedict.
Call for Ofsted chief to resign over Sunday school 'inspections'
A senior Conservative MP has called for ministers to sack the chief inspector of schools Sir Michael Wilshaw after he said church and religious groups which involve children will need to be registered under new rules
How does Jesus challenge the way we do friendship?
We often surround ourselves with people who are like us â that tick our boxes; that enjoy the same things we do; that share our political inclination. Jesus challenges us to spend our time a little differently.
Pro-gun Catholics upset at Dallas Catholic diocese's decision to ban guns in churches
Pro-gun Catholics in Dallas, Texas, are upset about the Catholic Diocese's decision to ban firearms in churches and took issue with the bishop's blog post against the open carry policy in the state.
Leading member of US Church pledges to continue Anglican Communion work
A leading cleric has pledged that the measures taken by Anglican Primates against The Episcopal Church because of its pro-gay doctrines will not stop the church working to feed the hungry and care for the sick across the world.
Mormon leader's wife tells gays: Repent, Jesus will surely cleanse and heal you
The wife of a top Mormon leader has recently called on members of the LGBT community to repent in order to attain harmony in their sexual feelings with God.