Church

Priest linked to sex-abuse cover-up tapped as chief of California church's sex-abuse hotline, dismaying victims
The San Diego Catholic Diocese is facing opposition after it appointed a priest who once admitted to destroying documents that detailed sexual assaults to be in charge of the church's sex abuse hotline.

Head of US Episcopal Church expected to make full recovery from brain bleed
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry was hospitalised on Sunday with a bleed on his brain, Church officials said, but he is expected to make a full recovery.

Three Bible miracles that teach us how to pray
Sometimes in the Bible, prayer is an action, not expressed in words.

India: Christian-run orphanage accused of housing trafficked girls
The founder of Moses Ministries has denied the allegations, which he says are motivated by anti-Christian feeling.

Middle East violence sign of End Times, say US evangelicals
The vast majority of US evangelicals believe that the unfolding violence in the Middle East is a sign that the end times are nearer.

Pope Francis lights Nativity scene made from refugee boat
Pope Francis on Sunday lit the Christmas tree and Nativity scene at the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi, which was built into a boat used by migrants to travel from Tunisia to Lampedusa last year.

Three murdered priests beatified in Peru
Three missionary priests murdered in Peru in 1991 have become the first Catholic martyrs to be beatified in the country.

Swapping the Bible for the Qur'an: How street comedy challenged religious prejudice
Two Dutch comedians disguised a Bible as a Qur'an and filmed people's reactions.

Man wielding sawn-off shotgun robs church at gunpoint... church forgives him
A congregation in Dublin have forgiven a man who robbed them at gunpoint on Sunday.

Floods hit Keswick Ministries, but it's still helping townspeople
Buildings belonging to Keswick Ministries are among those damaged in the floods that submerged parts of the town over the weekend.
Christians and Jews are partners, not enemies, say Orthodox rabbis
The document is claimed to signal a new departure in relations between the two faiths.

Millions of Holy Year pilgrims expected in Rome: Will the city cope?
Pope Francis took Italy by surprise when he announced the Holy Year in March.

Gospel For Asia: We're sorry for 'pain and confusion' caused to supporters
GFA says it is implementing recommended changes with the help of outside counsellors.

US evangelicals vote for Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu as top world leader
Netanyahu was mentioned more frequently by evangelical Christians than any other leader.

'The worst report I've ever read'
We should not be undermining the place of Christianity in Britain, we should be building it up.

New Butler-Sloss religion report 'destroys our nation's defence against evil'
A report that claims Britain is no longer a Christian country has been condemned by the Church of England, Government ministers and prominent faith leaders.