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Gay priest who married partner loses employment discrimination claim

Canon Jeremy Pemberton, who was prevented from becoming a hospital chaplain after he married his partner, has lost his case claiming he was discriminated against by his bishop.

Hunt is on for pastor who force fed snakes to his congregation

A hunt is on for a man known as the "snake pastor" in South Africa after the cultural, religious and linguistic (CLR) rights commission is searching for him.

Vincent Nichols criticises government's slow response to refugee crisis: 'Their plight doesn't wait'

The Archbishop of Westminster today criticised the British government's slow response to the refugee crisis, claiming that it is compromising the dignity of those in need.

Bishop warns against Iraqi law that children of Muslim converts must be Muslim

A law forcing children of converts to Islam to be regarded as Muslims will contribute to the extinction of Christianity in Iraq, a bishop has warned.

Man claims he was 'sexual slave' for depraved people protected by Church

The distressing testimony of Paulino, a former member of a Barcelona Catholic religious group, The Missionary Community of Saint Paul the Apostle and of Mary (MCSPA), has been published this week by the Spanish newspaper El PaÃs.

Vatican department may have been used for money laundering

Information in a confidential document has been passed on to Italian and Swiss investigators.

2 Vatican employees arrested, charged with leaking 'confidential documents'

Two employees of the Vatican - a Spanish priest and an Italian laywoman have just been arrested after they were charged of leaking confidential documents.

Sex abuse claims have cost the US Catholic Church almost $4 billion

Sex abuse scandals that have rocked the Catholic Church in the US have cost the institution almost $4 billion over six decades, the National Catholic Register has found.

Women juggling work and family life 'must be protected' says Pope

Mothers who choose to work should have their maternity leave protected and be given opportunities to flourish both at home and in the workplace, the Pope has said.

Religion helps protect teens against alcoholism and addiction

Religious practice helps reduce adolescent alcohol use and other "risk behaviours" says a paper in a special "religion and addiction" edition of the academic Religions journal.

Reading the Bible will help stop war crimes, says Serbian officer

More than 4,000 New Testaments are being given to the Serbian army, according to a senior military figure there.

First black leader of US Episcopal Church urges Christians to bridge racial gaps

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has just been installed on Sunday as the first black leader of the U.S. Episcopal Church, and he is already encouraging Episcopalians to bridge the gap among different races, between the educated and uneducated, as well as among the rich and poor.