Church

CAR: Despite renewed violence, Pope Francis will still visit and 'bless every Central African'

Pope Francis still plans to visit the Central African Republic, despite a bout of renewed violence in the capital, Bangui.

Pope Francis asks for forgiveness in unprepared remarks at Vatican

Pope Francis has publicly asked for forgiveness for the scandals that have hit the Vatican recently.

When prayer is hard: 10 Bible verses to help you talk to God

Sometimes we don't feel like praying, sometimes we wonder what it's achieving, and sometimes we just don't know how.

Archbishop of Aleppo: Save Syria from fundamentalist, jihadist mercenaries

The Syrian Archbishop Jeanbart of Aleppo called the West to act to save Syria from the "fundamentalist, jihadist mercenaries who are killing anyone who would speak of freedom, citizenship, religious freedom and democracy."

World Youth Day priest loses job after fathering a child

A prominent Polish priest who was serving as spokesman for next year's World Youth Day in Krakow is to be dismissed from his religious order after he fathered a child.

Rick Warren: Grief is a gift from God

Grief is a gift from God and can at times be the only appropriate response to a situation, according to Rick Warren.

No communion for Catholics in 'invalid' marriages - senior Archbishop

A senior Archbishop has ruled that no Catholics in marriages not recognised as valid can receive communion at Mass.

Former Gospel For Asia employees claim emotional, psychological abuse

Former employee 'Nick' says that he was targeted by the GFA leadership over his feelings for a female staff member.

Synod letter row: Don't believe everything you read, says Vatican

The letter was allegedly signed by 13 cardinals and expressed serious criticisms over the way the synod was being conducted, warning of its potential to split the Church.

Thousands of churches could become Christmas and Easter 'festival' churches

Thousands of churches could be designated "festival churches" and closed down except for festivals such as Christmas and Easter under plans published today by the Church of England.

Ben Carson: World may be 'getting closer to end of days,' says ISIS also believes that

Amid persistent talks about the "coming end times" in some Christian quarters, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson weighed in on the matter, telling a TV host, "You could guess that we are getting closer to that."

Obama cites 'suspicious' mind, 'us-versus-them' mentality of 'serious' Christians

With critics having once again revived questions about his faith, US President Barack Obama appeared to have vented his frustration when he recently asked a Pulitzer-Prize winning author how she would deal with "folks who take religion the most seriously sometimes [who] are also those who are suspicious of those not like them."