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Mainline Protestant and evangelical pastors have contrasting views on Pope Francis
Half of the Protestant pastors interviewed via phone said they do not give weight to the Pope's take on theological matters.
Southern Baptist pastor Wiley Drake seeks US presidency, vows loyalty to God alone
While the media is dominated by controversial statements from and word wars between Republican and Democratic presidential candidates, a pastor from California is trying to pave his own way to the White House, and he is pledging loyalty not to any political party, but to God alone.
Pope moved by impromptu flight over Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island
Pope Francis flew over New York's Statue of Liberty and the former immigration station of Ellis Island aboard a helicopter on Saturday, in an unscheduled detour that gave him nostalgia for his home town Buenos Aires.
Muslim woman turns to Christ after reading Quran
A former Muslim woman said that going over the Koran made her realize that Allah, the god she believed in for almost two decades of her life, is a god of hate, and that Islam is not a religion of peace.
Pope Francis is showing the world how to lead
The leadership style of Pope Francis is in contrast to the "privileged and calculating" leadership styles of the past and may turn out to be his lasting legacy, according to a former Ambassador to the Holy See.
African pastors cry out to West: 'Stop your filthy campaigns against marriage, family'
Africa's leading church leaders are demanding that the West stop pushing its "filthy campaigns that promote a civilisation of death on our continent'' under the guise of humanitarian aid, saying these have 'wounded" them "in the depths of our hearts as pastors."
Former supermodel converts to Christianity and becomes a pastor: 'It was out of my power and God changed me'
Former supermodel Tracy Trinita converted to Christianity, left the industry to study at Oxford and become a pastor. She now travels the world sharing the gospel.
#PopeinUS: Pope Francis' visit to the US in pictures, so far...
Pope Francis is in the middle of a six day tour of the USA. Crowds have followed him over the last few days as he visited Washington, and he's now in New York before heading to his final stop in Philadelphia.
America is not a Christian country. So why is religion so important in the Presidential election?
More people go to church in America, but if you want to know what a Christian country looks like, it's just across the Atlantic.
Protestant Pastors have positive view of Pope Francis and the Catholic Church
Pope Francis is having a positive impact on the way that Protestant pastors view the Catholic Church, new research has found.
The City Harmonic 'We Are': New album reviewed and rated
Canadian's third album focuses on church unity and huge choruses
Thomas Merton: The Catholic mystic who opened new horizons for souls
Merton's spirituality was intensely mystical, drawing not just on Christian traditions but on Eastern religions as well.
Dorothy Day: Why Pope Francis thinks so highly of her
In his historic address to Congress yesterday Pope Francis mentioned two American Catholics â Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton.
Pope tells Congress US should reject hostility to immigrants
Pope Francis told Congress on Thursday that the United States should reject a "mindset of hostility" to immigrants, directly addressing a thorny subject that is dividing the country and stirring debate in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Catholics demand female ordination during pope's visit
Protestors who demanded the ordination of women priests, staging a "lie-in" outside a Washington church where Pope Francis was attending mass, have been fined.
'Hope will rise': Justin Welby welcomes national prayer weekend
Over 600 churches will take part in National Prayer Weekend on 25-27 September in a nationwide movement.