Church
Belgium rescues Christian refugees from war-torn Syria in secret 2-month operation
Some 240 refugees hailing from Syria have taken refuge in Belgium, according to ASSIST Ministries.
Why did jihadists attack Tunisia? Catholic priest provides comprehensive explanation
One of the Catholic Church's leading Catholic priests in Tunisia has maintained that majority of Tunisians are not extremists despite the terror attack last month which killed 38 people.
Muslim who praised Islamic State is main witness against 'satanic Islam' pastor James McConnell
A Muslim who claimed Islamic State had been a positive force in Mosul in Iraq is the main prosecution witness against an elderly Christian preacher who said in a sermon that Islam was "heathen" and "satanic".
Why African Christians want Obama to keep quiet about gay rights
Lucinda Borkett-Jones looks at how cultural shifts in America are playing among African Christians.
Spanish High Court protects pharmacists' conscience right not to sell contraceptives
Spain's Constitutional Court has ruled that requiring pharmacists to sell morning-after pills can be against their belief, protecting the conscience rights of pharmacists.
Pope Francis: Love of money is 'the devil's excrement'
"The service of the common good fades into the background" when ambition predominates, said Francis in Bolivia.
Surprise, surprise... Baylor University isn't OK with gay sex after all
Baylor University is a conservative institution which didn't even lift a ban on dancing until the 1990s and still retains a ban on alcohol on campus.
Vincent Nichols plans to turn thousands of churches into 'missionary parishes'
The most senior Catholic cleric in England and Wales has announced plans to turn thousands of churches in England and Wales into "missionary parishes".
Mark Driscoll's return to high-profile ministry continues with string of public appearances
The return of controversial pastor Mark Driscoll to high-profile ministry is continuing with appearances at churches and conferences in the US and abroad.
Passionate Pope calls for new economic order, denounces unfettered capitalism
Pope Francis yesterday urged the downtrodden to change the world economic order.
Franciscans call for prayers for safe return of priest abducted by militants in Syria
Franciscan missionaries spreading the Word of God in the Holy Land have asked the faithful to pray for the safe return of Father Dhiya Aziz. who was taken by militants in Syria on Saturday.
Five pastoral errors that can kill a ministry
Ministers are called, trained and equipped for ministry, but the training and equipping sometimes fall short.
Justin Welby: Why I'm a Christian
The Archbishop of Canterbury said that Jesus is an "inescapable reality" in his life
New church plant bishop will be Rev Ric Thorpe
The Rev Ric Thorpe is to become bishop of the revived See of Islington in north London, with a special focus on planting new congregations.
TB Joshua's church will be charged over building collapse that killed 116 people
A coroner has indicted the church of Nigerian preacher, "Prophet" TB Joshua, after 116 people were killed when a six-storey building collapsed last September.
'Commitment to God first': Pastor wants Christian flag to fly above American flag
A pastor in North Carolina has begun a campaign that urges church believers to fly the Christian flag above the American flag in a bid to revive the traditional Christian values in the United States.