Church
Denver megachurch pastor: Why we need armed guards in our services
"We've never been safe in our churches â not an African-American man, not in America."
Prosperity preacher Creflo Dollar makes fresh appeal for funds
The evangelist whose request to buy a top-of-the-range private jet was met by widespread ridicule has launched a new fundraising campaign.
Protesting Mark Driscoll at the 02: Lone campaigner on why she took a stand
Gender justice campaigner Natalie Collins unveiled a banner saying, "Weep with those who weep."
Bobbie Houston: The world is ripe for harvest
People are searching for God, and we're entering into an "enormous harvest", Hillsong's Bobbie Houston told Christian Today.
US-China human rights dialogue is 'useless, toothless show' says China Aid president
The president of human rights organisation China Aid will tell a US Congressional hearing tomorrow that the Government should be much tougher on China over religious persecution.
LGBT Catholics 'alienated' by Church, gay priest says in letter to Pope
A gay priest fired from his job as a university chaplain has urged Pope Francis to meet with LGBT Catholics when he makes his trip to the US later this year.
Bishops call for an end to death penalty 'cycle of violence'
Death sentences in the US are at their lowest level since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976.
A philosophy for the 21st century: How to read Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is a book that, on first reading, is unspeakably bleak.
Reverse missionaries: Can priests from India help revive the Church in Scotland?
The Catholic Church in Scotland is importing priests from India with the aim of evangelisation.
Catholic Church in Germany hit by mass withdrawals
More than 200,000 German Roman Catholics formally left the Church last year.
Chattanooga shooting stokes US Muslim fears about radicalisation
American Muslims are realising the need to stop young people being drawn to radical ideologies.
War on drugs ineffective? Group of 600 Methodist churches wants campaign to end
The New England Conference of United Methodist Churches, a group of churches spanning six states, recently passed during its annual conference a resolution calling for an end to the government's War on Drugs.
10 amazing churches that are nothing like your own
Weird and wonderful worship spaces from all around the world.
The Lord's Prayer: Where it came from and why it matters
The Lord's Prayer isn't as unique as it seems â but that's fine, says Mark Woods.
Vatican finance clean-up reveals extra â¬1.1 billion
The Pope's clean-up of Vatican finances led by Cardinal George Pell has resulted in nearly billion euros being added to overall assets that were previously not declared.
Tony Anthony: Feigning the tiger?
The re-release of a controversial autobiography has sparked renewed debate about its truthfulness.