Church

China: Churches damaged and crosses removed, despite promises
Crosses are still being removed from churches in China in spite of pledges that the campaign against the nation's beleaguered Christians would cease.

American Christians wear orange in solidarity with those persecuted for faith
Campaigns to get American Christians to wear orange in solidarity with persecuted Christians are gradually gathering momentum.

Senior CofE clergy attack 'immorality' of right-to-buy scheme
Senior Church of England clergy are attacking the "immorality" of forcing housing associations to sell homes to tenants.
Pope Francis' iPad sells for over $30K
An iPad once owned by Pope Francis garnered $30,500 at an auction in Uruguay on Tuesday.

Titanic priest 'should be made a saint', say campaigners
A campaign has been launched for the canonisation of the Catholic priest who heard confessions on the Titanic as it sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912.

Anonymous donor gives £1.5 million to restoration of Bath Abbey
The anonymous gift is the largest ever to the Abbey from a private individual.

Great theologians and serious sin: Does John Howard Yoder's history of sexual abuse discredit his work?
While Yoder is remembered for his contribution to theology, he also hurt a large number of women through an 'experiment' in sexuality, which he based on a theological theory.

Putin credits Orthodox Church with promoting patriotism
Putin credits Orthodox Church for promoting patriotism

Iowa churches give copies of Bible to every home in the city
Over 20 churches in Marshalltown, Iowa distributed Bibles to 12,000 homes in the city on Saturday as part of a project called "Hope 4 YouâHope 4 Iowa."

Mark Driscoll shouldn't appear at Hillsong conference, say campaigners
An online petition has been launched to persuade Hillsong to retract his invitation.

Sporting bishop will help get C of E churches match fit for evangelism
The Bishop of Sherwood will work to strengthen links between the Church of England and sport.

Australian Anglicans appoint Aboriginal bishop as step to reconciliation
The Anglican church in Australia has ordained an Aboriginal bishop in a groundbreaking ceremony.

Bill O'Reilly and Ann Coulter call out Christian leaders for lack of action against attacks on Christian faith
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly is less than impressed with the way Christian religious leaders in America are dealing with the "war on Christianity"

6 reasons young adults are leaving church
Churches need to understand what they are doing wrong in order to stop more young Christian adults from leaving the Church.

Pope Francis: 'Time to return back to the basics' in Holy Year
Pope Francis announced that there will be some changes in the Catholic Church this Holy Year in a document presented during a ceremony in front of the Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica on Sunday.

In pictures: Stunning scenes from Orthodox Easter Holy Fire ceremonies
Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated Easter this weekend and marked the ceremony of Holy Fire.