Church

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.

The problem with hating Rob Bell
The real issue with Rob Bell is not what he said, but who we thought he was when he said it.

Franklin Graham posts picture of desk where Billy Graham wrote sermons
The desk at which many of the evangelist's sermons were composed is dominated by family pictures.

Pope Francis' comments about the Armenian genocide have sparked a diplomatic row with Turkey
Pope Francis sparked a diplomatic row on Sunday by calling the massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians 100 years ago "the first genocide of the 20th century," prompting Turkey to accuse him of inciting hatred.

Possible 'parallel Anglican church' set to highlight divisions
Conservative evangelical archbishops, bishops and other church leaders from around the world are meeting in the UK this week to discuss whether to back a parallel Anglican church in this country.