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Pope Francis says the Church should welcome divorcees, help families of homosexuals
Pope Francis says the Church should welcome divorcees, help families of homosexuals

Mars Hill leaders may face racketeering charges
Former deacon prepares lawsuit, alleges diversion of funds.

Don't break with democracy, Pope urges Argentina
Pope Francis is pleading with the people of his native Argentinia to work together to preserve peace and democracy ahead of elections.

Prosecutor freezes 16 million euros in accounts owned by former Vatican bank managers and lawyer
Two former Vatican managers and a lawyer are being investigated over suspicions that they embezzled money from the sale of Vatican-owned property to their own bank accounts.

Scammer pretending to be Craig Groeschel tries to fleece the innocent of hundreds of dollars through Facebook
Beth Gentry, a native of Oklahoma City, she almost got scammed after she sent a fake Facebook account of Groeschel for prayers.
Sex lives of Irish priests revealed, some part of 'strong clerical gay scene'
A sociologist and former seminarian has revealed the sexual struggles of Catholic priests in a new book.

Rick Warren on Roman Catholicism: 'We have more in common than what divides us'
Saddleback pastor risks the wrath of conservatives by attempting to build bridges with Catholics.

Church of Scotland: Will online outreach help ailing attendance figures?
Moderator says it needs to include those who relate electronically as well as those who attend.

Church of England to appoint first 'headship' bishop
The Church of England is to appoint its first bishop explicitly chosen because of his conservative evangelical stance against the consecration of women.

Government provides £15 million to save crumbling church buildings
As Britain prepares for a winter forecast to be one of the worst on record, new funds have been earmarked by the Government to save crumbling churches.

Vatican finds hundreds of millions of euros 'tucked away': cardinal
The Vatican's economy minister has said hundreds of millions of euros were found "tucked away" in accounts of various Holy See departments without having appeared in the city-state's balance sheets.

Arizona pastor calls for execution of gay people, says it will wipe out AIDS
Citing Leviticus, Rev Stephen Anderson claims "cure for AIDS" is killing homosexuals.

Mars Hill releases research intended for Mark Driscoll's book about objections to Christianity
Churches' intolerance is greatest barrier to faith, says Mars Hill study.

Franklin Graham says America is waging war on Christmas
Evangelist describes "hostility" towards expressions of Christianity.

Irish Catholic Church mobilises for fight against gay marriage
Most Irish people support same-sex unions, Church faces an uphill struggle.

'The suffering is unimaginable'. Justin Welby and Pope Francis pledge to fight modern slavery
The Pope, the Archbishop of Canterbury and leaders of the main faiths joined forces in Rome today to sign a declaration pledging to fight to end modern slavery.