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Damning dossier reveals decades of abuse by Pennsylvania Catholic clergy
Damning dossier reveals decades of abuse by Pennsylvania Catholic clergy

Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania sexually abused thousands of children over a 70-year period and silenced victims through 'the weaponization of faith'.

Why run a half marathon just 2 months after finishing breast cancer treatment – in Bethlehem?
Why run a half marathon just 2 months after finishing breast cancer treatment – in Bethlehem?

Just two months after she'd finished chemotherapy for breast cancer, 49-year-old Su McClellan was taking part in a half marathon.

John Smyth victims slam 'cynical and disingenuous' Titus Trust apology
John Smyth victims slam 'cynical and disingenuous' Titus Trust apology

Smyth died on August 11 at his home in Cape Town after a heart operation. He was exposed as having carried out vicious beatings on young men he groomed through Iwerne.

 Laughter lines: How a Christian comedian is tackling the 21st century's search for meaning
Laughter lines: How a Christian comedian is tackling the 21st century's search for meaning

For years I was just a comedian who wanted to see people meet Jesus without ever really joining the dots in my own career. Now I'm trying to use my comedy to help them do just that.

Australian archbishop begins home detention over sex abuse cover-up
Australian archbishop begins home detention over sex abuse cover-up

A former Australian archbishop was spared jail on Tuesday when he was ordered to serve his one-year sentence at home.

Westminster car crash 'treated as terrorist incident', police say
Westminster car crash 'treated as terrorist incident', police say

A number of people were injured when a car collided with security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday morning and the driver was arrested, police said.

Justin Bieber reading Christian marriage book as he prepares to wed Hailey Baldwin
Justin Bieber reading Christian marriage book as he prepares to wed Hailey Baldwin

TMZ released a video of the popstar leaving Baldwin's apartment in New York City on Wednesday night with 'The Meaning of Marriage' by Tim Keller

4 reasons to visit the Sistine Chapel
4 reasons to visit the Sistine Chapel

(Partner Post) Traveling is a very enjoyable thing to do, but enjoyment is not the sole purpose of travel for many people. It can also be a very enriching experience and it can greatly help in one's personal growth. Travel helps you change in many ways and the places you visit will always contribute to who you are – no matter what your original reason for traveling is.

Rick Warren's Saddleback Church celebrates 50,000 baptisms
Rick Warren's Saddleback Church celebrates 50,000 baptisms

In an email to the congregation before the service, Warren said reaching the milestone 'brought tears to my eyes'.

How the Andrew Brunson case is straining relations between the US and Turkey to breaking point
How the Andrew Brunson case is straining relations between the US and Turkey to breaking point

Presidents Trump and Erdogan met only a month ago at a NATO summit where Trump praised the Turkish president for 'doing things the right way'.

Assumptions Christians make about God when life falls apart
Assumptions Christians make about God when life falls apart

Still groggy from the anaesthesia, I was ushered into a small, lifeless room where I was given the news. They'd found a large tumour that was either cancer or lymphoma.

Former monk held over killing of bishop at Egyptian monastery
Former monk held over killing of bishop at Egyptian monastery

The killing last month of Bishop Epiphanius, a 64-year-old scholar who had led the Abu Makar Monastery in Wadi Natroun, prompted the church to impose strict new measures on its clergy.

William Blake: The Christian prophet determined to open our immortal eyes
William Blake: The Christian prophet determined to open our immortal eyes

On Sunday, hundreds of people gathered in a damp, London cemetery called Bunhill Fields for the unveiling of a gravestone.

It's personal: What I learned about God from a helpdesk
It's personal: What I learned about God from a helpdesk

God wants us to know we are not alone and he often does that through others.

Survivor regrets Iwerne abuser John Smyth died before being brought to justice
Survivor regrets Iwerne abuser John Smyth died before being brought to justice

Smyth, who was accused of sadistically beating young men he groomed at the Iwerne camps, died at his home in Cape Town aged 77 following a heart operation.

Churches hold vigils after shooting leaves four dead in eastern Canada
Churches hold vigils after shooting leaves four dead in eastern Canada

Four people, including two police officers, were killed in a shooting in eastern Canada on Friday in the latest eruption of gun violence across the country that has led to calls for weapons bans in cities.