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Pope Francis is popular with the world's Catholics â but he is fighting fierce internal battles
When Pope Francis wanted to appoint a woman as deputy head of the Vatican press office in 2016, he quickly ran into opposition from the Catholic Church's male-dominated hierarchy.
Woman says pastor stopped her from coming to church after missing Sunday services without his permission
Azoia Williams, a young Mississippi woman who says she attended Zion Chapel Church of God in Christ in Bolton "since birth," claims she was kicked off the church's membership roll by her former pastor this week for missing two Sundays without his permission.
Billy Graham's daughter says she's more worried about the state of the church than today's secular culture
Evangelist and author Anne Graham Lotz, the 70-year-old daughter of legendary evangelist Billy Graham, has said that most people in today's American culture are essentially living as 'practical atheists'
Bishop slams 'unjust and inhuman' policies that drive people to foodbanks
In a hard-hitting address to Colchester Foodbank, Rt Rev Roger Morris said foodbanks were 'a sign that on the whole we have failed'.
Iranian pastor's daughter appeals to UN for her imprisoned father
Dabrina Bet-Tamraz's parents and brother are appealing against lengthy jail sentences they have received for church-related activities.
Tortured for Christ: How Richard Wurmbrand faced down expert Communist interrogators
Firing squads were simulated in the courtyard outside the prisoners' cells. Tape-recorded screams and random shouts were played throughout the night.
Supreme Court ruling on equal civil partnerships is a 'fundamental attack on marriage'
Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan had argued that it was incompatible with their human rights to deny them the same opportunity to enter into an opposite-sex civil partnership as a same-sex couple.
Christian charity welcomes Noel Conway right-to-die verdict
Noel Conway had argued that the blanket ban on assisted suicide under the 1961 Suicide Act was incompatible with his human rights.
'Just Love': Jayne Ozanne's journey to self-acceptance
Jayne Ozanne has consistently sought to move the dial further and further in the direction of the full acceptance of gay and lesbian people in the life of the Church, and has suffered for it.
States sue Trump over immigrant families as Congress quarrels
The family separations began because of the administration's two-month-old 'zero tolerance' policy of seeking to prosecute all adults who cross the border illegally, including those travelling with children.
#MeToo movement hits Hong Kong's churches as report reveals clergy sexual harassment
A report released on Sunday by the Hong Kong Christian Council (HKCC) has rocked churches in the territory, with revelations of the sexual harassment of women by clergy.
Tortured for Christ: The cost of discipleship for Richard Wurmbrand
On February 29, 1948, Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand was arrested on his way to a church service.
Rob Bell's Holy Shift: It's preaching, but not as we know it
I do a thing from the Book of Joshua, a thing from Isaiah. On paper that should not work. It's half theological reflection and half standup comedy and guerilla theatre.
Spiritual wisdom from my garden: 6 lessons to encourage growth
Spending time in the garden and reflecting on my faith have helped me realise a few ways where gardening and growing in the Christian faith marry up.
After Jerusalem, how strong is GAFCON?
Around 2,000 delegates from around the world have returned home from Jerusalem after the third international gathering of the Global Anglican Future Conference, known generally as 'GAFCON'.
Prince William begins Israel visit by honouring Holocaust victims
Britain's Prince William will pay homage on Tuesday to the six million Jews killed in the Nazi Holocaust, in a solemn start to the first official visit by a British royal to Israel and the Palestinian territories.