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Guam archbishop sacked after being accused of abuse
Anthony Apuron has confirmed he will appeal the ruling.
Evangelical candidate leads polls as gay marriage debate dominates Costa Rica's election
Conservative evangelical Christian Fabricio Alvarado Munoz has an effective lead of almost 14 percentage points over ruling party hopeful Carlos Alvarado Quesada in the race to be Costa Rica's next president, an opinion poll showed on Friday.
Vatican struck by 'lettergate' controversy as conservatives cry foul
First there was 'Vatileaks'. Now there is 'Lettergate'.
Russia expels 23 British diplomats as crisis deepens
Russia's response was more robust than expected.
Museum of the Bible: An investment for the future that will help many toward faith
In November 2017, the Museum of the Bible opened in Washington DC. Last week I visited â with rather low expectations.
Murdered Archbishop Oscar Romero's brother says he forgives killers
The younger brother of murdered Archbishop Oscar Romero has said he forgives his killers â but wishes they had been brought to justice.
Why the Palm Sunday crowd really spread their cloaks on the ground
Can even preachers who never learned Greek, or have forgotten what they did know, use the tools of real scholarship in their Easter preparation?
Florida bridge collapse: Prayers offered as four dead in 'tragic' incident
Donald Trump offered his prayers after a newly-installed pedestrian bridge in Florida collapsed on Thursday, killing four people and leaving several others critically injured.
Boy bites pope
Pope Francis is quite used to unscheduled encounters in his travels and usually takes them in his stride.
Ecclesiastes 6: Out of the shadows, into the life
In this week's Ecclesiastes passage Solomon reflects further on what we can see, taste and feel all around us every day
Pope Francis could visit Pakistan after meeting with Catholic bishops
Pope Francis could visit Pakistan after hosting the country's Catholic bishops in the Vatican on Thursday.
BBC to celebrate Easter as 'most significant and holiest of times' with boosted coverage
The BBC will celebrate Easter this year with host of new religious programming 'to mark the most significant and holiest of times in the Christian calendar', it announced today.
Refugees stream out of eastern Ghouta as Syrian army closes in
Thousands of Syrians fled a rebel pocket in eastern Ghouta on Thursday and crossed by foot to army positions as troops seized more ground in the opposition stronghold.
Angels unawares: How should we welcome visitors to church?
Some churches go the whole hog, with greeters, information desks, cards in the pews and follow-up visits. Others go to the other extreme, conveying an atmosphere like the lonely pub in An American Werewolf in London, where every eye swivels toward the hapless visitor/victim.
'Stand up if you're new': How welcoming is your church?
Most churches today hope to be a place of welcome, but are they? A recent study of US protestant churches by LifeWay Research surveyed 1,000 congregations on how they greet their guests.
Stephen Hawking believed we don't need God to account for the universe. Was he right?
Stephen Hawking is widely spoken of as a genius. He was also lots of fun, with cameo appearances in popular comedies like 'The Big Bang Theory'.