Tens of thousands pack stadium for first papal mass on Arabian Peninsula
More than 120,000 worshippers packed Zayed Sports City stadium and its surroundings in Abu Dhabi.
More than 120,000 worshippers packed Zayed Sports City stadium and its surroundings in Abu Dhabi.
The father of John Chau has hit out at the 'extreme Christianity' he blames for his son's death.
The charity for persecuted Christians ranks China at 27 out of the top 50 countries where it is hardest to be a Christian, a jump of 16 places.
'Small behavioural changes' from the 1 million Anglican churchgoers could make a huge difference.
The amendment to the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Bill sought to end the exemption that means the Church of England and Church in Wales cannot opt in without a change in the law.
According to the Church, papers published today set out how 'small behavioural changes' by the around one million people who regularly attend Church of England churches could make a 'huge difference'.
Putin said that Russia reserved the right to defend people's rights to worship.
In Dubai's overflowing churches and Riyadh's secretive masses, Catholics across the Gulf are eagerly awaiting Pope Francis' historic visit to the United Arab Emirates next week.
Strategist Alastair Bateman has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Church Mission Society.
Around 250 black majority churches are believed to operate in the borough of Southwark, where 16 per cent of the population identifies as having African ethnicity.
The Bishop of Dudley is encouraging churchgoers to get involved in a major month-long campaign to clear Britain of litter this spring.
Her original death sentence was overturned last October but the court allowed an appeal by religious hardliners.
Pope Francis on Sunday definitively ruled out any chance that he would change the Roman Catholic rule requiring priests to be celibate.