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Mexico diocese evacuates nuns from ultra-violent city after multiple killings
Mexico diocese evacuates nuns from ultra-violent city after multiple killings

A Catholic diocese in southern Mexico has withdrawn all of its nuns from the violence-ridden city of Chilapa, following the killing of two of its priests earlier this month.

Pope Francis regularly meets with 'annihilated' sex abuse victims, Vatican confirms
Pope Francis regularly meets with 'annihilated' sex abuse victims, Vatican confirms

Pope Francis regularly meets with victims of sexual abuse, the Vatican has confirmed, after a record was released of a conversation the pope had with Jesuits in Peru in which he revealed he holds the meetings with survivors on Fridays.

Vatican denies ex-Pope Benedict suffering 'paralysis'

The Vatican today denied a magazine report suggesting former Pope Benedict was suffering a debilitating 'paralysis' that threatened to end his life imminently.

Bamboo toothbrushes and forks in the car: The Church of England's plastic free advice for Lent
Bamboo toothbrushes and forks in the car: The Church of England's plastic free advice for Lent

The effort to cut environmental waste was sent to the CofE's 42 dioceses and contains a new tip for each day of Lent.

'Miracle springs': What should Christians make of Fiji's healing waters?
'Miracle springs': What should Christians make of Fiji's healing waters?

A 'miracle spring' in eastern Fiji supposedly possesses healing properties, cited by many in the majority Christian country as a gift from God. The waters have now attracted global attention – so is it real 'healing' or a hoax?

21 Christian martyrs beheaded by ISIS honoured at Egyptian church inauguration
21 Christian martyrs beheaded by ISIS honoured at Egyptian church inauguration

Today will see the inauguration of an Egyptian church dedicated to the 21 Christians beheaded by ISIS on the Libyan coast in 2015.

Sovereign Grace Church hits back at 'irresponsible' Rachael Denhollander allegations
Sovereign Grace Church hits back at 'irresponsible' Rachael Denhollander allegations

Sovereign Grace Church has hit back at allegations of abuse and cover-up by former US gymnast Rachael Denhollander, branding her accusations as 'irresponsible'.

John Wesley: Flawed prophet and 'father of Methodism' whose life was filled with the Holy Spirit
John Wesley: Flawed prophet and 'father of Methodism' whose life was filled with the Holy Spirit

We are dealing with a prophet, a great man of God, and an astonishing character whose life was filled with the Holy Spirit.

The crime of spiritual abuse: One of the most dangerous ideas in decades
The crime of spiritual abuse: One of the most dangerous ideas in decades

Criminalising spiritual abuse is one of the most dangerous and foolish ideas to have happened in the UK for decades, says David Robertson.

Down's Syndrome abortions: why it's time for the church to get angry
Down's Syndrome abortions: why it's time for the church to get angry

This needs to be something that every Christian is informed, passionate... and dare I say angry about.

Pastor forgives congregant who stabbed him at prayer meeting
Pastor forgives congregant who stabbed him at prayer meeting

With pain and shock still rippling through his church, a grieving Texas pastor said Thursday he was willing to forgive one of his congregants who went on a bloody rampage, killing one man and injuring three others including the pastor during a prayer meeting Wednesday night at his home.

Megachurch Pastor William Curtis slammed over $230,000 Bentley Bentayga SUV
Megachurch Pastor William Curtis slammed over $230,000 Bentley Bentayga SUV

Leader of the 10,000-member Mount Ararat Baptist Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, William H. Curtis, has sparked a vigorous debate online after his $230,000 Bentley Bentayga, which costs nearly twice as much as the median home in the church's Larimer neighborhood, was photographed outside the church.

Knife-wielding attacker wounds 4 churchgoers in Indonesia
Knife-wielding attacker wounds 4 churchgoers in Indonesia

A knife-wielding attacker wounded four church-goers in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta on Sunday, officials said, before being shot by police who could not yet confirm if it was a terror-related incident.

UK's treatment of Down's syndrome amounts to eugenics, synod told
UK's treatment of Down's syndrome amounts to eugenics, synod told

The UK's treatment of Down's syndrome amounts to eugenics, the Church of England's general synod heard on Saturday.

Charity Commission to question Kenneth Copeland Ministries UK over 'flu' video
Charity Commission to question Kenneth Copeland Ministries UK over 'flu' video

In the controversial video released on January 31, Copeland says: 'Listen, partners. We don't have a flu season. We've got a duck season, a deer season, but we don't have a flu season.

Church facing years of shame as extent of abuse emerges, bishop warns
Church facing years of shame as extent of abuse emerges, bishop warns

The Church of England has upped its spending on safeguarding five-fold since 2014 as it attempts to address hundreds of abuse allegations against clergy and officials.