Church
Megachurch rallies around pastor after he admits sexually assaulting 17-year-old girl 20 years ago
The leadership of a megachurch in Memphis, Tennessee has rallied around its pastor Andy Savage after he publicly admitted to sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl while serving as a youth minister at a previous church in Texas 20 years ago.
Pope baptises 34 babies, tells mothers to feel free to breastfeed them if they're hungry
Pope Francis baptised 34 infants during a long ceremony in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday and told their mothers to feel free to breastfeed them there if they were hungry.
Thomas S. Monson news: Family, 16M LDS members, and POTUS pay tribute to his contributions throughout his lifetime
President of the Mormon Church Thomas S. Monson dies at the age of 90. Family, friends, supporters, and even the President of the United States of America paid tribute to the life of Monson and all of his contribution to the world.
Scottish Episcopal Church clergy rebel after 'divisive' appointment of bishop to conservative diocese
A major row is erupting in the Scottish Anglican Church with half the paid clergy in one region rebelling over the appointment of their new bishop.
Susie Leafe quits as director of conservative grouping Reform
Susie Leafe, a prominent evangelical within the Church of England, has quit her role as director of the conservative campaign group Reform.
New Catholic app helps priests preach like Pope Francis
A new Catholic app has been designed to help priests craft the perfect homily, following the advice of Pope Francis that sermons be short, simple and 'not boring'.
Is the 'Twelve Days of Christmas' a secret Christian code?
The children's tune 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' is known and loved by many. But is it secretly a theologically charged Catholic code?
Epiphany: Why the journey of the Magi is all about mission
This Sunday will mark the Christian feast of Epiphany, a world-wide Church celebration that in the west particularly recalls the storyof the Magi who visited the infant Christ. Though easily imagined as a familiar part of the Christmas story, the wise men are more radical than we think: their story is all about mission.
'Blind but now I see': The Christian legacy of Louis Braille
Today is World Braille Day, the commemoration of the birth of Louis Braille, a prodigious blind boy who grew up to innovate a form of communication that transformed the world for those unable to see. Braille was also a committed Christian who knew on multiple levels the power of granting sight to the blind.
Methodist Church offers £48,000 salary of 'inclusion advisor' in pivotal year for same-sex marriage
The Methodist Church is offering a £48,000 salary for an 'equality, diversity and inclusion advisor' to move the denomination 'towards its goal of being truly inclusive'.
100 biggest US churches not 'LGBTQ affirming', leadership overwhelmingly male and white
A recent 'scoring' of America's 100 largest churches has found that none are 'LGBTQ+ affirming'. The research from Churchclarity.org also reported that the leadership of these churches is 93 per cent white, while only one has a female pastor.
Steve Chalke: Literal readings of Genesis fuel erosion of confidence in Bible
Conservative evangelical readings of the Genesis creation story have fuelled the erosion of confidence in the Bible, a prominent Baptist pastor is claiming.
Priest wins â¬500,000 on EuroMillions and vows to 'share his luck around'
A US priest won â¬500,000 in a special Christmas draw after a spur-of-the-moment decision to buy a ticket.
'Choose Life, Drop the Knife': London church in mission to end knife crime
A parish church in north London is leading a fight against knife crime after four young men were stabbed to death on New Year's Eve in one of the worst ever days for knife crime in London.
Hurricane Harvey churches awarded taxpayers' money in major policy change
Churches providing aid after a disaster will be eligible for US taxpayers' money in a major reversal of policy and an apparent win for conservative churches.
'A Vicar's Life': 4 CofE clergy to star in BBC documentary
A fly-on-the-wall documentary will follow four clergy in a six-part series looking behind the scenes at life in a rural parish.