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Primates meeting: Tensions build as GAFCON hits back at 'inaccurate and misleading' Archbishop's statement
Primates meeting: Tensions build as GAFCON hits back at 'inaccurate and misleading' Archbishop's statement

Tensions between two senior Nigerians are at the heart of a fraught build up to a meeting of global Anglican heads next month.

Pastor Joel Osteen returns to Lakewood pulpit, preaches against having victim mentality
Pastor Joel Osteen returns to Lakewood pulpit, preaches against having victim mentality

Lakewood Church pastor, Joel Osteen returned to the podium to face his congregation on Sept. 3, Sunday, after being criticized for not opening his church to help evacuees of the recent Hurricane Harvey.

Farewell to the Cardinal who helped make Catholicism part of the British mainstream
Farewell to the Cardinal who helped make Catholicism part of the British mainstream

Nearly 50 bishops, 250 priests, 35 deacons and hundreds of laity along with Archbishops from Anglican, Coptic and Orthodox Churches gathered in a two-hour Requiem Mass to say farewell to the much-loved former Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor.

Theologians seek Protestant unity through 'Reforming Catholic Confession'
Theologians seek Protestant unity through 'Reforming Catholic Confession'

More than 500 pastors and theologians have signed a 'Reforming Catholic Confession' designed to mark the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation on October 31, 2017.

Celibacy and secrecy drive Catholic Church child abuse, report claims
Celibacy and secrecy drive Catholic Church child abuse, report claims

Enforced celibacy and secrecy are the major factors in why child abuse is so 'prevalent' in the Catholic church around the world, a major new report has found.

Quick, not dead: A vulgar Prayer Book guide even for the most froward
Quick, not dead: A vulgar Prayer Book guide even for the most froward

A new guide to help those who find themselves with one of the traditional Anglican prayer books in church – and might not be sure sure what all of it actually means.

Historic sex offence allegations 'clearly weighed on' vicar who incinerated himself
Historic sex offence allegations 'clearly weighed on' vicar who incinerated himself

The coroner in the case of a Church of England vicar who incinerated himself while being investigated for historic sex offences has said that the allegations 'clearly weighed on him' regardless of whether or not they were true.

St Peter's bones 'found in ancient church in Rome during restoration work'
St Peter's bones 'found in ancient church in Rome during restoration work'

Bones attributed to St Peter have been found inside an ancient church in Rome during routine restoration work, according to reports.

Pope Francis' threat to Donald Trump: 'History will judge your decisions'
Pope Francis' threat to Donald Trump: 'History will judge your decisions'

Pope Francis issued thinly veiled threats to Donald Trump on Monday afternoon as an ongoing feud between the pair continued.

Being abused, dog sitting, bashing doors down with sledgehammers  – all in the name of being a priest
Being abused, dog sitting, bashing doors down with sledgehammers – all in the name of being a priest

Why did this parish priest take a sledgehammer to smash down the door of his churchwarden?

Pope Francis' black eye: 'I was punched' he jokes
Pope Francis' black eye: 'I was punched' he jokes

Pope Francis talked of peace and reconciliation as he sported an impressive black eye on his last day of his tour of Colombia.

Most Catholics now back abortion - poll
Most Catholics now back abortion - poll

Most British Catholics now back abortion, according to a new census which shows a dramatic shift in Christians' social views.

CofE's floating church to take the Gospel to London's canals
CofE's floating church to take the Gospel to London's canals

The Church of England has launched a pioneering new initiative to bring its message to a sometimes forgotten demographic in London – those who dwell not on land, but on the water.

Finland's Lutheran pastors petition government over deported Christian converts
Finland's Lutheran pastors petition government over deported Christian converts

More than 400 Lutheran pastors in Finland have signed a petition expressing concern over the government deporting immigrants who have converted to Christianity.

Is Jeremy Corbyn on the road to Rome?
Is Jeremy Corbyn on the road to Rome?

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was seen in the queue for Holy Communion at a Catholic Church. Did he actually receive it, and if so what might this mean?

Australian Anglicans brand Scottish Episcopal Church 'contrary to the teaching of Christ'
Australian Anglicans brand Scottish Episcopal Church 'contrary to the teaching of Christ'

Australian Anglicans have passed a motion branding the Scottish church's decision to permit gay marriage as 'contrary to the teaching of Christ'.