Church
Bishop of Liverpool becomes patron of his local gay pride event
A Church of England Bishop is set to become a patron of his local gay pride event. The Rt Rev Paul Bayes is the Bishop of Liverpool and has been an increasingly vocal supporter of gay rights and the inclusion of LGBT people in the Church.
Eugene Peterson retracts statement affirming gay marriage: He said 'yes' but now he says 'no'
Top evangelical Bible scholar Eugene Peterson has retracted his controversial statement that he would conduct a same-sex wedding if asked.
Farewell, Eugene Peterson? Why evangelicals can do better than start a heresy hunt over gay marriage
Many have taken Eugene Peterson's 'change of mind' of gay marriage as a tragic apostasy, but should division really mean despair?
'The Message' author Eugene Peterson backs same-sex marriage â Christian retailer plans to stop selling his books
Influential evangelical scholar Eugene Peterson, the author of The Message translation of the Bible, has said that he would officiate a gay wedding ceremony, appearing to now affirm same-sex marriage. The comments have divided progressive and traditionalist Christians, with the conservative retailer LifeWay now preparing to stop selling Peterson's books in response.
Do short sermons fail to do justice to the Bible?
Some preachers can enthral you for an hour; others bore you rigid after five minutes.
The Church of England is in 'grave spiritual danger', warns Archbishop
The leader of the Anglican church in Nigeria has slammed the General Synod of the Church of England for 'false teaching' and is warning that it is in 'grave spiritual danger'.
The growth of UK pioneer missionaries for Jesus - and the gift of not fitting into social norms
The Church of England is seeing a consistent growth in numbers opting to be pioneer missionaries â and they have the special gift of 'not fitting in'.
Dress-down Sundays for clergy: Is it the shape of things to come?
The Church of England voted at its General Synod meeting to allow 'dress down Sundays'.
The 'death spiral' of decline looms for Southern Baptist churches â can it be stopped?
Southern Baptist Churches in America are facing a crisis of growth: 65 per cent of them are plateauing or diminishing in numbers, and many risk entering a 'death spiral' of decline. Can the trend be stopped?
Christians unite to back historic UN treaty banning nuclear weapons
Leading Churches and Christian groups have welcomed an historic United Nations (UN) treaty calling for the global ban of nuclear weapons.
Pope Francis creates new pathway to sainthood: following Jesus by laying down your life for others
Christians who lay down their life to save others will now be eligible for beatification, the first step on the path towards sainthood, Pope Francis has said.
Saint Columba's cell discovered by scientists on Scottish island of Iona
The remains of a wooden hut used by Saint Columba, who is widely credited with bringing Christianity to Scotland, have been discovered on the Scottish island of Iona.
Christian woman raised in Iran is to become a Bishop in the Church of England
Canon Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani went to school in Iran in an entirely Muslim environment, but was raised in a Christian family heavily involved in the church
Why has the Catholic Church banned gluten-free wafers for Communion?
The Catholic Church has ruled that congregants must not be allowed gluten-free wafers as part of the holy sacrament of the Eucharist. But why?
Does this vote by the Church of England mean the end for the Bishop's Mitre?
The Church of England today embraced informal attire for all its clergy, known as 'dress down Sundays', and at the same time there are growing calls for an end to the episcopal mitre.
Former Manchester United star swaps Premier League for the priesthood â will give first Mass tonight
A former English football star, Philip Mulryne, has turned from the Premier League to the priesthood â and will tonight say his first Mass as a Catholic priest.