Church
Nigerian pastor to be hanged after setting church members alight
A Nigerian pastor is on death row after dousing several church members in petrol and setting them ablaze.
How to transform your church through song: Keith Getty's worship music conference to be broadcast around the world, live
Popular contemporary hymn writer Keith Getty is to broadcast his sell-out Getty Music Worship Conference: Sing! around the world.
Should the Church panic at the latest statistics on religious affiliation? Why this bishop says 'No'
The decline in the number of religious people and in particular Anglicans does not mean the Church has failed or that Britain has become an atheist country, according to a leading bishop.
Pastor reprimanded for officiating at gay marriage
A Lutheran pastor who conducted a same-sex marriage has been reprimanded by his church.
The loneliness of the long-time pastor's wife
Pastors wives shout at their children too much, they feel they have few friends and they are plagued by money worries, according to a new study. But on the bright side, their lives are filled with joy and purpose.
Pope Francis greets and hugs Father Tom Uzhunnalil after his release
Pope Francis has met Fr Tom Uzhunnalil at the Vatican following the priest's release from captivity in Oman after more than a year in the hands of Islamist militants.
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
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
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'
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
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
A new guide to help those who find themselves with one of the traditional Anglican prayer books in church â and might not be sure sure what all of it actually means.
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'
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 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 â all in the name of being a priest
Why did this parish priest take a sledgehammer to smash down the door of his churchwarden?