Church
Pope Francis doubts authenticity of continuing visions of Virgin Mary in Medjugorje
In the wake of canonising two children whose visions of the Virgin Mary in Fatima in Portugal a century ago transfixed the world, Pope Francis has cast doubt on the veracity of visions that continue to this day in Bosnia.
The Jesmond crisis: My shocking suggestion for the Bishop of Newcastle
The consecration of a 'rogue' bishop on her patch presents a bit of a conundrum for the Bishop of Newcastle, Christine Hardman. For what, if anything, should she do about this unexpected episcopal presence?
Story about Zimbabwe pastor eaten alive by crocodiles is fake news
A story about Zimbabwe pastoreaten alive by three crocodiles after he attempted to show his congregation he could walk on water has been widely reported. The trouble is it never happened - the story is fake news.
Church decline could be ending, new report suggests
The rapid decline in churchgoers may be slowing thanks to a rise in patriotism and pride in Christianity, a new report is suggesting.
Pope Francis vows to be 'sincere' in meeting Donald Trump this month
Pope Francis vowed to be 'sincere' with Donald Trump on their 'well known' differences on subjects like immigration and climate change when the two hold their first meeting at the Vatican later this month.
Pope canonises Fatima visionaries, giving Church new child saints
Pope Francis gave the Catholic Church two of its youngest saints on Saturday, canonising shepherd siblings believed to have seen the Madonna 100 years ago in a Portuguese town that is now a major pilgrimage site.
Is a shift in theology enough to stop mainline decline?
Is there hope for the mainline Church in America? Or is it possible that the decline is so great that mainline Protestants won't last much longer than '23 Easters'?
What's wrong with slavery, anyway? Why reading the Bible sometimes isn't enough
The Catholic Church regards the Bible as one source of revelation rather than the only one, which tends to be the Protestant view â and in evangelical discourse, it is very definitely the assumption.
Mormons pull thousands of youngsters from Boy Scouts
The Mormon Church announced plans to pull as many as 185,000 youngsters from the Boy Scouts on Thursday as it looks to start its own scout programme.
Is Franklin Graham selling #FakeNews on Christian persecution?
Is Franklin Graham selling #FakeNews about Christian persecution? There seems to be great confusion about the statistics on global Christian martyrdom. Persecution matters, but we undermine it if we over-sell it.
Why are evangelicals in Italy having to fight to keep their churches open?
In the Lombardy region alone, 27 evangelical places of worship have been closed. This affected around 40 Christian communities because some were used by more than one.
Justin Welby is a heretic, say breakaway conservative Anglicans
Justin Welby is a heretic and a 'wolf in sheep's clothing', according to the conservative Church responsible for consecrating a breakaway bishop in Newcastle outside the authority of the Church of England.
'Refuse to be average': 14 quotes from AW Tozer on life with God
The famous Christian writer and preacher AW Tozer died on this day in 1963. His writings still offer a pastoral yet provocative word to the Church today.
Rick Joyner thinks new mega-prophets will soon predict sports scores. Is it possible?
This month, pastor and prophetic teacher Rick Joyner suggested that the world is about to see a new wave of mega-prophets, able to see directly into the near future and correctly predict it.
Why now? The deeply strange timing of the renegade conservative Anglicans
There are deep problems, yes, but under Justin Welby there is a sense of tremendous excitement. Churches are being planted, lives are being changed and the Gospel is being preached.
Pope travels to Portugal to canonise two children of Fatima who saw visions of the Virgin Mary
Pope Francis has sent a special video message to the people of Portugal as he prepares to travel to Fatima to canonise on Saturday two of the three children who saw six visions of a woman dressed in white, believed to have been the Virgin Mary.