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Australian Catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson found guilty of concealing child sex abuse
A court in Australia has found a Catholic archbishop guilty of concealing child sexual abuse in the 1970s.
Cuba plane crash: 10 priests and their wives among the dead, 3 survivors in critical condition
They were from the Nazarene Church and were returning to their hometowns after a summit with other pastors in Havana.
Catholics substantially more opposed to Northern Ireland border checks that Protestants
Opposition to border checks on the Northern Irish border is substantially higher among Catholics than Protestants, new research reveals, with one in ten Catholics backing illegal protests.
Iraqi patriarch among 14 new cardinals announced by Pope Francis
Pope Francis has announced he will create 14 new cardinals on June 29, including the Iraq-based patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church as well as the archbishop of Karachi.
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly church attack in Grozny, Chechnya
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on a church in Russia's Chechnya republic that killed three people, the group's Amaq news agency has reported.
Cuba plane crash: 20 evangelical pastors among the 110 dead
Twenty evangelical pastors were among the 110 dead after a plane crash in Cuba left only three survivors.
Pope Francis tells gay abuse victim: 'God loves you just the way you are'
A victim of clerical sex abuse has said Pope Francis told him God made him gay, that his sexuality 'does not matter' and that God and the pope love him as he is.
Venezuela's Maduro expected to defeat opposition split by evangelical pastor
The 55-year-old former bus driver is expected to win despite his unpopularity.
Oscar Romero, Paul VI to become saints in October
They will be made saints along with two priests and two nuns, the Vatican said in a statement.
Christian businessman builds mosque as Ramadan gift to Muslim workers in UAE
A Christian businessman from India built a mosque costing Dh1.3 million (US$350,000) as a gift for Muslim workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this Ramadan.
Plane crashes on take-off in Cuba, killing more than 100
The passenger plane, on a domestic flight to Holguin in eastern Cuba, crashed at 12:08 pm.
Digital nun blasts Vatican over instructions for nuns to use social media with 'sobriety'
Pope Francis has issued stern instructions telling nuns to use social media apps 'with sobriety and discretion'.
Mayor denounces church sign telling black Americans to "stay out of white churches"
The mayor of Birmingham, Alabama has called on the pastor of New Era Baptist Church to take down a controversial sign that reads: "Black Folks Need to Stay Out of White Churches."
Nigerian bishops call for protests over Fulani church attack
Nigeria's Catholic bishops have called for peaceful processions on May 22 in solidarity with the funeral for two priests and 17 others killed in an attack by Fulani herdsmen on a parish church last month.
10 killed in attack on South Sudan Christian college
At least 10 people have been killed in an attack on a Christian college in South Sudan, with the Sudan People's Liberation Army blamed for the attack.
O Jerusalem: A love letter to the tragic, ever-divided Holy City
What is that hint of magic in the souks and ancient Roman streets that wind through the Old City, that sense of eternal mystery that survives the onslaught of tourists and tat?