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Pope Francis 'very likely' to visit Auschwitz says Vatican
Pope Francis is expected to visit the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz during his visit to Poland for World Youth Day in July, according to the Vatican.
Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton lead the presidential race for pastors
Donald Trump is failing to gain support among American church leaders, new research has found, with just five per cent of Republican Protestant pastors saying they would vote for him.
Pope Francis is drawing Churches closer together out of 'genuine love' - senior Anglican
Archbishop David Moxon spoke of the pope's "natural extroversion and genuine love for other churches".
Spotlight: a film that the whole church cannot â and must not â ignore
Spotlight tells the true story of a 2002 Boston Globe investigation into systemic child abuse in the Catholic Church. Martin Saunders on why it's a must-see for everyone.
Ancient New Testament manuscripts discovered in Greek library
Ancient New Testament manuscripts unknown to scholars have been found at the National Library of Greece.
Mexican community expels 10 Baptist families for refusing to recant faith
Ten Baptist families have been expelled by an indigenous community in Mexico for refusing to recant their Christian faith.
Priest forced to flee ancient church under threat in Turkey
An ancient Syriac Orthodox church in Turkey is under threat as violent clashes between Kurdish militias and the Turkish army draw closer.
Israel PM slams U.N. secretary general, says his comment on Israeli 'occupation' gives 'terror a tailwind'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed back at U.N Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who said that it was "human nature" for oppressed people to react to occupation, saying his statement helped bolster terrorism.
In a world shaped by religion, media must take it seriously says BBC chief
The head of religion and ethics at the BBC has called for the broadcaster to lead the fight against religious illiteracy.
Baby boy abandoned in Nativity scene has emotional reunion with birth family
A baby boy who was laid in a manger and left in a church navitity crib 44 years ago has enjoyed an "amazing" reunion with his natural siblings.
Why pop music can't seem to escape God
On the day Bloc Party release their fifth album, entitled Hymns, why can't pop musicians let go of the spiritual, even if they don't believe?
ISIS is committing genocide, declares Council of Europe
The resolution was passed just a week before the EU is scheduled to vote on a similar motion.
The one reason why your schedules are all over the place
Scheduling and prioritizing can be a great challenge by itself, and sticking with them can be even more challenging. Here is one way to fix those schedules.
How one dirty word could change the world and revolutionise the Church
Outside the Church, it has connotations of weakness and counter-cultural weirdness; within the Church it carries dangerous associations of oppression and power abuse.
Planned cross-border Eucharist highlights plight of immigrants
American and Mexican Christians have planned a Eucharist service straddling the America-Mexican border to draw attention to the plight of immigrants.
Pakistan: Freedom for Christian children who labour in Punjab brick kilns
A move to end the use of children in brick kilns in Pakistan's second largest province has met with fierce resistance from employers â but Christian campaigners have welcomed the government's resolve.