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Conservative Cardinal continues to criticise confusion in Catholic Church
Cardinal Burke says, 'In a diabolical way, the confusion and error which has led human culture in the way of death and destruction has also entered into the church.'
'I hope this is not the last time': 100 Gaza children in rare visit to Jerusalem's holy sites
Around a hundred children from Gaza have visited Jerusalem â including the Dome of the Rock and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre â for the first time, in a trip organised by the United Nations.
Vicars need to challenge us, like Jesus did. So how can they stop telling bad jokes and start telling good ones?
As we face the uncertainties of Brexit and Trump we all need a good laugh it seems. But there's much more to it than that. What can we learn from the art of stand-up? What has comedy got to offer and can stand-ups help us to reinvigorate the way we speak into the situations and challenges faced by our communities?
AR Bernard explains why he left Trump's evangelical advisory board
AR Bernard has risen from relative obscurity among the big hitters of Trump's nominal evangelical advisory council to be headline making as the only one to resign in the wake of Charlottesville.
Nebraska pastors say, 'White supremacy is blatantly sinful'
A group of 62 pastors has fired the latest volley in the ongoing war of words among evangelicals over their response to the Charlottesville protests.
Legends collide: the day Christian Saint Columba met Scotland's Loch Ness Monster
On this day, a millennium-and-a-half ago, the famed Christian Saint Columba encountered the legendary Loch Ness Monster of Scotland. At least, so the story goes.
How â and why â God promises Jerusalem a glorious future
'A nation that was previously unknown to you will run to you.' Through expressing the experience of the Jewish people as embodied in the Jerusalem of the future, the Prophet Isaiah encompasses the entire world,
Once again, Pope Francis urges the world to welcome and protect refugees and migrants
Pope Francis has again promoted the cause of refugees and migrants, saying that every stranger represents an opportunity for an encounter with Jesus Christ and re-emphasising the need 'to welcome, to protect, to promote and to integrate'.
Every Job a Parable: How the work we do speaks to us of God
John Van Sloten has spent the last 20 years exploring a worldview that seeks to discern God's voice in all things.
'He says what's in his heart': Falwell Jr continues to back Trump after Liberty alumni return diplomas in protest
Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr continues to defend President Trump, after several Liberty alumni said they were returning their diplomas in light of the institution's political affiliation. Falwell said he backs the president because 'he doesn't say what's politically correct, he says what's in his heart'.
Catholic Chile eases total ban on abortions
Chile's blanket ban on abortion will be eased after the constitutional court voted to allow terminations in some limited circumstances.
Local Catholics protest destruction of cross at pilgrim site in Kerala
Some 1,500 Catholics gathered at a pilgrim spot in Kerala on Sunday, protesting against the demolition of a cross that had reportedly stood there for around 60 years.
Christian cathedral provides refuge for thousands fleeing civil war in South Sudan
Civil war, intense famine and a refugee crisis have ravaged South Sudan in recent months. The situation is now so stark that thousands in the country have fled their homes and sought refuge in a Christian cathedral.
Will armed police be mingling with Greenbelt crowds?
Heavily armoured secret police will patrol the UK's bank holiday festivals this weekend in a sign of increased tensions over another terrorist attack.
Darkness looms with the solar eclipse: is it a sign of the end times?
Today, a Solar Eclipse looms for North America: the Moon will pass in front of the Sun, shrouding the land in darkness. What are Christians saying about it, and why?
Catholic priests must face their responsibilities if they father children, bishops say
Catholic priests who father children must face up to their legal, moral and financial responsibilities, according to new guidelines approved bishops in Ireland.