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Chinese cardinal who says Vatican has 'sold out' warns Francis against reconciling with Communist regime
Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong has revealed that he traveled recently to Rome for a private meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican to relay his concerns over proposals aimed at reconciling the Catholic Church in China and the government-backed Patriotic Catholic Association.
When is Ash Wednesday 2018? And what is Lent?
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period of fasting and penance observed for thousands of years by many Christians including, especially, Catholics as well as Anglicans, Methodists and Lutherans.
Ash Wednesday or Valentine's Day? This year it's a choice between them
It's a problem for Christians who believe in true romance. For this year, Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine's Day.
Anti-gay Arizona pastor who called for death of Obama banned from Jamaica
A Holocaust-denying and anti-gay pastor from Arizona has been denied entry into Jamaica after outcry from activists on the island.
Sky Sports presenter Simon Thomas in 'astonishing' blog on grief and faith
Sky Sports anchor and committed Christian Simon Thomas says he is weak from grief after his wife Gemma died suddenly, aged 40, late last year.
Hillsong's worship band wins Grammy Award in New York
Hillsong's worship band won it's first Grammy award in New York on Sunday night for the song What A Beautiful Name.
Trump's Afghanistan strategy under spotlight after 11 dead in fourth attack on Kabul
Donald Trump's strategy in Afghanistan is under the spotlight after 11 soldiers were killed in the fourth major attack on the capital Kabul in the last nine days.
The Scot who gave her life at Auschwitz: Christian martyr honoured at new heritage centre
The legacy of a Scottish Christian who gave her life to protect Jewish schoolgirls in World War Two will be kept 'alive' in a heritage centre honouring her life and martyrdom, opening in Scotland today.
Bishop slams 'archaic' UK marriage rules
A bill aimed at ending the 'historic injustice' of excluding mothers' names from marriage certificates has passed its first parliamentary stage.
Luis Palau family: Cancer has spread but he is at peace with the Lord
The family of evangelist Luis Palau, diagnosed recently with stage 4 lung cancer, has said the cancer has spread but that he and his wife Patricia 'remain absolutely at peace in the Lord'.
Bear Grylls 'helped so many people explore faith', says Alpha
Bear Grylls is being praised for his role as the face of the evangelistic course Alpha last year as his arrangement comes to an end.
Former Archbishop of Canterbury accuses Davos elite of 'serious failure' to address poverty
Using GDP as a measure to relieve poverty is an experiment that has failed, world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos this are being told by the charity Christian Aid.
German Catholic bishops reject Pope's re-translation of the Lord's Prayer
Catholic bishops in Germany have rejected Pope Francis' controversial suggestion of re-translating the Lord's Prayer. The Pope said in December that the Church should follow the adoption of French Catholics, who render 'lead us not into temptation' as 'do not less us enter into temptation'.
US refugee agency damns Trump's travel ban as 'net loss' that hurt persecuted Christians
World Relief, one of America's largest refugee resettlement agency has given a statement damning to the Trump administration, one year after Trump's infamous 'travel ban' on refugees was effected. The organisation said that needy refugees, including many Christians, had been denied 'a place of refuge and hope' in what was unequivocally a 'net loss' for the US.
'Juvenile' interpretations of the Bible blamed for mental illness and self-harm among LGBT people
Irresponsible church leaders who encourage a literal and 'juvenile' interpretation of the Bible are partly to blame for heightened mental illness and physical harm among LGBT people, according to a leading UK evangelical Christian.
Congo Cardinal likens his country to an 'open prison' following deadly crackdown on Church-backed protests
A Cardinal from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has likened his country to an 'open prison' after security forces killed at least six people taking part in Church-backed protests against the president, Joseph Kabila, on Sunday.