Florence Taylor

Will the Pope visit Britain? \'Never say never\', Vatican official declares
Will the Pope visit Britain? 'Never say never', Vatican official declares

'Never say never' to the Pope visiting Britain, a Liverpool-born Archbishop and the Pope's Foreign Secretary told ITV News yesterday.

How to deal with confrontation in the Church
How to deal with confrontation in the Church

Confrontation is difficult, and we often go to great lengths to avoid it, but what did Jesus teach?

India: 12 arrested for \'converting to Christianity\'
India: 12 arrested for 'converting to Christianity'

Twelve people have been accused of converting to Christianity, arrested and put in jail in India, according to UCA news.

Marco Rubio defends the right to have, and not to have, a faith
Marco Rubio defends the right to have, and not to have, a faith

Marco Rubio has said that he will fight for an America where no one has to violate their conscience and everyone has a right to believe what they want.

Pope Francis set to become first pontiff to visit the Great Mosque of Rome
Pope Francis set to become first pontiff to visit the Great Mosque of Rome

Pope Francis is set to be the first Pope to enter the Great Mosque of Rome, according to the president of the Union of Italy's Islamic Communities.

UN report: Nearly 19,000 Iraqi civilians killed in under two years
UN report: Nearly 19,000 Iraqi civilians killed in under two years

Almost 19,000 civilians were killed in Iraq between January 2014 and October 2015, according to a new United Nations report released on Tuesday.

The power of grace: 10 Bible verses that reveal God\'s mercy
The power of grace: 10 Bible verses that reveal God's mercy

The cost of grace has been paid for by Jesus, and we are to receive it as a free – a priceless – gift.

Vatican vows to \'slave-proof\' its supply chains
Vatican vows to 'slave-proof' its supply chains

The Vatican has promised to "slave-proof" its supply chains, with a commitment to guaranteeing that no forced labour is used.

Syrian Archbishop: Using hunger as a weapon of war is \'shameful\'
Syrian Archbishop: Using hunger as a weapon of war is 'shameful'

A Syrian Archbishop has condemned the use of hunger as a "weapon" in war while saying, although there are difficulties, there is no excuse for aid not to be reaching people in desperate need.

Lebanon: Rival Christian presidential candidates unite for sake of \'national interest\'
Lebanon: Rival Christian presidential candidates unite for sake of 'national interest'

A Lebanese Christian leader has endorsed his arch-rival for presidency in a hope to unite Lebanon's Christian community and break the 20-month political stalemate that has been damaging his country.

How does Jesus challenge the way we do friendship?
How does Jesus challenge the way we do friendship?

We often surround ourselves with people who are like us – that tick our boxes; that enjoy the same things we do; that share our political inclination. Jesus challenges us to spend our time a little differently.

Turkey: Christians fear state interference in churches
Turkey: Christians fear state interference in churches

Religious minorities fear that state interference in churches could increase, after a request was made for the government to fund the salaries of clergy and pastoral workers.

Multicoloured martyrs, an urban elephant and telephone boxes full of fish: Lumiere London in pictures
Multicoloured martyrs, an urban elephant and telephone boxes full of fish: Lumiere London in pictures

Westminster Abbey will light up the darkness this weekend as London's biggest-ever festival of light begins. Lumiere London will see the iconic architecture of Westminster Abbey, along with 30 other locations across London, transformed by technicolour light installations.

The Pope took 2,000 homeless people, refugees and prisoners to the circus in Rome
The Pope took 2,000 homeless people, refugees and prisoners to the circus in Rome

The Vatican hosted 2,000 homeless people, refugees and prisoners at the Rony Roller circus on Thursday afternoon, where medics were also on hand to give free check-ups to those who needed it.

Ebola: New case in Sierra Leone just hours after West Africa marked clear of the virus
Ebola: New case in Sierra Leone just hours after West Africa marked clear of the virus

Just hours after the World Health Organisation said the Ebola outbreak was over, Sierra Leone has confirmed a new death from the disease.

Former football chaplain hopes to build a prayer wall using one million bricks
Former football chaplain hopes to build a prayer wall using one million bricks

A former football club chaplain has launched a campaign to build a wall that will be a national landmark representing one million prayers being answered.