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Pope elevates 6 cardinals to choose successor
Pope Benedict XVI responded to criticism that the club of churchmen who will choose his successor is too Eurocentric, elevating six new cardinals from ...
UK politician wants new vote on women bishops soon
The Church of England should hold another vote on women bishops as soon as possible, its representative in the House of Commons said Thursday, while ...
Imams, priests play soccer match in Bosnia
A soccer match between Muslim imams and Catholic priests has helped raise funds for a new kindergarten in Bosnia. More than 4,000 people paid 1 euro ...
At public meetings, fights over prayer drag on
It happens every week at meetings in towns, counties and cities nationwide. A lawmaker or religious leader leads a prayer before officials begin the ...
Catholic organization sues Danish game maker
Opus Dei, the elite and powerful organization within the Roman Catholic Church, is suing a Danish publisher for alleged trademark violations involving ...
Church of England leader: Vote needs explanation
The Church of England has much explaining to do following its failure to vote to allow women to serve as bishops, its leader said Wednesday — and ...
Church of England says no to female bishops
The Church of England's governing body blocked a move Tuesday to permit women to serve as bishops in a vote so close it failed to settle the question ...
Pakistan court acquits Christian girl of blasphemy
A Pakistani court on Tuesday acquitted a Christian girl accused of blasphemy over the burning of the Muslim holy book, her lawyer said. The ruling was ...
Swaziland gets first female Anglican bishop
As the Church of England weighs whether it will allow women to become bishops, the Anglican Church has ordained its first female bishop in Africa.
Zimbabwe: Anglican ex-bishop must return property
A Zimbabwe court has ordered a breakaway Anglican bishop to return church property he seized after his excommunication in 2007. Supreme Court Judge ...
Church of England nears vote on female bishops
After decades of debate, the Church of England votes Tuesday on whether it will finally admit women to the ranks of bishops — under a compromise ...
Revised statue of John Paul II inaugurated in Rome
The city of Rome unveiled a revamped statue of Pope John Paul II on Monday after the first one was pilloried by the public and the Vatican.
Battle over coastal Xmas display goes to LA court
Damon Vix didn't have to go to court to push Christmas out of the city of Santa Monica. He just joined the festivities. The atheist's anti-God message ...
Egypt's new Coptic pope enthroned
The new pope of Egypt's Orthodox Coptic church was enthroned on Sunday in an elaborate ceremony lasting nearly four hours, attended by the nation's ...
4 killed in religious riots in central Nigeria
A Christian vigilante group killed a Muslim resident who insisted on going through their illegal checkpoint, triggering riots that have left at least ...
AP Interview: Vatican sex crimes prosecutor on sin
When Pope Benedict XVI announced last month he was transferring his respected sex crimes prosecutor to Malta to become a bishop, Vatican watchers ...
In troubled Egypt, Copts turn to beloved saint
There was no mention of churches torched or Christians killed, but the prayer neatly written on a tiny piece of paper and placed atop an icon of St.
Top bishop: We won't give in on birth control rule
A top American bishop said Tuesday the Roman Catholic church will not comply with the Obama administration requirement that most employers provide ...
Catholic bishops stay course on gay marriage fight
A subdued U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops acknowledged Monday that voters rejected the stands they took against gay marriage and birth control, ...
Healing the divisions in postelection America
Baine's Books sits in the heart of this historic village, a Main Street institution where townspeople gather for coffee and conversation and, every ...
Liberians launch campaign against gay marriage
A few hundred Liberians representing the Christian and Muslim faiths and civil society organizations gathered here Saturday to launch a campaign to ...
Pope resurrects Latin with academy to boost study
The Vatican is trying to resurrect Latin. Pope Benedict XVI issued a decree Saturday creating a new pontifical academy for Latin studies to try to ...
Vatican computer tech convicted in leaks scandal
A Vatican court on Saturday convicted a Holy See computer technician of helping the former papal butler in the embarrassing leak of confidential papal ...
Vatican digs in after gay marriage advances
The Vatican is digging in after gay marriage initiatives scored big wins this week in the U.S. and Europe, vowing to never stop insisting that ...
Ex-oilman Welby named archbishop of Canterbury
How will Justin Welby lead the world's Anglicans and heal their deep divisions? Even he is not sure yet. Welby generated high hopes but few clear ...