Catholic Church to review training for new priests on child protection
Work is now underway within the Catholic Church to review the education of people training for the priesthood in Australian Dioceses. .
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First openly gay bishop Gene Robinson to divorce partner of 25 years
Bishop Gene Robinson has announced he is to divorce his partner of more than 25 years, Mark Andrews.
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'We want you to have the same freedoms that we have': US pastor's message to demolished church
"We, as Christians in the United States, want our brothers and sisters in China to know, we know what's going onâ€\"we're hearing these stories, and we're horrified by them, and we want you to have the same freedoms that we have," said Midland's First Baptist Church pastor Dr. Randel Everett in a statement about the Zhejiang demolitions.
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Catholic priest asks Pope Francis to waive his vow of celibacy
Last week, Stefan Hartmann asked Pope Francis, via Facebook, to waive his vow of celibacy so he could enter into a marriage with the mother of his formerly secret daughter.
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Catholic Church launches e-book on Australian wages, families and poverty
The Australian wages safety net is failing to keep workers and their families out of poverty and provide them with an appropriate standard of living, the Australian Catholic Council for Employment Relations (ACCER) said today, 28 April.
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Pope canonisations: Popes John Paul II and John XXIII declared new saints
The skies were grey but that did not dampen the spirits of the thousands of people who crowded into St Peter\'s Square to witness Pope Francis declare Popes John Paul II and John XXIII as new saints.
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Lausanne Movement convenes global consultation on Islam
Forty scholars and practitioners from twenty countries, representing every continent, gathered 6-12 April in Accra, Ghana, for the Lausanne Global Consultation on Islam. The group included researchers, professors, broadcasters, church leaders, executives of NGOs, and strategic specialists and trainers, all with extensive experience of ministry in Islamic contexts, and several who had come to faith from Muslim backgrounds.
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'Unique' resurrection touches us all, says Sydney Archbishop
The leader of Australia's largest Anglican Diocese, says the \'unique\' events of the resurrection of Jesus touch all Australians.
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Easter 2014: Opportunity for Christian unity and common witness
In his Easter reflections, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit called this year an "opportunity for shared testimony to the Resurrection" since churches from both eastern and western traditions of Christianity will celebrate Easter on the same day, Sunday 20 April.
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Atlanta archbishop Wilton Gregory sells his $2.2 mansion after backlash; Proceeds to go to community
After raising backlash in the Atlanta catholic community for purchasing a $2.2 million dollar home, Atlanta Roman Catholic archbishop, Wilton Gregory is selling his recently built mansion. The house has now gone up for sale, and proceeds will be spent on the local Catholic community, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Archbishop Welby wrestles with same-sex marriage issue 'every day'
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said that same-sex marriage and issues surrounding human sexuality are things he wrestles with \"every day, and often in the middle of the night\".
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Archbishop Denis Hart appointed to the Pontifical Council for Culture
The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop of Melbourne and President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) Archbishop Denis James Hart to the Pontifical Council for Culture.
