Pope says to remove bishops if found negligent in abuse cases
Bishops found to be \"negligent\" when dealing with cases of sexual abuse will be investigated and could be removed from office, a papal decree said on Saturday..
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Relic of Pope John Paul II stolen from Cologne Cathedral
A cloth with a drop of blood from former Pope John Paul II has been stolen from Cologne Cathedral, German police said on Sunday.
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Mark Driscoll announces new church opening date
The official opening of Mark Driscoll\'s new Trinity Church has been pencilled in for August 7, the former pastor of Mars Hill has announced in a video message.
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Desmond Tutu's daughter gives up Church ministry after same-sex marriage
Archbishop Desmond Tutu\'s daughter has given up her licence to serve as an Anglican priest after marrying a woman.
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Almost half of pastors agree: Church leaders accused of sexual sin must step down from duties
Almost half of Protestant pastors agree that their colleagues accused of sexual misconduct should stop performing their church duties for a certain period of time.
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Pope meets top Egyptian cleric, ending five-year freeze in relations
Pope Francis met on Monday the grand imam of Egypt\'s highest Islamic authority, Al-Azhar, looking to heal Vatican relations with the influential center of Sunni Muslim learning after dialogue was frozen five years ago.
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Going to church helps you live longer, Harvard study says
Women who attend church more than once a week live longer than those who do not, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard University\'s public health graduate school.
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Clergy must be retrained to deal with abuse claims, bishops to be told
Senior clergy must be re-trained in order to properly tackle disclosures of sex abuse, bishops will be told next week.
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Pope Francis, Billy Graham and Oprah Winfrey among 'most admired' people in world
Pope Francis, Billy Graham, Oprah Winfrey and the Queen are among the top 40 most admired people in the world, according to a new survey.
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111 United Methodist Church clergy come out as gay ahead of general conference
More than 100 United Methodist Church (UMC) clergy have come out as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and inter-sex ahead of the Church\'s General Conference this week.
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Biggest megachurches not in U.S. but in Asia, Africa: More people embracing Jesus Christ worldwide
When we say largest megachurches in the world, Americans are likely to immediately think of the Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas—which boasts of some 43,500 people attending its services weekly—or Potter\'s House in Dallas.
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Former atheist artist finds real beauty in Christ, becomes an unlikely evangelist
How can one find real beauty on Earth? For an artist who was once an atheist, the eyes can only see what is really beautiful through Jesus Christ, and this realisation changed his life forever.
