Pope tells Vatican officials reform will go ahead with 'firm resolve'
Pope Francis told Vatican administrators on Monday that he intended to press ahead \"with firm resolve\" to cleanse the Church\'s bureaucracy which has been rocked by scandals and charges of greed and corruption..
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Packed Christmas Day Services on Friday – growing order of the day
Christmas Day Christian Church Services are once again expected to be packed as the order of the day throughout Australia this Friday morning.
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#MyTreedom: Facebook campaign uses Christmas trees to highlight global persecution
A new Facebook campaign, My Treedom, is using photos of Christmas trees to stand in solidarity with Chrsitians persecuted around the world.
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Pope to open Roman Catholic Holy Year under tight security
Pope Francis on Tuesday opens a Catholic Holy Year, or Jubilee, expected to draw millions to Rome under some of the strictest security ever seen at the Vatican following attacks in Paris and California.
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America's megachurch juggernaut rolls on – but they're changing
America is continuing to produce \'megachurches\' – defined as churches attracting more than 2,000 people – but they\'re changing, according to a new study by Leadership Network and Hartford Institute for Religion Research.
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South Australian priest raped victims weekly, abuse enquiry hears
A Catholic priest repeatedly raped and abused victims in south Australia, a royal commission into responses to abuse heard.
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Pope Francis in Africa: What are the key issues he will face?
Yesterday evening, Pope Francis prayed at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for the success of his trip to Africa, which begins today.
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Brian Houston failed to report his father's sexual abuse - royal commission
The founder of Hillsong Church, Brian Houston, failed to report allegations his father had sexually abused children and had a conflict of interest in dealing with the accusations, a royal commission has found.
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1,000 churches closed in Aceh, Indonesia, since 2006
Minority faiths have suffered in Muslim-majority Indonesia since the implementation nine years ago of a law to promote \'religious harmony\'.
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Hundreds resign from Mormon Church after same-sex marriage ruling
Hundreds of Mormons are quitting their church in a mass protest against new rules that ban baptism for children of same-sex couples and condemn such couples as apostates.
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Pope Francis and Archbishop Justin Welby respond in prayer to Paris attacks
Pope Francis and Archbishop Justin Welby join world leaders reacting to the Paris attacks in prayer.
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Rick Warren: What you believe will shape your life
Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church, emphasised the significance our belief, and what we believe, has on our life and how we live it in his latest devotional.
