13 min ago | Daily Echo
Ten years jail for former priest guilty of sex offences in Hampshire
A retired Church of England priest found guilty of a catalogue of historic sex attacks on young children at a Barnardo's home has been jailed for 10 years.
2 hrs ago | Jerusalem Post
Young Israelis struggle to make ends meet
Shaiel and Charlie Yitzhak both work hard - he as an English teacher, she as a physical therapist working with wounded Israeli soldiers.
6 hrs ago | Turnto10.com
Vandals target Israeli women's prayer group
Israeli police say vandals have spray-panted slogans on the home of one of the leaders of a liberal Jewish women's group that has angered ultra-Orthodox communities over its demands for equality of worship.
6 hrs ago | Witney Gazette
Surge in number of people attending church
A GROWING number of worshippers are going to Anglican churches in the Diocese of Oxford, bucking a national trend for falling attendance.
10 hrs ago | Independent.ie
Top clerics divided on penalty for pro-choice Catholics
TWO of the most senior archbishops in the country have differed on whether pro-choice Catholics should be prevented from receiving communion.
Catholic Church unveils new iPad application- 2 men arrested in killing over iPad in Las Vegas
The Catholic Church unveiled a new iPad application this week, intended to keep the faithful abreast of Vatican comings-and-goings, as well as other news from the church's missions throughout the world.
Mob terrorises gay protesters in Georgia
Unrest: Policemen try to stop an Orthodox Christian activist during clashes at rally in Tbilisi on Friday.
Leominster's only nightclub to take last dance
Euphoria, on South Street, has served the town since December 1994 after local DJ and entrepreneur Mark Mifflin received planning permission to change the former Jehovah's Witness' kingdom hall into a nightclub.
O'Malley won't attend Boston graduation with Irish PM
Cardinal Sean O'Malley gestures during a press conference at the North American College in Rome, Italy, on March 14.
Depardieu compares Putin to Pope John Paul II
French actor and newly-minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu on Saturday compared President Vladimir Putin to the late Pope John Paul II and said the ex-KGB agent is what Russia needs as a leader.
Bennett reveals reform of religious services
Meretz MK: Bayit Yehudi in charge of religious services is just a change from a black kipa to a knitted one.
Finance Minister cites Maimonides as a positive example of a working religious Jew.
Finance Minister Yair Lapid said Thursday the harshest cuts in his controversial budget were aimed at haredim in hopes of pushing them into the labor force.
Priest suspended after allegedly copying sermons
A Cape Cod Episcopal priest has been suspended for allegedly plagiarizing more than a dozen sermons verbatim from a book.
Priest's return to ministry after sex-abuse confession draws new scrutiny, criticism
The Rev. Michael Fugee in 2003 after a jury in Bergen County found him guilty of aggravated criminal sexual contact.
Young women add to Mormon missionary ranks
Janeen Johnson, from Malta, Idaho, speaks up during a training exercise at Mission House for Middle Tennessee Latter-day Saints.
B.C.'s largest Ahmadiyya mosque opens in Delta
The Baitur Rahman Mosque will host inter-faith dialogue and community activities with people of all religions, officials say.
Afghan rape victims still subject to criminal charges: Women's rights legislation blocked
KABUL, Afghanistan - Religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience.
Merkel and Francis talk about a 'strong' Europe
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, mindful of the weight of Christian voters in September elections, has discussed with Pope Francis how Europe's economy should better serve people.
Egyptians targeted with blasphemy charges
The pale, young Christian woman sat handcuffed in the courtroom, accused of insulting Islam while teaching history of religions to fourth-graders. A team of Islamist lawyers with long beards sang in unison, "All except the Prophet Muhammad." The case against Dimyana Abdel-Nour in southern Egypt's ancient city of Luxor began when parents of three of ... (more)
Russian musical tradition comes to Fenland, with a visit by the St Petersburg Blagovest Ensemble
RUSSIAN folk songs and Russian Orthodox sacred music will be performed by the St Petersburg Blagovest Ensemble, at a concert held in St Peter's Church in Wimblington on Sunday May 19 at 7.30pm. Bringing part of a rich Russian musical tradition to Fenland, the five-strong ensemble perform intensely spiritual Russian Orthodox church music, alongside ... (more)