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During World War II, millions of Catholics participated in Germany's war against Europe, and many were also involved with the attempt to exterminate the Jews.

The complex and awkward subject of Christian Zionism - which causes division within both Judaism and evangelicalism - was highlighted last year by the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, which represents 2.5 ...

The Rev. Sung Yoon Ku sings along with the choir during services at the Parkridge Korean Baptist Church in Coral Springs .

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took a rare opportunity Thursday to switch roles and testify before his colleagues to blast polygamy, a still-used practice among some who practice the Mormon faith.

You have to sympathise with Will Smith - the man has had a rough time recently, having to deal with a constant barrage of claims that he's an evil Scientologist from the planet Zod, or wherever it is they come ...

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said he remains "committed" to the Anglican Church's official stance against gay sex in an attempt to preserve biblical norms, The Times of London reported.

By Shaun Smillie "God, please, please forgive us." Before a multicultural congregation of about 3 000, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu begged God to forgive South Africans for the horrors they committed on foreigners during the recent Xenophobic attacks....

The dream turned into a nightmare. We saw scenes that horrified the world-we went on a rampage hunting down foreigners, black foreigners, we raped women-It was all reminiscent of the ghastly necklacings of apartheid,,,"

All Anglican Churches closed on Sunday for a common service of repentance and reconciliation.

The head of the Anglican Communion said Sunday that the global fellowship faces "one of the most severe challenges" in its history, and he urged bishops at their once-a-decade Lambeth Conference to do the hard ...

Nicki said in the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Forum:

I can't believe the mo rons here who think 14 year olds should marry. And these are celestial pairings. It's no different than the teen who becomes sexually active except they don't get to choose. The prophet or person designated puts the couples together by some supposedly divine revelation. Maybe when you were dead at 30, not now that people are living to be 90 and above.

An activist group hoping to pressure the Roman Catholic church into dropping its long-standing prohibition on women in the priesthood is planning an ordination ceremony for three women in Boston.

The group known as Roman Catholic Womenpriests says it will hold the ceremony at a Protestant Church in Boston on Sunday.

The group said the three women _ Gloria Carpeneto of Baltimore, Judy Lee of Fort Myers, Fla., and Gabriella Velardi Ward of New York City _ are responding to a call to serve the church.

The world's Anglican bishops turned Saturday to the enormous task at the heart of their once-a-decade summit: trying to keep the Anglican family from breaking apart over the Bible and homosexuality.

Pope Benedict XVI offered a historic full apology for child sex abuse by predatory Australian priests Saturday, saying he was "deeply sorry" and calling for those guilty of the "evil" to be punished.

Chaplains would be able to close prayers outside of religious services according to their faith under a bill introduced July 16 by Rep.

The Bill H R 6514, would have Christian Chaplains to close prayers outside of religious services in the name of Jesus Christ.

Chaplains have been discouraged to close prayers in the name of Jesus Christ or any other entity ...

Thu, Jul 17, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI praised the Australian government Thursday for its "courageous' apology to the country's indigenous Aborigines for past injustices, saying it offered hope to all the world's disadvantaged people. Thanks to the Australian Government's courageous decision to acknowledge the injustice committed against the indigenous people in the past, and concrete steps are now being taken to achieve recognition based on mutual respect," said Benedict....

The recently deposed and now former Episcopal Bishop of San Joaquin. John-David Schofield will not attend the Lambeth Conference. more

Some interesting headlines have appeared today regarding the Pope's reaction to a possible schism in the Anglian Church. more

DOWNTOWN - The NAACP and the black church are the foundations of the black community, speakers told a packed audience of delegates at a religious leadership luncheon Monday during the organization's national ...

On Aug. 25, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., will lead a peaceful prayer vigil and candlelight rally in Martin Luther King Park, located one block west of a new Planned Parenthood clinic in Denver.

MANILA * A Roman Catholic archbishop has ordered priests in his southern Philippine archdiocese to deny communion to pro-abortion politicians, as the country's predominant church tries to persuade the ...

The world's first openly gay Anglican bishop was heckled last night as he gave a sermon at a church in London.