Not long ago, most American churches frowned on tattoos, but modern times have softened the stance.  read more »

A director who shares the ideas of Iran's hardline president has produced what he says is the first film giving an Islamic view of Jesus Christ, in a bid to show the 'common ground  read more »

Leaders of one of Georgia's oldest churches have voted to leave the Episcopal Church over its liberal-leaning interpretation of Scripture and acceptance of homosexuality.

Mitt Romney’s run for president has put his Mormon faith in the spotlight, but the religion remains a mystery to most.FOXNews.com compiled a list of 21 questions representing some widely  read more »

Pope Benedict XVI blasted Europeans for being selfish and not having enough children, in a sermon on Saturday at the 850-year-old pilgrimage site of Mariazell in Austria.

The worldwide Anglican Church was battling to survive last night after talks broke down amid acrimony during the final stages of the primates' meeting in Tanzania.

U.S. Episcopal bishops, fed up with Anglican criticism of their support for gay priests, implored the Anglican spiritual leader to hear their side of the story — in person.  read more »

When police came to his home on a quiet cul-de-sac in this Fort Worth suburb last summer, it was to demand that Merced -- an Oba, or Santeria priest -- call off a religious ceremony planned for the next day.  read more »

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has criticised his own church for being "obsessed" with homosexuality.

Two women who made Roman Catholic religious history say they are ready to be the new face of the priesthood, even as Archbishop Raymond Burke moved to formally penalize them for violating  read more »

Critics of religion were criticised last night by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, who said the way in which Christians viewed God had been misinterpreted.Speaking at a lectur  read more »

A suburban Atlanta couple was convicted of murder Friday in the beating death of their 8-year-old son, a case that prompted authorities to raid the parents' church because it supports  read more »

Delegates to the Baptist State Convention have voted overwhelmingly to expel a Charlotte church for welcoming gays and lesbians without trying to change them.  read more »

A former Southern Baptist missionary who got her start as a church secretary is likely to become the first woman president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.  read more »

The introduction to the 2006 edition of the Book of Mormon has a new word: among.It sounds trivial, but to some it represents a huge change to teachings that have been passed on for genera  read more »

When his parents discovered his secret stash of DVDs, which included the "Die Hard" series and comedies, they burned them and gave him an ultimatum.  read more »

Muslim ladies down under are finally making a splash — thanks to a new bathing suit known as the "burqini."

Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the president of the Italian bishops’ conference, reaffirmed the Church’s opposition to euthanasia during comments on January 22. Cardinal Ruini also sharply cr  read more »

A book on interfaith relations by a Georgetown University theologian does not accurately reflect Roman Catholic teaching, a U.S. bishops' committee said Monday.The Rev. Peter C.  read more »

THE Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney has withdrawn plans to have its 167 school principals, deputy principals and religious education co-ordinators commit publicly to a "vow of fidelity  read more »

The Roman Catholic Church here announced Thursday it has excommunicated members of a Canadian group called the Army of Mary, led by an 86-year-old who claims to be a reincarnation of Jesus  read more »

Catholics disconnected from Mass attendance and other parish life believe the Catholic Church is out of touch with the world today and is not relevant to their own lives, according to a new study commissioned by the Australian bishops.

A Lutheran church in Chicago has ordained a lesbian who refuses to take a vow of celibacy, becoming the first to test a new resolution that gives bishops leeway in disciplining such violat  read more »

The leader of a Chinese Christian sect and at least 11 of his subordinates have been executed for ordering the murder of members of a rival religious group, as authorities sought to suppress big underground churches that they deemed cults.

The BBC are facing accusations of anti-Christian bias after a BBC drama portrayed evangelical extremists murdering Muslims. One Christian group said the corporation had a "sinister" and "malicious" agenda against their faith, while another claimed the BBC1 Spooks programme could be an "incitement to hatred" against them.  read more »

Under the regulations, it will be illegal for a Christian printer to refuse to print material promoting homosexual sex, or a Jewish conference centre to refuse to accept a booking from a g  read more »

The South Australian Attorney-General has admitted dropping a planned ban on religious-based discrimination from a new law because of fears from Christians they would be prevented from converting non-Christians.

Stealth-based third-person action game preaching Christian values announced; violence-free title set in days after The Rapture.

A leading Evangelical US pastor has announced plans to hold a "night to honor Israel " in every major American city as part of an Evangelical political campaign.

The Evangelical Alliance has unreservedly condemned all forms of child abuse, and said that it considers any accusation of witchcraft levelled at a child to be abusive, immoral and unbibli  read more »

The return to church disciple has been gaining momentum for several years.

The priest at their church has reportedly said that if news hadn't got out about them being a lesbian couple the public wouldn't have known and the church would not have had an issue with them as members.  read more »

Several churches started an advertising campaign in Indianapolis this week, hoping to challenge the Christian assumptions about homosexuality. Five different billboards is being placed around the Indianapolis area with pro-gay messages.

But what is a greater issue is that Lifeway clearly has no respect for freedom of the press.  read more »

Delegates to the Community of Christ World Conference voted overwhelmingly Friday to add a passage to church doctrine which, among other things, says that scripture should not be interpret  read more »

About 30 of the nearly 11,000 Presbyterian congregations have voted to leave the national church since the denomination's national assembly session in 2006, according to The Layman, a  read more »

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said a recent statement by a prominent leader of the Coptic Church, who claimed that the New Testament says that the Jews killed Christ and that the Vatican was wrong to apologize for two thousand years of church-based anti-Semitism, "shows the persistence of anti-Semitism among Arab Christian leaders."

The 2007 synod of the Christian Reformed Church voted Tuesday night to allow women to have greater roles in the church.Women now serve as ministers and deacons in some churches, but the an  read more »

The crematorium burned down on Aug. 22, a day after ultra-Orthodox activists discovered and publicized its location.  read more »

An Episcopal diocese in central California voted Saturday to split with the national denomination over disagreements about the role of gays and lesbians in the church.Clergy and lay member  read more »

Regardless of what you may be reading on news sites and blogs elsewhere, this document does not represent a shift away from the teaching of the late and revered Pope John Paul II about ecumenism (relationship and dialogue with Christians of other denominations.) It is not a return to pre-Vatican II theology.  read more »

According to research from the Union of Concerned Scientists, a home with 100,000 traditional holiday light bulbs means one of the TVA’s power plants needs to burn three to six tons of c  read more »

Religious groups outraged at provocative comments made by two bloggers employed by the John Edwards for President campaign said the resignation of one of the bloggers Monday evening is not enough.

The San Joaquin Diocese would be the first to align itself with more conservative, foreign members of the global Anglican Communion.

Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori is standing by her assertion that Jesus is the Christian's way, but perhaps not the only way, to God.

A conservative Episcopal parish in Marlborough is bolting the denomination, in the latest indication that even in liberal Massachusetts the Episcopal Church is losing congregations over it  read more »

A woman who's been an Episcopal priest for 20 years has become a Muslim. However, she still considers herself a Christian.

Three Christian peace activists held hostage for nearly four months in Iraq said Friday that they "unconditionally" forgive their captors and don't want to see them face the death penalty.

When Sherzod, who recently graduated from Jacksonville (Ark.) High School, telephoned his Muslim parents in Uzbekistan to tell them of his newfound faith, his father disowned him, making it clear he was no longer welcome in his home and was never again to speak to his mother or his siblings.  read more »

Republican Mitt Romney will take on the issue of his Mormon faith by stressing America's tradition of religious tolerance.

If the story Sister Marie Simon-Pierre told Friday is true, then Pope John Paul II exercised miraculous powers from beyond the grave. A proven physical miracle is an important qualification on the road to sainthood.

What would Jesus drink?  read more »

Ellis, 61, a Macon native who was raised Christian, said he became a Sunni Muslim during a December ceremony in the west African nation of Senegal.

LIBYAN leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi believes it was not Jesus who was crucified at Easter, "but someone who resembled him".

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi called to “allow Jews and Christians to visit Mecca and circle the Kaaba (cubical building surrounded by the Sacred Mosque).”

Deputies have charged four gay activists with trespassing at Covenant College, a Georgia school affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America.

Dozens of gay and lesbian clergy and seminarians from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on Tuesday openly proclaimed their sexuality to church members meeting this week at Navy Pi  read more »

World's Last Chance, a group that takes reading the Bible to all-new-extremes, claims to be "exposing one of the last unfulfilled prophecies of the Bible. Specifically, World's Last Chance believes that they have found clues within scripture that suggest Pope John Paul II is coming back ...  read more »

American Indian inmates at Maine State Prison have sued prison officials, alleging that their First Amendment religious rights were abridged because of lack of access to such requirements as a sweat lodge, powwows and ceremonial food and music.

The world of Hollywood Television can be the meeting place of some very different people, on the surface that is. Take the case of Craig X Rubin and rap star Snoop Dogg. The latter has a worldwide “raputation” while the former is the Reverend and founder of Temple 420, a Bible-based, Judeo-Christian sect, which believes that pot is a religious herb, as discussed in Revelation 22. How are they similar? They are both stars on Showtime’s hit cable series “Weeds” and the only two characters to play themselves. Something else in common: trouble with the law.  read more »

Dr. Norman Robertson Believes U.S. Investigation on Mega-Church Pastors is Unjust Because God Wants Us to Be Rich

Jesus does indeed love Osama bin Laden, but a controversial Sydney church sign saying so is misleading, says Anglican Archbishop Peter Jensen.

No Trinity: Mormons reject the idea of the Christian Trinity — God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit as one ethereal being.  read more »

LDS Church officials declined to be interviewed about Peter Danzig's case for the story, "Debate on gays forces musician out of LDS," but the church issued the following statement Sunday a  read more »

The politically powerful LDS Church has told state lawmakers it favors the controversial proposal to take flavored malt beverages off grocery store shelves.  read more »

The fact is, the more "liberal" a church becomes, the more church attendance declines. And in Canada, as elsewhere, churches have been taken over by the liberals and - with the e  read more »

The support for the Rev. Bradley Schmeling at St.  read more »

Prompted by the sudden dismissal of a popular Atlanta pastor in a committed same-sex relationship, impatient supporters of gay clergy will push an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as  read more »

A national assembly of Evangelical Lutherans urged its bishops Saturday to refrain from defrocking gay and lesbian ministers who violate a celibacy rule, but rejected measures that would h  read more »

Hundreds of mourners gathered Sunday at the lay funeral of a paralyzed man who had a doctor disconnect his respirator. The Roman Catholic Church denied a religious ceremony for Piergiorgio Welby on the grounds that he sought to end his own life, a decision that prompted some at his funeral to display signs that read: "Church, shame on you."  read more »

Features on Mary are perennial favorites for editors looking for a religion-themed story before Christmas, and in the last few years many of these articles have focused on the increasing popularity of Mary among Protestants.

The impact of religious fundamentalism on woman’s sexual and reproductive health and rights will be one of the issues to be debated at the Fourth Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive  read more »

Mexico President Felipe Calderon has backed the Catholic Church's stance on abortion and declared himself against a change in the country's strict abortion laws.

Juan Mendez Mendez became a Christian in a village outside of this city in Chiapas state on April 7, and two days later local authorities put him in jail – for leaving their religious bl  read more »

During the morning session, Hinckley said he found the Nicene Creed, a statement from 325 A.D. about the relationship between God the Father and Jesus Christ that most Christians accep  read more »

Three out of four adults (75 percent) said they interpreted the crucifixion, death, burial and resurrection of Christ as literal truth.  read more »

Like most woman her age, Salim has smoked, drank, had sex and even lived with one of her past boyfriends.However, if the devout Muslim family of her soon-to-be husband – or even her own  read more »

AN ANGLICAN scholar has launched a new book lampooning Christian family values. Dr Deirdre Good, a New Testament professor at the Episcopal Church’s General Theological Seminary in New Y  read more »

Norway's state Lutheran church on Friday lifted an outright ban on allowing those living in homosexual partnerships to serve in the clergy, but will leave it up to each bishop to make  read more »

The father of a 12-year-old boy told the Oregon Supreme Court that he should be allowed to arrange for his son to be circumcised, even if his ex-wife has concerns about the procedure.  read more »

The sticking point in the Legislature's effort to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation has been the threat seen by church leaders to their institutions' religious freedom  read more »

To the Spierings, Nebraska's requirement that newborn babies undergo blood screening within 48 hours of birth is an infringement on their religious beliefs and their right to decide what is best for their four children.

Texas pastor Dwight McKissic, who has been at the center of a debate in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) over speaking in tongues, has resigned his trustee position with Southwestern  read more »

Church bodies are also outraged over claims by the pastor that female members can be made more attractive and have better physique through his “miracle healings.”

25 percent anticipate the second coming of Jesus Christ. 19 percent think scientists are likely to find evidence of extraterrestrial life.

What happens to a baby's soul when the baby dies without the benefit of the Sacrament of Baptism? The official answer of the Roman Catholic Church to this all-important question was revised today when the International Theological Commission released a ground-breaking report, and Pope Benedict XVI approved it's findings.

The answer to the crisis the Church is facing, especially in the West, consists in proclaiming and rediscovering the grandeur of God's love, experienced in prayer, says Benedict XVI.

Catch the Fires Ministries, which has links to several prominent politicians including Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, has hired Festival Hall so 5000 of its followers can pray for rain on Aust  read more »

All the reincarnations of living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism must get government approval, otherwise they are "illegal or invalid," China's State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) said in Beijing Friday.

I am not sure what part of the caste system Ms. Prasad believes is sanctioned by religion. While the Bhagavad-Gita mentions four "varnas," or castes, according to one's qualities and characteristics, the caste system was originally designed to promote the harmonious workings of society.

A secular society that demands tolerance should also show tolerance

Through sorrow and shock the nation struggled to find answers to why Cho Seung-Hui went on his killing spree at Virginia Tech.

A few weeks ago, a young woman who was a member of the Yazidi sect fell in love with a Sunni Muslim and converted to his faith. Other Yazidis, whose religion incorporates elements of Judai  read more »

Outreach Judaism, a leading counter- missionary organization based in New York today launched its new website offering a free, exhaustive library of information regarding Jews for Jesus&#3  read more »

Even in explaining the modern Mormon church, Romney must persuade voters - particularly evangelicals - that his faith is no threat to theirs.

A row is brewing over whether the Dutch Reformed Church should be be reinstated as a member of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches.  read more »

The Russian Orthodox Church has known of cases in which AIDS has been miraculously healed, the Interfax news agency quoted Moscow Patriarchate spokesman Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin as saying on Friday.  read more »

"The problem they have with the African believers is because we remained faithful to the biblical teachings and instead challenged them about their conduct.  read more »

The New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing Newark public schools for holding a high school graduation ceremony in a Baptist church.

Pope Benedict XVI will convene a meeting this week in the Vatican to discuss whether the vows of celibacy and the ban on marriage for priests who want to marry, or have married in the past, should be overturned.  read more »

The chairman of the liberal Christian group Sojourners says he believes that "Jesus coming was not primarily about getting people into heaven."

Majorities of young people in America describe modern-day Christianity as judgmental, hypocritical and anti-gay.  read more »

Gisele Bundchen is the biggest international star on the runway during Rio's Fashion Week, but she's also making headlines for criticizing the Roman Catholic church's opposition to condom use and abortion.  read more »

Anglican Church in Tanzania has said it will no longer knowingly accept money from dioceses, parishes, bishops, and individuals that "condone homosexual practice or bless same-sex uni  read more »

An unemployed truck driver seething over liberalism told police he opened fire in a church last year because it harbored gays and multiracial families and he hoped others would follow his  read more »

The leader of the world's Anglicans has described the Christmas story of the three wise men as nothing but a "legend" and says not all followers must believe in the virgin birth of Jesus.  read more »

A top Saudi Arabian Sunni cleric on Friday declared Shiites around the world to be infidels who should be considered worse than Jews or Christians, the latest sign of increasing sectariani  read more »

Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory scrambled today to downplay his policy of funding religious schools and the controversies surrounding it.

Britain's major Muslim group joined the Anglican and Catholic churches Thursday in backing a plea to exempt Catholic adoption services from new government legislation that bans discrimination against homosexual couples.

in the way he talked about religious diversity, the nation's symphony of faiths, the way religious liberty stands at the heart of the American constitutional system, and how religion b  read more »

"I love my God, my higher power, but it is mine and mine alone, and I create my connection, and I decide how my connection is going to be.  read more »