Christianity could be facing a catastrophic collapse in Britain according to official figures suggesting it is declining 50 per cent faster than previously thought. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
2nd Child of Pa. Couple Dies After Only Praying Original post on abcnews.go.com Comments on reddit.com
Diplomatic communications expose the relationship between the Vatican and dictatorial regimes, from Chile’s Pinochet to Argentina’s Videla to Spain’s Franco. Original post on wsws.org Comments on reddit.com
The youngest son of Rick Warren, author of Original post on nbcnews.com Comments on reddit.com
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Beginning a busy program of Easter events, Pope Francis on Thursday urged Catholic priests to devote themselves to helping the poor and suffering instead of worrying about careers Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Cracking jokes and ad-libbing, the new pontiff addresses the world’s media and explains why he chose to name himself after St Francis of Assisi. Lizzy Davies reports from Vatican City Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
A child sex abuse case involving one of the 115 cardinals currently voting to elect the next pope has been settled for almost $10 million. Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Verizon detected porn in his backups. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
The Roman Catholic Church in Germany said on Thursday it would permit certain types of Original post on calgarysun.com Comments on reddit.com
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict’s decision to live in the Vatican after he resigns will provide him with security and privacy. It will also offer legal protection from any attempt to prosecute him Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Editor’s note: This story was published in the Enid News & Eagle on Nov. 5, 2002. The military stresses integrity. It is apparently a les Original post on enidnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Megan Phelps-Roper and Grace Phelps-Roper, two granddaughters of Westboro Baptist Church firebrand Fred Phelps, have split with the controversial Topeka-based congregation, indicating their views have evolved and they now regret the pain they have cause… Original post on kansas.com Comments on reddit.com
‘There was a point when we started praying for people to die,’ Libby Phelps Alvarez said. ‘I didn’t actually do that, but I was around when they did it.’ Original post on addictinginfo.org Comments on reddit.com
For years in a desert compound east of Los Angeles, dozens of managers for the Church of Scientology endured an unusual trial by fire. The church called it Original post on tampabay.com Comments on reddit.com
In a SPIEGEL interview, synthetic biology expert George Church of Harvard University explains how DNA will become the building material of the future — one that can help create virus-resistant human beings and possibly bring back lost species like the Neanderthal. Original post on spiegel.de Comments on reddit.com
A priest in Ireland plans to speak on what he says is the Catholic Church’s campaign against him over his advocacy regarding matters like female priests and contraception. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
The priests planned their assaults and often abused the same children repeatedly for years, according to a report, based on victim accounts and released by the Roman Catholic Church in Germany. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
A leading Australian priest who sexually preyed on a disabled and vulnerable woman on Sydney’s north shore for 14 years has been allowed to return to preaching and running community groups at one of the nation’s busiest churches. Original post on smh.com.au Comments on reddit.com
Under ecclesiastical leader David Miscavige, the Scientology religion expanded more in 2012 than in any 12 months of its 60-year history. Original post on theatlantic.com Comments on reddit.com
The untold story of two dogged FBI agents, witnesses on the lam, and the surrender of self inside the Church of Scientology. Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a special report on an investigation by the FBI into the Church of Scientology. Read Part 2 and previous coverage at our special report page. Original post on tampabay.com Comments on reddit.com
The independent study was meant to shed light on undiscovered cases after about 600 people filed claims against priests in 2010. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
From Yahoo! News: MONCLOVA, Mexico (AP) — The white-haired bishop stepped before some 7,000 faithful gathered in a baseball stadium in this violence-plagued northern border state. He led the gathering through the rituals of his Mass, reciting prayers echoed back by the massive crowd. And then his voice rose. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
From Yahoo! News: Philippine legislators passed a landmark bill Monday that would provide government funding for contraceptives and sexuality classes in schools despite strong opposition by the dominant Roman Catholic Church and its followers, some of whom threatened to ask the Supreme Court to block the legislation. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
Hacktivists with the Anonymous movement and other online groups have waged a war on the Westboro Baptist Church following news that the group plans to demonstrate on the site of the Shady Hook Elementary School massacre. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
Nick Cohen: Why is the church still such a force in our society when most of us disregard its clerics’ teachings? Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Commentary – Updated | The hacking collective known as Anonymous renewed their war on the Westboro Baptist Church today. After the haters from the infamous Original post on inquisitr.com Comments on reddit.com
(AP) — A former janitor at a Tulsa megachurch who admitted to sex crimes against three girls told his victims Wednesday that Original post on seattlepi.com Comments on reddit.com
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican has cracked down on a prominent Austrian Roman Catholic priest who has been leading a disobedience campaign to openly challenge Roman Catholic teachings on celibacy Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Sanal Edamaruku faces jail for revealing ‘tears’ trickling down a Mumbai church statue came from clogged drainage pipes Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
