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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), severely split over homosexuality, would maintain its ban on gay clergy but allow some leeway in enforcing it under a proposal headed to a [...]

A senior Vatican official has called for a boycott of 'The Da Vinci Code,' while the Council of Churches in Jordan and Roman Catholic activists in India want their governments [...]

TV A MAN WHO BECAME POPE 8 p.m. Monday, Hallmark Channel It doesn't match the impact of 'Schindler's List' or 'The Pianist' - and what portrayals of the Nazi era [...]

NEW YORK - Marking a milestone moment for American religion and world evangelicalism, the Rev. Billy Graham on Sunday preached what could be his last revival sermon. Toying with the [...]

NEW YORK - The ouster of a respected editor at a Jesuit magazine has Roman Catholic scholars in the United States wondering whether Pope Benedict XVI will continue, or even [...]

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced a new campaign against the death penalty Monday, saying they will step up lobbying and educational efforts. They buttressed their arguments with polls [...]

Rarely have the bishops and bureaucrats who lead the world's 77 million Anglicans awaited a moment with such intense anticipation. On Monday, an emergency panel called the Lambeth Commission will [...]

NEW YORK - Roman Catholics should campaign hard for Protestant President Bush, 'the candidate who shares the values Catholics hold dear,' rather than for Catholic challenger John Kerry, Republican leaders [...]

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario - The Anglican Church of Canada affirmed the 'integrity and sanctity' of same-sex relationships Thursday, a move that stops short of authorizing blessing ceremonies for gay couples [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Present and former Jehovah's Witnesses who claim they were sexually abused by congregation leaders gathered in their first national caucus Saturday, sharing grievances about the religion's handling [...]

PLANO, Texas - Conservative Episcopalians opposed to a gay bishop's consecration and other liberal trends were on track to establish a nationwide protest organization by the close of a two-day [...]

PLANO, Texas - Conservative Episcopalians are gathering today to establish an unprecedented nationwide organization to unite opponents of last year's consecration of their denomination's first openly gay bishop. Activists say [...]

DURHAM, N.H. - The Episcopal Church consecrated V. Gene Robinson as bishop in a heartfelt ceremony Sunday, making him the first openly gay man to rise to that rank in [...]

Leaders of the nation's Roman Catholic bishops Wednesday gave 'general support' to amending the U.S. Constitution to define marriage as a union of a man and woman. They also condemned [...]

A defiant Frank Keating took another swipe at some Roman Catholic bishops Monday, defending his comments that compared church leaders to the Mafia as he officially resigned as head of [...]

Former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating, criticized for remarks in which he said some church officials were being as secretive as members of the Mafia, will resign as head of a [...]

Religion is much more important to Americans than people in other wealthy countries, according to an international poll that found the United States is more spiritually akin to many developing [...]

In good times, it would be a dream assignment for a Roman Catholic priest - archbishop of Boston. But the successor to Cardinal Bernard Law will be given a fearsome [...]

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Roman Catholic bishops Thursday named the FBI's No. 3 official to monitor the church's new policy on clerical sex abuse and help prevent future scandals. Kathleen [...]

America's Roman Catholic bishops released the new draft of their sex-abuse policy Monday, a plan that still would get molesters away from children - though victims say the process is [...]

With pageantry and prayers, religious leaders around the country marked the Sept. 11 anniversary Wednesday with words of consolation and calls for harmony in special services. In St. Louis, Muslim [...]