In his letter to Chinese Catholics Pope Benedict designated May 24th 2008 as a Universal Day of Prayer for China and we take a closer look at the background to this

As more churches choose to disaffiliate from the PC(USA) over the denomination's liberal direction on Scripture and theology, local churches want assurance that they can keep their property.

McCain on Thursday rejected the Rev. John Hagee's endorsement after an audio recording from the late 1990s surfaced in which the preacher suggested God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land.

Brian Blount, the head of Richmond's Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education, is positioned to shape everything from recruitment to curriculum for the institution.

We find out more about the plight of earthquake victims in China by talking to a Caritas aid worker based in the city of Chengdu ..

Today the universal Church is gathered in prayer for China. Churches in Spain, Venezuela, India this weekend are dedicating prayer and collections to aid the people of the nation as they struggle to piece together their lives after the devastating

Pope Benedict XVI made several appointments today: Archbishop Henryk Hoser, until now the Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and President of the Pontifical Mission Societies, will become the Bishop of Warsaw-Praga in Poland. He will

UN Secretary General Ban ki Moon will return tomorrow to Myanmar, to lead an international donors' meeting in cyclone-hit nation. Three weeks after the disaster, the Junta's top general Than Shwe made what appeared to be a concession in telling

On May 31 2008 the Church in Belgium will mark the 75 th anniversary of the apparitions of the "Virgin of the Poor" at the Marian Shrine in Banneux. Today the Vatican released Pope Benedict XVI's message appointing Cardinal Godfried

Pope Benedict XVI received delegations from two countries today who are in Rome to mark the annual celebrations in honor of Sts Cyril and Methodius. Robert White has more.

Also top of the news this Saturday, Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai returned home to Zimbabwe today, six weeks after leaving to warn the world his supporters faced an onslaught of state-sponsored violence. Speaking in the capital Harare, Tsvangirai said that

The Five Precepts are: 1. Abstain from taking life, 2. Abstain from taking that which is not given, 3. Abstain from misconduct done in lust, 4. Abstain from lying, 5. Abstain from all forms of intoxication. ...

At the beginning of the Rosary, the "Creed" and "Our Father" is replaced with:

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Make the "Sign Of The Cross" on the Cross. Then say the I Believe In God..

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