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The head of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong has said the Chinese government is willing to reach an understanding with the Vatican.

• 05 августа 2016, 16:02

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a British bishop who stood down after admitting to an affair with a woman.

• 07 октября 2014, 11:00

The Anglican Church in Australia has chosen its first female bishop, filling a vacancy created when her predecessor resigned over his management of child abuse allegations.

• 18 ноября 2013, 18:01

A senior Scottish bishop on Sunday apologised on behalf of the Catholic church over claims of physical and sexual abuse at one of the country's best known boarding schools.

• 05 августа 2013, 18:03

Syria's Greek Orthodox faithful bore a heavy cross on Friday as they marked the crucifixion of Christ, their country ravaged by two years of war and two of their bishops missing after being kidnapped by unknown gunmen.

• 04 мая 2013, 18:02

The Church of England has dropped its opposition to gay clergymen in civil partnerships becoming bishops, provided the men concerned promise to remain celibate.

• 05 января 2013, 18:55

Queen Elizabeth II's chaplain Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, tipped to become one of Britain's first women bishops, said Saturday that the Church of England is struggling with "institutional racism".

• 22 декабря 2012, 19:02

The Church of England narrowly rejected Tuesday the appointment of women bishops, triggering turmoil and setting back efforts to modernise the mother church of millions of Anglicans worldwide.

• 21 ноября 2012, 19:06

The Church of England's all-or-nothing debate on whether to introduce women bishops got under way Tuesday in its biggest and most contentious decision for two decades.

• 21 ноября 2012, 12:08

Catholic bishops from around the world are convening for a synod starting on Sunday to debate how to counter rising secularism on the 50th anniversary of the historic but controversial Second Vatican Council.

• 04 октября 2012, 17:25