http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/ChristianityFind stories, videos, and photos about Christianity from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:00:42 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/10/21/lia.browning.catholic.church/tztop.latinos.church.cnn.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Christianity14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Christianity from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/10/21/lia.browning.catholic.church/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/10/21/lia.browning.catholic.church/index.html#cnnSTCText"I'll take two chili, uh..." a hungry customer stammers at the front of a two-hour-long line. "Chile rellenos," the money-handler trills back in perfect Spanish. This is not a trendy Tex-Mex restaurant; and it's more than 1,000 miles from the Mexican border.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/20/vatican.anglican.church/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/20/vatican.anglican.church/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Vatican said Tuesday it has worked out a way for groups of Anglicans who are dissatisfied with their faith to join the Catholic Church.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/12/pope.canonization/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/12/pope.canonization/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI canonized five new saints Sunday, including a 19th-century priest who worked with ostracized leprosy patients in Hawaii before contracting the disease himself and dying from it.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/27/czechrepublic.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/27/czechrepublic.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI urged a crowd of 120,000 worshippers in one of Europe's most secular countries to remain faithful to religious tradition on Sunday.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/29/kennedy.pope.letter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/29/kennedy.pope.letter/index.html#cnnSTCTextShortly before he died from brain cancer, Sen. Ted Kennedy wrote a letter to Pope Benedict XVI. President Obama delivered the letter to the pontiff during his visit to the Vatican in July.Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/28/kennedy.catholic/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/28/kennedy.catholic/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy didn't wear his faith on his sleeve, but those close to him say Catholicism was much more than an ethnic and cultural identity.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/21/lutheran.gays/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/21/lutheran.gays/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter hours of back and forth between members, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America decided Friday evening to accept noncelibate clergy members and lay leaders who are in "lifelong" and "monogamous" same-sex relationships.Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/08/03/gay.bishops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/08/03/gay.bishops/index.html#cnnSTCTextEpiscopal churches in California and Minnesota moved toward appointing gay bishops over the weekend, less than a month after the denomination lifted a self-imposed freeze on promoting openly gay clergy into the top ranks of the church.Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/23/swine.flu.church.wine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/23/swine.flu.church.wine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe archbishops of Canterbury and York are recommending that churches stop sharing the chalice at communion over swine flu fears, the Church of England said Thursday.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/17/pope.fall.wrist.broken/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/17/pope.fall.wrist.broken/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI had surgery on his right wrist Friday after he broke it in a fall, the Vatican said.Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/14/episcopal.gays/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/14/episcopal.gays/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Episcopal Church has moved decisively closer to full acceptance of gay men and lesbians, taking steps toward recognizing same-sex marriage and gay bishops.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/10/obama.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/10/obama.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Obama and Pope Benedict XVI discussed current affairs, the Catholic Church's teachings and abortion as they met for the first time Friday, according to the White House and the Vatican.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/06/ancient.bible.online/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/06/ancient.bible.online/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe world's oldest known Christian Bible goes online Monday -- but the 1,600-year-old text doesn't match the one you'll find in churches today.Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/29/vatican.st.paul.bones/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/29/vatican.st.paul.bones/index.html#cnnSTCTextScientific tests prove bones housed in the Basilica of St. Paul in Rome are those of the apostle St. Paul himself, according to Pope Benedict XVI.Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/17/father.cutie.married/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/17/father.cutie.married/index.html#cnnSTCTextFather Alberto Cutie, an internationally known Catholic priest who admitted having a romantic affair and breaking his vow of celibacy, was married this week in Miami, Florida.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:31:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20281825,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20281825,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe devout actor still goes to church - but forgoes CommunionTue, 02 Jun 2009 18:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/28/florida.priest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/28/florida.priest/index.html#cnnSTCTextFather Alberto Cutie, an internationally known Catholic priest who admitted having a romantic affair and breaking his vow of celibacy, is joining the Episcopal Church to be with the woman he loves, he said Thursday.Fri, 29 May 2009 01:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/china.church/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/china.church/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnregistered churches are attracting millions of worshippers in China, exposing an enduring rift between the government and the Vatican.Tue, 26 May 2009 02:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/15/cozzens.celibacy.discussion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/15/cozzens.celibacy.discussion/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's an issue that simply won't go away. In spite of signals from the Vatican discouraging even discussions of obligatory celibacy for Catholic priests, the almost 1,000-year-old rule is under the microscope. And it will be for decades to come. Here's why.Fri, 22 May 2009 15:55:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20279597,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20279597,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnDoes Antimatter really matter? And other burning questionsMon, 18 May 2009 18:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/15/barron.why.celibacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/15/barron.why.celibacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe scandal surrounding the Rev. Alberto Cutie has raised questions in the minds of many concerning the Catholic Church's discipline of priestly celibacy. Why does the church continue to defend a practice that seems so unnatural and so unnecessary?Fri, 15 May 2009 15:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/15/pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/15/pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI completed his eight-day tour of the Holy Land on Friday with an exhortation to both Israelis and Palestinians to work through their decades-old conflict.Fri, 15 May 2009 14:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/05/15/bible.critic/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/05/15/bible.critic/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust so you know, Bart Ehrman says he's not the anti-Christ.Fri, 15 May 2009 14:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/14/pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/14/pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday to use his moral authority to thwart anti-Semitic sentiment and hatred toward Israel, especially by Iran.Thu, 14 May 2009 18:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/13/angels.demons.controversy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/13/angels.demons.controversy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree years ago, the film based on Dan Brown's novel "The Da Vinci Code" was the focus of protest and controversy, with a Vatican archbishop calling for a boycott and Catholics at many levels refuting plot points.Thu, 14 May 2009 00:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/11/pope.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/11/pope.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith his visit already bogged down in historical disputes, the pope's message of peace in Gaza was interrupted Monday by an impromptu speaker who fueled the longtime resentment between Palestinians and Israelis.Tue, 12 May 2009 01:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/10/rashid.papal.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/10/rashid.papal.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere is an assumption that the visit to the Middle East by Pope Benedict XVI will be a profound event. However, no one seems to be asking why there is such an expectation.Mon, 11 May 2009 16:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/11/pope.mideast.judaism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/11/pope.mideast.judaism/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs he arrives in Israel, the focus for Pope Benedict XVI shifts from Catholic/Muslim ties, which were at the heart of his three-day visit to Jordan, to relations with Judaism.Mon, 11 May 2009 16:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/09/pope.allen.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/09/pope.allen.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor more than 20 years, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, then the Vatican's top doctrinal czar, was the intellectual architect of the papacy of John Paul II.Sat, 09 May 2009 19:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/09/jordan.pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/09/jordan.pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn the second day of his visit to the Middle East, Pope Benedict XVI stressed the need for harmony and unity between Christians and Muslims.Sat, 09 May 2009 16:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/08/jordan.pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/08/jordan.pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI arrived Friday in Amman, Jordan, for a weeklong visit to the Middle East that he hopes will help "foster good relations between Christians and Muslims."Sat, 09 May 2009 07:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/08/pope.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/08/pope.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI will leave for a weeklong tour of the Middle East Friday morning, the first papal visit to some of Christianity's most holy places since Pope John Paul II made the pilgrimage in 2000.Sat, 09 May 2009 03:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/30/religion.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/30/religion.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe more often Americans go to church, the more likely they are to support the torture of suspected terrorists, according to a new survey.Fri, 01 May 2009 01:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/27/britain.prince.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/27/britain.prince.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTextPrince Charles visited the Vatican on Monday for his first meeting with a pope since his 1996 divorce from Princess Diana.Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:49:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20272857,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20272857,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnHe built his own traditionalist Catholic church in L.A. How will faith affect his divorce?Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/28/pope.condom.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/28/pope.condom.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextCritics took to the social networking site Facebook to voice their fury over Pope Benedict's remark that condoms do not prevent HIV.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/03/25/cleveland.catholic.parish.closures/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/03/25/cleveland.catholic.parish.closures/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlong the Rust Belt and in cities dotting the Northeast and Upper Midwest, Catholic communities are mourning the loss of parishes. It's a five-year trend of sweeping church closures that most recently hit Cleveland, Ohio.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/22/angola.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/22/angola.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn estimated 1 million people turned out to hear Pope Benedict XVI preach a Mass in Angola on Sunday, the last major event of his first trip to Africa.Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/20/angola.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/20/angola.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI arrived in Angola on Friday as part of his week-long visit to Africa, a journey marked by the pontiff's controversial comments on reproductive issues and some of the continent's political regimes.Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/19/cameroon.pope.crowd.mass/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/19/cameroon.pope.crowd.mass/index.html#cnnSTCTextTens of thousands of people packed a soccer stadium in Cameroon Thursday, including President Paul Biya and his wife, for the first large-scale mass of Pope Benedict XVI's first visit to Africa.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/17/cameroon.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/17/cameroon.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI refused Wednesday to soften the Vatican's ban on condom use as he arrived in Africa for his first visit to the continent as pope.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/18/martin.condoms/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/18/martin.condoms/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe African-American religious community deserves considerable praise for taking leadership of the civil rights movement during the first half of the 20th century.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/12/holocaust.bishop.pope.benedict/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/12/holocaust.bishop.pope.benedict/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe pope has admitted making mistakes over the lifting of the excommunication of a Holocaust-denying bishop, saying the church will make much greater use of the Internet in the future to help avoid such controversies.Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/10/pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/10/pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI will not visit Israel's Holocaust museum when he makes his first trip to the region as pope in May, though he will visit a memorial that is part of the site, his ambassador to Israel said Tuesday.Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/08/pope.benedict.middle.east/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/08/pope.benedict.middle.east/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI will visit Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories May 8-15, he announced Sunday.Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/27/dobson.steps.down/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/27/dobson.steps.down/index.html#cnnSTCTextJames Dobson, the influential evangelical leader of the Christian ministry Focus on the Family, has stepped down as board chairman, he announced Friday.Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/27/holocaust.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/27/holocaust.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Vatican said Friday it is not satisfied by the apology issued by a Catholic bishop who denied the Holocaust, saying the cleric must still clearly "distance himself" from the controversial comments.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/26/holocaust.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/26/holocaust.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Catholic bishop who caused outrage for denying the Nazis had systematically murdered millions of Jews in the Holocaust apologized Thursday for his statements.Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/25/holocaust.bishop.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/25/holocaust.bishop.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British Roman Catholic bishop who was ordered to leave Argentina because of his inflammatory comments about the Holocaust has returned home.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/24/argentina.holocaust.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/24/argentina.holocaust.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Catholic bishop who was ordered to leave Argentina because of his inflammatory comments about the Holocaust left the country Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/23/dolan.newyork/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/23/dolan.newyork/index.html#cnnSTCTextArchbishop Timothy Dolan will become the new archbishop of New York, the Vatican announced Monday.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/19/argentina.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/19/argentina.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTextBishop Richard Williamson, who last month denied the existence of the Holocaust in an interview with Swedish television, was ordered Thursday to leave Argentina within 10 days, the Ministry of Interior said.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/18/pope.pelosi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/18/pope.pelosi/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI met Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the United States House of Representatives, at the Vatican on Wednesday, both sides said in statements -- but that seems to be all they agree on.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/12/catholic.jewish.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/12/catholic.jewish.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe gray-haired bishop speaks haltingly at first, choosing his words with care. He pauses, stumbles, repeats himself, underlines words vocally for emphasis. But then he warms to his topic, and the words begin to flow freely.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/15/israel.pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/15/israel.pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI will visit Israel in May, outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Sunday.Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/12/pope.anti.semitism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/12/pope.anti.semitism/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI said Thursday the Catholic Church is "profoundly and irrevocably committed to reject all anti-Semitism."Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/09/germany.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/09/germany.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTextA German court Monday refused to intervene in the case of Bishop Richard Williamson, who is facing prosecution for denying the Holocaust -- a crime in Germany.Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/08/germany.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/08/germany.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Holocaust denier Pope Benedict XVI welcomed back into the Roman Catholic Church last month has been removed from his position as head of a seminary in Argentina.Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/07/germany.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/07/germany.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTextGermany's Catholic bishops are calling for the expulsion of a bishop, recently brought back into the church by Pope Benedict XVI, after new reports that Richard Williamson denies the Holocaust.Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:32:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_staples/01/30/lds/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_staples/01/30/lds/index.htmlManti Te'o refrained from mincing words each time he met a college coach. Te'o, one of the nation's highest ranked linebacker prospects, told every coach who recruited him that, after his freshman season, he might leave the country for two years.Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/04/germany.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/04/germany.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Vatican says it has ordered a controversial bishop who denies the Holocaust to "distance himself" from his views "in an absolutely unequivocal and public manner."Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/03/pope.germany/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/03/pope.germany/index.html#cnnSTCTextGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel demanded Tuesday that Pope Benedict XVI firmly reject denial of the Holocaust, a week and a half after the Vatican rehabilitated a bishop who denied the Nazis had intentionally murdered 6 million Jews.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/01/russia.church/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/01/russia.church/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Russian Orthodox Church enthroned a new leader Sunday at Moscow's spectacular Christ the Savior Cathedral in a ceremony attended by Russian leaders and Christian delegations from around the world.Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/holocaust.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/holocaust.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bishop who denies that Jews were killed in Nazi gas chambers apologized Friday that his remarks caused "distress" for the pope.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/29/church.sex.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/29/church.sex.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTextFederal prosecutors have launched an investigation into whether leaders of the Los Angeles archdiocese committed fraud by failing to properly deal with charges of priests molesting children, two law-enforcement sources told CNN.Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/27/russia.church/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/27/russia.church/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian Orthodox Church leaders Tuesday selected Metropolitan Kirill, a 62-year-old modernizer, to be the next head of the church.Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/26/pope.holocaust.denial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/26/pope.holocaust.denial/index.html#cnnSTCTextJewish officials in Israel and abroad are outraged that Pope Benedict XVI has decided to lift the excommunication of a British bishop who denies that Jews were killed in Nazi gas chambers.Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:25:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20254509,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20254509,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"Everyone has a right to vote their conscience," the actors says in an exclusive statementSat, 24 Jan 2009 02:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/23/vatican.pope.youtube/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/23/vatican.pope.youtube/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI launched his own channel on YouTube Friday in an effort to use new technology to reach a younger audience.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/23/pope.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/23/pope.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI reiterated the Roman Catholic Church's opposition to homosexual behavior and warned that humanity could destroy itself.Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/04/episcopal.split/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/04/episcopal.split/index.html#cnnSTCTextTheological conservatives estranged from the Episcopal Church in the United States and the Anglican Church in Canada formed a rival North American "province" Wednesday.Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/03/episcopal.split/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/03/episcopal.split/index.html#cnnSTCTextBreakaway conservative members of the Episcopal Church in the United States and its Canadian counterpart are expected to formally announce Wednesday the formation of a rival North American Anglican church.Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/01/cuba.sainthood/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/01/cuba.sainthood/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of Cubans, including President Raul Castro and Communist Party leaders, flocked to a Catholic ceremony on Saturday putting a 19th century monk on the path to sainthood.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/25/pope.beatles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/25/pope.beatles/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen John Lennon remarked in 1966 that the Beatles were then "more popular than Jesus" his comments prompted outrage in the United States. But this weekend the Vatican's newspaper paid tribute to the band on the 40th anniversary of the release of the "White Album" in an article interpreted by some as a papal pardon for Lennon.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:14:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1856819,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1856819,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA dramatic breakthrough in support among Evangelicals did not take place as expected by many observers. Why?Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1856185,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1856185,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhile not playing down differences, the Pope is as keen as many Muslim scholars to promote mutual understanding rather than enmityTue, 04 Nov 2008 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/24/mccain.evangelical/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/24/mccain.evangelical/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Rev. Loran Livingston can see the stress in their faces and hears the dilemma in their questions as Election Day draws near.Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:42:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1852464,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1852464,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs thousands express their anger at the Camorra's threat to a young writer, the Pope chooses to say nothingTue, 21 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1851777,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1851777,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFor decades, Roe v. Wade divided Catholics from their Democratic leanings. But that may all be changingSat, 18 Oct 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849474,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849474,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs Pope Benedict XVI announced the ascendance of four new saints, a look back at how the guiding lights of the Catholic faith are identifiedTue, 14 Oct 2008 03:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1848420,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1848420,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOne reason the Republicans aren't going after Obama's relationship with the Rev. Wright: their Veep candidate has her own church issuesThu, 09 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848707,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848707,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe road to sainthood for the Nazi-era Pontiff had been put on hold, but on the holiest of Jewish holy days, the current Pope appears to renew the processThu, 09 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1840965,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1840965,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe attempts by Obama's running mate to justify his pro-choice abortion views have prompted criticism from the Catholic bishops. Will this be John Kerry redux?Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840978,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840978,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn France, Benedict reiterates his scholarly meditations on faith and reason, trying to spark interest in a haven of secularismFri, 12 Sep 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840516,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840516,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOnce termed "the eldest daughter" of the Catholic Church, France is now emblematic of Rome's loosening hold in the developed worldThu, 11 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840273,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840273,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA smooth-talking Italian businessman who once dated actress Anne Hathaway and claimed to have friends in high places at the Vatican is headed to prison after pleading guilty Wednesday in a Manhattan real estate fraud caseWed, 10 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/09/perkins.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/09/perkins.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTextHer faith is one of the reasons many evangelical Christians are excited about Sarah Palin's addition to the Republican presidential ticket, but the Alaska governor's evangelical beliefs have also drawn scrutiny.Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1839190,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1839190,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsViewpoint: Her anti-abortion credentials are impeccable. But some of her views are at odds with younger EvangelicalsFri, 05 Sep 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/01/palin.evangelicals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/01/palin.evangelicals/index.html#cnnSTCTextKey evangelical leaders rallied to Sarah Palin's support Monday amid news that her 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, was having a child.Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837124,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837124,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Vatican says it wants to move the remains of Cardinal John Henry Newman to allow the faithful to pray to him. But gay rights activists see another reasonThu, 28 Aug 2008 17:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/13/evangelical.call/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/13/evangelical.call/index.html#cnnSTCTextSens. John McCain and Barack Obama plan to appear together Saturday at a minister-moderated forum held in a church as thousands of evangelicals plan to gather in the nation's capital to pressure both men move further to the right on social issues.Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1829109,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1829109,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsArchbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, struggling to hold together the troubled world Anglican family, urged church leaders gathered Sunday in England not to consecrate another gay bishopMon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826453,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826453,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the Catholic Church marks a key anniversary of a traditionalist ascendancy, its leader is still keen to grapple with doubtersFri, 25 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826308,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826308,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsConservatives are up in arms over Mexico City legalizing abortion and same-sex unions. But leftist politicians believe the government's social conservatism could be its downfall Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824759,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824759,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBenedict won over many of the country's cynics, even if his anti-materialism message clashed with Sydney's hedonism Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824549,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824549,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPope Benedict XVI used some of the strongest language yet in his apology for the sexual abuse of children by Australia's Roman Catholic clergySat, 19 Jul 2008 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/18/pope.australia.sorry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/18/pope.australia.sorry/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI on Saturday offered his strongest public statement yet on sex abuse against minors by Roman Catholic priests, apologizing to victims and calling the abuse "evil."Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824185,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824185,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPope Benedict XVI urged religious leaders of all kinds to unite against those who use faith to divide communitiesFri, 18 Jul 2008 10:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823802,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823802,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsForget Abba, Australia hails the octogenarian pontiff like a 21st century rock star, even though he has a very old-school sermon for everyoneThu, 17 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/16/church.conference/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/16/church.conference/index.html#cnnSTCTextControversy over gay clergy and female bishops is likely to dominate the Anglican church's once-a-decade conference, which begins Wednesday.Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:59:00 EDT