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The Tory leader David Cameron introduces his sons Ivan, left, and Arthur to Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, at the Christmas Day service at York Minster enlarge Christian leaders used their Christmas ...

Pope Benedict said on Thursday he hoped Christmas would bring hope to those suffering from war, terrorism, injustice and poverty and appealed for peace in the Holy Land.

Iraq's Christians, a scant minority in this overwhelmingly Muslim country, quietly celebrated Christmas on Thursday with a present from the government, which declared it an official holiday for the first time.

The pews were packed for the Christmas Mass in Baghdad's Greek Orthodox church Thursday, a sign to Father Younan Yacob that the city had grown safer for its Christian minority over the past year.

Pope calls for Mideast peace at Mass Pope Benedict XVI called for peace in the Middle East and an end to the exploitation of children in the homily he delivered early Thursday during the annual Christmas Eve ...

OPENLY gay Australian Greens leader Bob Brown has joined the world-wide chorus of condemnation directed at Pope Benedict XVI, after the Catholic leader suggested homosexuality was as much a threat to the ...

The Christmas Eve Mass for Baghdad's small and beleaguered Christian community started before dusk Wednesday instead of at the traditional midnight, a reflection of continued security concerns in the Iraqi ...

Catholic publications have rushed to the defense of Pope Benedict XVI's comments that the human race is as imperiled by gay and lesbian families as by the wanton destruction of the rain forests.

Pope Benedict XVI is gearing up for his Christmas celebrations with Midnight Mass in St.

THE leader of Hong Kong's Catholic Church, Cardinal Joseph Zen, a staunch democracy campaigner and critic of China's rights record, said on Wednesday he would retire early next year.

VATICAN CITY, DEC. 21, 2008 .- Benedict XVI urged the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology to advance research into society's Christian roots because society needs a culture more open to spiritual ...

Galileo Galilei is going from heretic to hero. The Vatican is recasting the most famous victim of its Inquisition as a man of faith, just in time for the 400th anniversary of Galileo's telescope and the ...

Dec 23 - Pope Benedict says saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behaviour is as important as protecting the environment.

Pontiff equates gender theories with threat to rainforests, and calls for an 'ecology of man' ) Link to this video The pope has sparked controversy by saying defending heterosexuality is as important as saving ...

'With the feast of Christmas just a few days away, we are invited to fix our gaze upon the ineffable mystery that Mary carried for nine months in her virginal womb: the mystery of God who becomes man.

Christian priests being arrested for murder, a nun committing suicide, another alleging torture in a convent... 2008 has been full of unsavoury incidents for churches in Kerala, except for one historic moment - ...

Pope Benedict will visit the Holy Land in May, according to a Palestinian source in the West Bank, visiting Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Territories from May 8 to 12.

The Vatican is endorsing new technology that brings the book of daily prayers used by priests straight onto iPhones.

He may draw adoring crowds, but Pope Benedict XVI said Monday he's no rock star.

VATICAN CITY, DEC. 21, 2008 .- Benedict XVI encouraged the youth of Catholic action to declare that Christ is enough for them, and to proclaim the joy of faith as the "joy that never ends." The Pope said this ...