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Southern Methodist University's top official is trying to allay concerns that pro-Bush politics might spread through campus as it hosts the George W. Bush presidential library.

The leader of an Episcopal church in this city has been suspended while officials investigate whether he misused church money, according to the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado.

The city's hate crimes task force has arrested a homeless man on charges he scrawled anti-religious statements at the entrance of a historic Catholic church, police said Thursday.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, said Friday during a pilgrimage to Bethlehem, that the Israeli-built wall around the traditional site of Jesus' birth symbolized what was 'deeply wrong

Pope Benedict XVI on Friday urged intensified dialogue with Islam, saying in a Christmas speech that 2006 will be remembered as a year marked by the danger of a clash between cultures and religions.

Sexual abuse allegations have led to the suspension of a longtime minister at Bellevue Baptist Church and to at least one call for the church's senior pastor to step down.

In a new building and with the mayor and hometown congressman on hand, Bethel Baptist Church commemorated the 50th anniversary of the racist bombing that targeted the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth as he led

There were no jolly Christmas carols to be found at the Cannon Memorial Chapel. No festive branches of holly. No smiling faces or hearty wishes of happiness.

A pastor who worked with young adults at New Life Church has admitted sexual misconduct and resigned just weeks after former church leader Ted Haggard stepped down over sexual immorality.

A Reform rabbi and a Methodist pastor may celebrate different holidays this month, but they have something to rejoice together — one is giving a kidney to the other.

Two of the most prominent and largest Episcopal parishes in Virginia voted overwhelmingly Sunday to leave The Episcopal Church and join fellow Anglican conservatives forming a rival denomination in th

Pope Benedict met on Thursday with Archbishop Christodoulos, head of the Orthodox Church of Greece, for talks on relations between the two churches.

The Anglican Church of Tanzania declared Tuesday that it was cutting ties with the Episcopal Church in the United States.

The founding pastor of the 2,100-member Grace Chapel has resigned after he said he had sexual relations with other men.

An excommunicated Roman Catholic archbishop continued to defy the Vatican when he installed two married priests as bishops on Sunday.

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church on Tuesday accused the Vatican of pursuing an 'extremely unfriendly policy' in Russia and other ex-Soviet states.

Members of a conservative Episcopal diocese who voted to distance themselves from the faith's national denomination received a letter Monday from church leaders lamenting their decision.

One of the city's oldest churches has a new name, reflecting a local trend of moving away from denominational titles in the evangelical movement.

Pope Benedict XVI has urged religious leaders of all faiths to 'utterly refuse' to support any form of violence in the name of faith.

Pope Benedict XVI has taken another step to placate anger in the Islamic world over his remarks on holy war, making additions to his original text affirming that a quotation from a 14th century Byzant

Vatican theologians are leaning toward revising centuries-old teaching that babies who die without baptism go to limbo instead of heaven, officials said Friday.

Canterbury Cathedral has launched an appeal for $80 million to fund major repairs, including restoring crumbling masonry and replacing a leaking roof.

Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday encouraged Christians and Muslims in Iraq to continue their centuries-old brotherly ties as he prayed for peace and harmony in the violence-wracked country.

The Vatican's new secretary of state urged diplomats Friday to work for religious freedom everywhere, touching on a sensitive issue between the Holy See and some countries, including Muslim ones, whe

Roman Catholic and Christian Orthodox leaders meeting for the first time in six years said they will continue their efforts to bridge the divide between their ancient branches of Christianity.