5 things you didn't know about popes and presidents
Programing Note: Don't miss Wolf Blitzer Reports: Popes and Presidents on Easter Sunday, April 20 at 2 p.m. ET. The 30-minute special explores the long and sometimes troubled history between the White...
View ArticleMegachurch pastor resigns, citing 'moral failing'
Fort Lauderdale, Florida (WPLG Miami) The senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale has resigned after confessing to cheating on his wife, according to WPLG Miami. Pastor Bob Coy, 58, reportedly...
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Three popes, one brilliant move
Opinion by John Carr, special to CNN (CNN) - This Sunday, Pope Francis will canonize “Good” Pope John and Pope John Paul “the Great.” These popular references to Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II...
View ArticleHow the Catholic Church makes saints
By John L. Allen, Jr. and Daniel Burke (CNN) - On Sunday, for the first time in history, the Catholic Church will canonize two popes on the same day. Pope Francis will preside over a special ceremony...
View ArticlePope Francis in the Holy Land: 5 things to know
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Editor [twitter-follow screen_name='BurkeCNN'] (CNN) - So, a rabbi, a sheikh and a pope travel to the Holy Land… It might sound like the start of a trite joke, but it’s...
View ArticleInside Manhattan's most hipster-y megachurch
(CNN) - While some churches are struggling to attract younger members, 20 and 30-something-year-olds are waiting in long lines to get into Hillsong's services. Pastor Carl Lentz is the main...
View ArticleVatican softens tone toward gays and lesbians
By Delia Gallagher, CNN ROME (CNN) - The Vatican said Thursday that gays and lesbians must be treated with respect, their children may be baptized in the church, and admitted that Catholic priests are...
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What God is screaming in Ferguson, Missouri
Opinion by the Rev. Fred D. Robinson, special to CNN (CNN) - On day five after the shooting death of unarmed black teen Michael Brown at the hands of police, I was on the phone with a white Christian...
View ArticleMark Driscoll, top megachurch pastor, resigns
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Editor (CNN) - Less than a year ago, Mark Driscoll, an evangelical pastor, was flying high. His hometown Seattle Seahawks were in the Super Bowl, and the brash pastor...
View ArticleNew Chicago archbishop ditches $14 million mansion
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Editor (CNN) - Chicago's new archbishop does not plan to live in the $14 million mansion that housed many of his predecessors but was seen by some Catholics as out of...
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