Food price hikes are adding to the misery for the millionsof people affected by Pakistan’s worst flooding on record.
Art restorers in Italy have discovered what are believed to be the oldest paintings of some of Jesus Christ's apostles.
Easter became a festival of apology across the Christian world as church leaders issued mea culpas for grievous sins committed against children and God.
The "disappointing" outcome of December's climate summit was largely down to arrogance on the part of rich countries, according to a top economist.
At least 200 people, most of them Christians, have been murdered in ethnic attacks in Nigeria.
There may not be a single Episcopal church standing in Port-au-Prince today but that lack of walls and roofs does not mean the church in Haiti is dead.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has shone in a three-day conference called “Building an Ethical Economy,” sponsored by Trinity Church, Wall Street.
Church aid agencies are responding to the humanitarian disaster in Haiti.
• Pregnant women face difficult deliveries
• WCC calls for Haiti's foreign debt to be cancelled
• African archbishops back Haiti relief campaign
• Aftershock rocks Haiti as diocese expands recovery role
• You can help through Christian World Service
• Photos: Episcopalians respond to the quake
• Haitian bishop rejects offers to evacuate
• Episcopal Church spends Sunday in prayer
• Race against time to supply clean water
• No dignity for the dead in Port-au-Prince
• A prayer after the earthquake
• Dr Williams' message of support
• Communion rallies to the aid of Haiti
• Episcopal leaders call for prayer and support
Churches in Malaysia are full of worshippers despite attacks over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslim minorities.
Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori kneels in repentance over slavery.
The Rev Canon James M. Rosenthal and Deirdre Martin after receiving their Communion service awards.
Barack Obama and Joe Biden bow their heads during prayers by Rick Warren. Photo: Getty
Gordon Brown compares notes with Rowan Williams. Photo: Lewis Whyld/PA
Dr Rowan Williams cuts through the red tape in Alexandria. AP Photo/Tarek Fawzy
Bishop Mark Burton, Melbourne's new dean. Picture: Craig Abraham.
The former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair (centre), visiting a new baptism centre in Jordan.
Loved the world over: Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama.
Tony Blair: sees militant Islam as a growing threat to world order.
International monastery reduced to ashes by California fires. Picture, Los Angeles Times.
Rev Teresa Davies: erred and strayed. Picture, London Telegraph.
One wall stands above the rubble of a destroyed church at Kinglake northeast of Melbourne.
Egyptian farmers block the streets to prevent the mass slaughter of swine. Picture, Nasser Nouri/AP
Buses in the UK have been pressed into service by non-believers.
Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori gives communion during the Episcopal service of repentance.
Church leaders gather for the launch of the London Wave campaign.
Pope Benedict inspects a guard of honour during his visit to Jordan.
Christian and Muslim leaders gather inside Lambeth Palace at the conclusion of a three-day meeting.
Rick Warren: pledging support for North America's new Anglican grouping.
Barack Obama and George Bush: working towards a tidy handover of power.
Archbishop Philip Freier and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd gauge Victoria's desolation.
Barack Obama: employs all the rhetorical flourishes of a black preacher.
The casket of St Therese which is touring England and Wales.
Archdeacon Ray McInnes surveys donations pouring into the township of Wallan, north of Melbourne.
Members of the Anglican - Roman Catholic Commission of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Holy Cross retreat house before the California firestorm reduced it to ashes.
Delegates to the ACNA assembly in St Vincent’s Cathedral, Bedford, Texas.
Rally participants highlight the MDGs on the steps of St John the Divine in New York.
Pope Benedict: urged respect for the "nature of the human being as man and woman."
Bishop Bob Duncan with members of his new North American flock. Picture: Church Times.
President Obama: reaffirmed U.S. hopes for a two-state solution in the Middle East.
Dean James Kowalski and Senator Hillary Clinton at the rededication of St John the Divine.
Rowan Williams taking part in the Church of England debate on women bishops.
Christian peacemaker Laura Ciaghi with Saber Hereni, At-Tuwani's mayor, and Tony Blair
The Archbishop of Canterbury with Muslim leaders at Lambeth Palace.
Archbishop's residence in Adelaide: Part of the property will go to pay damages to abuse victims.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu: "All are crying for reconciliation and atonement."
The Chief Rabbi of Britain and the Archbishop of Canterbury at Auschwitz. Picture, London Times.
Senior church leaders have spoken out against conditions at New Plymouth prison, labelling the...
One of Dunedin's own, Dr Kelvin Wright, is installed as its ninth Anglican Bishop.
One of Gisborne's hidden treasures is to be restored for the whole community to enjoy.
The retiring Bishop of Auckland has laid his pastoral staff on the altar - and challenged Kiwi...
The funeral service for Archbishop Jabez Bryce, Bishop of Polynesia, followed two days of gath...
Respect for the environment is not an optional extra for the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan W...
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