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Religious affairs official says dialogue can lessen divisions, but certain conditions must be met
Death toll in the collapsed Church building in Uyo, capital of southeast Nigeria's Akwa Ibom State on Saturday has risen beyond 100, as casualty figures are being collated from various health facilities, health officials told Xinhua here on Sunday.
After decades of waiting and negotiations, a top Roman Catholic Church leader has publicly announced that the long-running Sino-Vatican dialogue has finally made some progress on critical issues that have held ties back.
Pope Francis on Tuesday (Aug 2) appointed a special commission to study the possibility of women becoming deacons in a potentially historic opening on a vexed issue for the Catholic Church.
The Church of England on Monday officially enacted legislation to enable women to be ordained as bishops in the church.