A cave in Rihab, Jordan that archaeologists have just discovered could be the oldest Christian church in the world. The cave is an underground chapel dating back to AD33-70.

More than eight of out of ten Catholics are satisfied with the leadership of Pope Benedict XVI, according to a poll of Catholic adults in the United States. More than seven out of ten are equally satisfied with the leadership of the U.S. bishops, a14-point jump, from 58 to 72 percent, since 2004.

Bishop Peter J. Jugis of the Diocese of Charlotte will welcome Pope Benedict XVI in a video to be shown at the papal Mass in Washington, D.C.

Benedictus qui venit in nomine domini. There is something lyrically beautiful and majestically timeless about the Latin rendering of this supreme moment of joy pronounced on Palm Sunday 2000 years ago in Jerusalem as Jesus entered the city.

Early afternoon saw a shooting in the church parking lot of New Life Church, an Evangelical Megachurch, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. According to a report quoting the church's pastor four people were shot by a gunman in the car park.

The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) have signed the Act of Canonical Communion in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. Alexy II, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, and Metropolitan Laurus, First Hierarch of ROCOR, signed the act in the presence of President Vladimir Putin.

A landmark in the history of Eastern Christendom is timed to the Ascension, which falls on May 17 this year. The Russian Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia are signing an Act of Canonical Communion.

Turkey says it restores Armenian church, but does not allow worship and transforms the christian church into museum to attract tourism.

Turkey must reinstate the Armenian Church as a place of worship, not a tourist attraction.
The Armenian Apostolic Church said on Tuesday that it will boycott the high-profile inauguration of an ancient Armenian church in Turkey, in protest against the Turkish government's failure to reinstate it as a place of worship.