First Latin American pope offers opportunity to 'rethink differences' and 'join hands in mission.'

Bergoglio expected to focus on poverty and set a friendlier tone in Protestant-Catholic relations.

An interview with international evangelist (and native Argentine) on his friend, Jorge Bergoglio.

Jews bear no collective guilt for crucifixion, he says.

Reports of U.K. church's death may be premature.

New book reopens questions on self-denial and "what is lacking in Christ's afflictions."

Rome won't cede the continent to secularists without a fight.

Why development work and gospel work cannot be put asunder.

According to Benedict XVI's new encyclical, trying to love people without knowing the truth about them leads to mere sentiment and will do them harm.

Leading HIV researcher Edward C. Green says criticism of the pope 'unfair.'

In Pope Benedict's hands, Christian joy becomes the antidote to modern meaninglessness.

Vatican reluctantly grants Paraguayan Fernando Lugo's request to step down.

Mouw is president of Fuller Theological Seminary and a supporter of Evangelicals and Catholics Together.

Pope's U.S. visit is expected to strengthen evangelical-Catholic relationship.

Those "in the name of the Creator, and of the Redeemer, and of the Sanctifier" are invalid.

Latest papal document urges Roman Catholics to win souls.

At Easter message, Benedict XVI had lamented, "nothing positive comes out of Iraq."

Also: Bishops clarify Mugabe statements, a priest-imam soccer game is cancelled, the spanking debate resumes, and more.

What 38 Muslim scholars said to the pope in a little-known open letter.

Protestants hope to share in the benefits of Turkey trip.

American pundits debate whether centralized religious authority restrains violence.

The story behind the Swiss Guards.

Actually, there are dozens of interesting religion stories beyond the Pope Benedict and Islam conflict, including a worship ban in libraries, All Saints's ongoing fight with the IRS, Kerry's remarkable religion speech, and a fall TV preview.

Advocates question motive for executing Christians.

Plus: Booted broadcasters boo TBN, chaplain prayer battles, the new State Department religious freedom report, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Evangelicals can be glad that the new pope is not likely to be a mere caretaker.

John Paul II's legacy of orthodoxy bodes well for evangelical engagement.

What the new pope believes about the papacy, and whether he might change it.

Why he was chosen—and why he's no narrow-minded blockhead.

"He's going to hold the line," says Norm Geisler.

"Simple and humble worker" had served as head of the Vatican office on church doctrine.

The unknown story of how John Paul II ushered Campus Crusade into Catholic Poland.

Once antagonistic communities are now on the same side of several cultural issues.

Reformation scholar Timothy George discusses Pope John Paul II's historical significance and this 'momentous' era of Catholic-evangelical dialogue.

Timothy George discusses how "the greatest pope since the Reformation" changed evangelicalism without us knowing.

Theologian Tom Oden sees continued cooperation ahead.

John Paul II embodied the "culture of life."

Now that John Paul II is gone, I am even more of an orphan than the Christians in the Roman church.

Third-longest papacy marked by a passion to evangelize the whole world.

He was 'unquestionably the most influential voice for morality and peace in the world during the last 100 years,' says Billy Graham.