Carl Lentz, a so-called pastor to the stars who baptized singer Justin Bieber in 2014, was fired Wednesday by Hillsong Church for reasons including what the megachurch called "moral failures." On ...

Carl Lentz was fired from Hillsong Church this month because of "moral failures," said Brian Houston, the founding pastor. All about the celebrity flocked Hillsong Church, which has counted Justin and ...

A Hillsong employee who said she spent years working as a nanny for ousted lead pastor Carl Lentz and his family accused him of sexual abuse, manipulation and bullying. Leona Kimes, who is now a ...

Brian Houston, the founder of Hillsong Church, is opening up about the scandals — most notably popular pastor Carl Lentz's affair and subsequent firing — that have recently plagued the global ...

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Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston was found not guilty in an Australian courtroom Thursday of not notifying the police after his father admitted to sexually abusing children decades ago. Houston, ...

Carl Lentz is seeking help. The former Hillsong pastor is undergoing mental health treatment after he was asked to step down from leadership at the Christian megachurch in November for "moral failings ...

CANBERRA, Australia — Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston was ruled not guilty Thursday of an Australian charge of concealing his father's child sex crimes. Houston, 69, was the Sydney-based ...

CANBERRA, Australia — Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston was found not guilty Thursday of concealing his father’s child sex crimes in a case in Australia. Houston, 69, was the Sydney-based church’s ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The pastor who pals around with Justin Bieber and a bevy of A-list athletes while ministering to thousands of lesser-knowns at his megachurch says he's ready to speak truth to all ...

Brian Houston, who once led Hillsong, was charged because he did not inform the police after his father admitted in 1999 to sexually assaulting a young boy decades before. By Yan Zhuang A new ...

People pray during a service at Hillsong Church in New York. Hillsong is known for its Christian rock style of music and tattooed leaders like pastor Carl Lentz, who counts singer Justin Bieber and ...