James Macintyre
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Hillary Clinton reveals how Pope Francis' 'amazing' TED talk inspired her to deal with defeat by Trump
Hillary Clinton has described how she was inspired to come to terms with her defeat to Donald Trump in last year'spresidential campaign by listening to the TED talk given by Pope Francis.
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Terrorism strikes London again: Several injured as police investigate explosion on underground at Parsons Green
Several people have been injured at Parsons Green underground station in west London after an explosion which officials are treating as a terrorist incident.
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Most UK Christians never read the Bible, suggests new poll showing dwindling church attendance and prayer
Only six per cent of British adults read or listen to the Bible, while 55 per cent of Christians in this country never do so, according to a new poll commissioned for the Archbishops' Council Evangelism Task Force.
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Church of England hit by flurry of historic sexual abuse cases as former priests are convicted and jailed
A former priest has been convicted of sexual offences against two boys, another has been jailed for abusing four siblings and a third has denied offences against a young girl, as the Church of England faced a flurry of historical abuse cases.
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Christian teenager killed by classmates in Pakistan: New details and name of alleged ringleader emerge
A Christian teenager has been beaten to death by his classmates only days into beginning school after drinking from the same glass as a Muslim, according to reports and the charity British Pakistani Christians.
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'Utterly outrageous': Belgian Catholic care group denounced by Church over euthanasia plans
A furious row has broken out within the Catholic Church over the Belgian Brothers of Charity, who are refusing to comply with a Vatican order to stop providing euthanasia for the people it cares for.
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How Saudi Arabia's religion textbooks promote hate against non-Muslims
Saudi Arabia's school religious studies curriculum contains 'hateful and incendiary language toward religions' and label Jews and Christians 'unbelievers' with whom Muslims should not associate, according to Human Rights Watch.
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30,000 bellringers can't be wrong. So what's so great about the Church?
Last weekend, to mark Heritage Open Days, Ecclesiastical, the UK's leading insurer of Grade Ilisted buildings, combined forces with the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers to celebrate and highlight the role churches play in their local communities.
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Russian movie chain won't show Tsar 'affair' film after threats from Christian hardliners
Russia's largest operator of movie theatres says it will not screen a controversial film depicting an affair between ayoung ballerina and the last tsar, considered a martyr by the Orthodox church, following accusations of 'blasphemy', threats and arson attacks.
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Jewish groups in Sweden appeal against neo-Nazi march
Sweden's main organisation for Jews is appealing a police decision to grant the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) permission to stage a march near a synagogue in Gothenburg on September 30, according to the Swedish paper The Local.
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Released: Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, kidnapped Indian priest, is free
The kidnapped Indian priest, Father Tom Uzhunnalil, has been freed from captivity and flown to Oman, the country's government and church figures have confirmed.
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Historic sex offence allegations 'clearly weighed on' vicar who incinerated himself
The coroner in the case of a Church of England vicar who incinerated himself while being investigated for historic sex offences has said that the allegations 'clearly weighed on him' regardless of whether or not they were true.