Ruth Gledhill
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Establishment figures wrote letters in support of sex-abusing bishop who escaped justice for years
Senior establishment figures wrote letters to the Crown Prosecution Service and leading police officers in support of disgraced Church of England bishop Peter Ball.
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Archbishop of Canterbury uses new year message to speak up for refugees
The Archbishop of Canterbury today speaks up for refugees, calling on Britain to welcome them today as this country has done in the past.
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Pope accepts resignation of Australian bishop accused of cover-up over child sex abuse
The Pope has accepted the resignation of a bishop accused of covering up for the Catholic Church during the Australian Royal Commission on child sex abuse.
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Suspending hoverboard priest 'too harsh' for 'Year of Mercy'
Social media is divided over whether the Philippine diocese of San Pablo overreacted in disciplining the hoverboard priest
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Asia Bibi, under sentence of death for blasphemy in Pakistan, forgives her persecutors
Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who has spent her seventh Christmas behind bars under death sentence in Pakistan for blasphemy, has forgiven her persecutors.
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Iran: Nine Christians arrested in church on Christmas Day
A group of Christians in Iran have been arrested while attending church on Christmas Day in Shiraz.
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Video of Catholic priest riding hoverboard during Mass goes viral
A diocese has criticised one of its priests for riding a hoverboard at the end of Mass.
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Muslims boycott UK counter-extremism strategy Prevent
Fewer than one in ten of the extremism tip-offs made under the programme come from faith or community leaders within the Muslim community
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CofE to fast track black and Asian clergy into leadership
The Church of England is to fast-track black and ethnic minority clergy into leadership after fears of institutional racism.
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Gay CofE priest says decision to ban him may encourage people to 'think again'
The Church of Engand priest banned from taking services after he married his partner last year has said he has no need to be angry, because so many people are angry on his behalf.
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Pope condemns 'monstrous evil' and terrorism in Christmas message
The Pope today spoke out for the millions of people being persecuted for their faith and condemned the "monstrous evil" in our midst.
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Queen's Speech: The light will overcome the darkness
The Queen delivered an explicitly Christian message of hope today, pledging that the "light" will overcome the darkness facing the world.