Ruth Gledhill
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Queen's Birthday Honours include widow who forgave husband's murder
The lay Anglican who helped transform the financial fortunes of the Church of England has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
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Few pages of rare Gutenberg Bible expected to top $500,000 at auction
A few pages of a rare Gutenberg Bible are expected to fetch up to $700,000 at Sotheby's in New York next week.
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Previously unknown Byzantine church discovered in Israel
A previously unknown ancient Byzantine church has been uncovered during roadworks to widen a highway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in Israel.
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Muslim prayer services banned in consecrated churches - bishop of Southwark
Non-Christian acts of worship such as Muslim prayer services are banned in consecrated churches, the Bishop of Southwark said today.
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Pope Francis sets up tribunal for bishop child abuse cases
The Pope has set up an unprecedented new tribunal system to examine bishops accused of failing to protect children from paedophile priests.
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Traditionalist bishop announces support for female ordination
A leading traditionalist bishop has changed his mind on the ordination of women in a volte face that will astonish clergy and laity on both sides of the debate.
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The UK's best flower festivals
With the fine weather of the last few weeks bringing Britain into full summer bloom, the traditional flower festivals in some of the country's most beautiful churches are underway. Here we bring you some of the best we know about.
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Next Bishop of Crediton announced as Sarah Mullally
A former nurse and midwife who likes to fashion things out of clay has been chosen as the next Bishop of Crediton.
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'It is time to confront Islamic State' - Middle East church leaders
It is time for the world to step in and confront the extremist ideology of Islamic State, the region's Christian leaders said this week.
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ISIS sell captured girls into sex slavery for the price of a packet of cigarettes
'This is a war that is being fought on the bodies of women', says UN envoy.
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China: Authorities demolish huge multi-million dollar church
A huge multi-million dollar cathedral-style church is being demolished in China.
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Tony Campolo calls for full acceptance of gay Christian couples in the Church
One of the most influential evangelical Christians in the US has called for full inclusion of gay couples into the life of the Church.