Ruth Gledhill
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Christian summer camps threatened by delays in criminal checks on new recruits
Some of the popular summer camps run by churches for children during the long summer holidays could be at risk because of delays in the criminal checks that must by law be carried out for youth leaders and other volunteers.
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Three people on trial for 'Vatileaks' scandal could face years in prison
Vatican prosecutors have demanded heavy jail terms for three of those trial after sensitive Vatican documents were leaked and their contents ended up in two books
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Christian rapper on confessing to murder: 'I wanted to get right with God'
Trevell Coleman, better known as the rapper G Dep, is serving 15 years in prison after confessing to a murder he carried out nearly 20 years ago when he was 18.
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Terror bomb blast kills four in Saudi holy city of Medina
A suicide bomber has targeted Islam's second holiest site in Saudi Arabia, murdering four people and wounding five others.
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Comedian Katy Brand's new Edinburgh show: 'I was a teenage Christian'
Comedian Katy Brand is basing her new show around her teenage life as an evangelical Christian.
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Bangladesh PM urges terrorists to stop killing in the name of religion
"Islam is a religion of peace. Stop killing in the name of the religion," said Hasina after 20 hostages were murdered by Islamist terrorists at a restaurant in Dhaka.
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Battle looms in Church of England over 'blessings' for gay marriage
Evangelicals are preparing to block what they fear is an attempt to introduce same-sex blessings to the Church of England.
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Pope Francis: I will not bow to conservative critics
Pope Francis has pledged he will not be deterred from making changes by the strong rhetoric of the ultra-conservative wing of the Catholic Church. But nor will he chop off their heads, he said.
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Report on freedom of religion shows horrific persecution of Christians worldwide
A horrific catalogue of human rights abuses of Christians and other believers is listed in the latest freedom of religion or belief report from the European Union.
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Faith leaders condemn rise in racial hatred after EU referendum
The three main faith leaders in Britain have warned against the growing amount of "racial hatred" in the wake of the EU referendum.
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Pope Francis wants 'prayers and tears' not a sermon at Auschwitz death camp
Pope Francis wants to mark the deaths of six million Jews and millions of other minorities with tears and prayers when he visits the Auschwitz Nazi death camp in Poland at the end of this month.
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Christian leaders warn against election violence in South Africa
Catholic bishops in South Africa have warned against rising violence as next month's municipal elections approach.