Church

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  Aid agency Tearfund launches in USA

  International aid and relief charity Tearfund has announced the launch of an American arm, Tearfund USA.

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  Church leaders back 'Season of Creation'

  Nine senior church leaders have signed a joint letter encouraging Christians around the world to participate in a 'Season of Creation' in September.

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  7 Secrets To Turn Yourself Into A Social Media Guru

  (Sponsored) Do you wonder how some people get thousands of likes and millions of followers in their profiles and updates? Well, the pathway to climb the giddy heights of social media guru stardom is not very complicated.

• In North Korea, children watch Christians being executed

  'The first time I saw a man being executed it was because he had smuggled Christian things into the country and enticed people into the church.'

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  Bishop of Gloucester hits back: I never said you can't have love without faith

  The bishop of Gloucester has hit back at a Times article following her appearance at the Cheltenham Science Festival on Saturday which led to her being widely attacked on social media.

• Pope accepts resignation of Bishop Juan Barros over sex abuse scandal

  Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the bishop at the centre of Chile's child sex abuse scandal.

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  Northern Ireland Presbyterian Church approves policy that would withhold full membership from same-sex couples

  The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Northern Ireland has voted in favor of a new policy that would deny full membership to same-sex couples.

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  Bible Society hit with $134,000 fine over data leak

  The Bible Society, a charity aimed at making the Scriptures available throughout the world, has been fined £100,000 (US$134,174) in the U.K. due to a computer security breach that allowed hackers to access records containing information about the organization's supporters.

• Vatican urges 'daring proposals' over allowing married priests

  A document for a meeting of Catholic bishops from the Amazon, expected to evaluate ordaining elderly married men as priests for the vast region, says the Church should make 'daring proposals'.

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  Church in Ireland bans gay couples from membership

  The largest Protestant church in Ireland has adopted a new policy meaning anyone in a gay relationship cannot be a full member and children of same-sex couples cannot be baptised.

• Astronauts give pope personalised space suit, add white cape

  Astronauts from the International Space Station gave Pope Francis his own blue jump suit on Friday but to distinguish him from ordinary planetary pilgrims like themselves they added a white cape.

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  Story sharing: The bridge across the church generation gap?

  We talk about the 'generation gap'. What are we doing to build a generation bridge? Are stories the answer?

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  Report: Membership in PCUSA dropped by 5 percent in 2017

  The Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) has released its latest report showing a five percent drop in membership in 2017.

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  Ebola outbreak in DRC prompts Catholic Church to suspend sacraments

  The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo has decided to suspend several sacraments due to the outbreak of the Ebola virus last month.

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  Prince Charles asked to give evidence at sex abuse inquiry into paedophile bishop Peter Ball

  Prince Charles has been asked to evidence at a child abuse inquiry into a paedophile bishop who was jailed for abusing young men.