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More UK cathedrals targeted for Luther-style protest warning Church 'in crisis' over gay relationships

A pressure campaign targeting cathedrals around the UK is spreading off the back of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.

Former megachurch pastor Perry Noble announces divorce from wife Lucretia

Perry Noble, the former leader of NewSpring Church in South Carolina is getting divorced.

Church of England urged to face up to sexual harassment in its own ranks

The Church of England is being urged to face up to allegations of sexual harassment and abuse in its own ranks and take a lead to tackle the issue.

The name-game dividing the Church: What makes a Christian 'evangelical'?

'Evangelical' is a divisive label in the Church today. Others are desperate to claim it, others to reject it. But can there be any consensus on hat it really means?

Pope Francis faces chaotic backlash in Myanmar if he even mentions Rohingya

Pope Francis is being warned that even mentioning the Rohingya in his upcoming visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh will unleash a backlash from nationalist groups.

Pope Francis' confession: I fall asleep while praying

Pope Francis has confessed to falling asleep while praying.

Reformation 500 stunt as rebel priests call Church 'corrupt' in declarations pinned to St Paul's Cathedral door

Priests claiming to be modern-day Martin Luthers have pinned a declaration to St Paul's Cathedral's doors warning the Church of England is 'corrupt' and in 'crisis' because of its softening stance on same-sex relationships.

'Terrible revolution': Police remove protesting Catholics from Brussels Reformation service

A group of dissenting Catholics were removed by police from Brussels cathedral on Saturday after invading an ecumenical Protestant-Catholic commemoration of the Reformation. The group condemned the Reformation as heretical, a 'terrible revolution' and a 'tragedy for Christian society'.

Reformation 500: Archbishop urges Church to reform 'again and again' amid 'political pressures'

The Archbishop of Canterbury is urging the Church to undergo another Reformation if it is to flourish amid 'political pressures' and 'the ferocity of sinful power-seeking' today.

Evangelical Steve Chalke calls for 'new Reformation' with 95 theses 'for the 21st century'

Influential UK evangelical Steve Chalke is calling for a 'new Reformation' 500 years after Martin Luther's 95 theses ushered in the first. He told Christian Today that his proposed reform is not about division, but about debate.

'Radical Reformation': The hidden Anabaptist revolution and its message for struggling Western churches

Stephen Coxen looks at the alternative stream to the Reformation - Anabaptism - and how it paves a way forward for Christians today

Rowan Williams: Repentance is appropriate after sins of the Protestant Reformation

The former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has said that 'repentance' is an 'appropriate' way of looking back on the Protestant Reformation, the 500th anniversary of which is celebrated today.

Crackdown on fixed-odd betting terminals revealed amid warnings of a 'fudge'

The maximum stake at fixed-odd betting terminals will be cut, and could be lowered to as little as Â£2, after government ministers admitted the current status quo was 'inappropriate'.

A second Reformation? How the 'church from below' is shaking the Establishment

Christianity in 21st century Britain is a peripheral affair. The church is a marginal voice and while it may still retain its status of significance in some matters, that voice carries little authority.

Reformation 500 anniversary commemorated by Protestants and Catholics

Today marks the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation in 1517 and will be commemorated by Protestants and Catholics around the world.