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Do social media and TV show us the world as it really is? Not according to Pope Francis
Do social media and TV show us the world as it really is? Not according to Pope Francis

Young people must not allow themselves to be led astray by a 'false image' of reality presented on social media and TV, the Pope has said in his latest message to young people to mark World Youth Day.

Flights into Egypt: Could the Holy Family\'s route from Bethlehem become a pilgrim trail again?
Flights into Egypt: Could the Holy Family's route from Bethlehem become a pilgrim trail again?

The vital Egyptian tourist trade has been devastated by terror attacks leading to countries including the UK recommending against all but essential travel to some areas.

Welsh MPs blast Church over \'homophobic\' treatment of gay cleric Jeffrey John
Welsh MPs blast Church over 'homophobic' treatment of gay cleric Jeffrey John

Welsh MPs are urging the Church to rethink their rejection of senior gay cleric Jeffrey John after they blocked him from becoming a bishop amid allegations of homophobia.

Strive for Christian unity: Why the EA\'s Steve Clifford believes this is what God is saying to the Church
Strive for Christian unity: Why the EA's Steve Clifford believes this is what God is saying to the Church

In a world that seems more divided than it has been for decades – think Brexit, the Scottish independence referendum and Donald Trump, aside from the wars that have created millions of refugees – Steve Clifford says he was 'ambushed' by Jesus' teaching on unity.

Beautiful photographs of the Church of England\'s 42 cathedrals go on display
Beautiful photographs of the Church of England's 42 cathedrals go on display

Forty-two photographs representing all 42 cathedrals of the Church of England are currently on show in the Lady Chapel at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire.

Conservative vicar calls on bishop to \'repent\' over thanksgiving for gay couples
Conservative vicar calls on bishop to 'repent' over thanksgiving for gay couples

A Conservative Anglican vicar is calling on his bishop to repent for saying the Church's view on sexuality was 'morally unacceptable'.

At almost 90, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is \'in good shape\' and following the news
At almost 90, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is 'in good shape' and following the news

Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, who turns 90 next month, is mentally fit and reading, praying and preaching as he has since his resignation as pope in 2013, according to his closest aide.

More calls for Welsh church to make Jeffrey John a bishop
More calls for Welsh church to make Jeffrey John a bishop

Another Anglican Cathedral has thrown their weight behind calls for a senior gay cleric to be reconsidered as a bishop in Wales.

Faith in the Fire: 7 quotes from Reformation icon Thomas Cramner
Faith in the Fire: 7 quotes from Reformation icon Thomas Cramner

On this day in 1556, English Reformer and wordsmith Thomas Cramner was burned alive. To his dying breath, Cramner knew the weight of words. Here are 7 of his best quotes.

Looking for a summer pilgrimage? Go see these 1300-year-old treasures at Durham Cathedral
Looking for a summer pilgrimage? Go see these 1300-year-old treasures at Durham Cathedral

Treasures dating back more than 1,300 years to St Cuthbert will be unveiled at Durham Cathedral later this summer.

See where Jesus died and was buried - Tomb now restored in Jerusalem
See where Jesus died and was buried - Tomb now restored in Jerusalem

Just in time for Easter, the tomb believed to be that of Jesus at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has been restored in a multi-million dollar renovation, with pilgrims able to see for the fist time the bare stone of the ancient burial cave.

Burundi Archbishop is Archbishop of Canterbury\'s new man in Rome
Burundi Archbishop is Archbishop of Canterbury's new man in Rome

An African Archbishop is to be the Church of England's new ambassador to Rome.

Jeffrey John: Pressure mounts on Church in Wales after allegations of homophobia
Jeffrey John: Pressure mounts on Church in Wales after allegations of homophobia

Pressure is mounting on Welsh bishops after they were accused of homophobia by a senior gay cleric on Sunday.

\'No, you aren\'t distributing Luther condoms,\' Germany\'s Evangelical Church tells youth group
'No, you aren't distributing Luther condoms,' Germany's Evangelical Church tells youth group

The Dusseldorf youth church took things a little too far when they distributed condoms featuring quotes from the great man.

Gay cleric Jeffrey John speaks out: My homosexuality was the only reason I was blocked as Bishop of Llandaff
Gay cleric Jeffrey John speaks out: My homosexuality was the only reason I was blocked as Bishop of Llandaff

A prominent gay cleric's homosexuality was the only reason he was blocked from becoming a bishop, he has claimed.