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Church that does not side with the poor 'cannot claim to follow Jesus', synod told
Church of England leaders called on the Government to initiate a "full independent review" into the impact of benefit sanctions.
Dublin churches forced to close on Easter Sunday for security
Churches in Dublin will be forced to close on Easter Sunday due to a safety cordon, as up to half a million visitors are expected to commemorate the centenary of the Easter Rising.
Uganda's martyr: Why we should remember Janani Luwum
Archbishop Janani Luwum was the head of the Anglican Church in Uganda under the gangster rule of Idi Amin.
Evangelical church in Chiapas suffers arson attack on eve of Pope's arrival
An evangelical church in Chiapas, Mexico was attacked and burned just a day before Pope Francis visited the region.
9 Christian leaders arrested in Australia after protesting deportation of asylum seekers
Australian Christian leaders have been arrested after holding a prayer vigil at the office of the Minister for Justice.
Pope to Mexican youths: Jesus doesn't want you to be hitmen
Pope Francis begged young people to shun the lure of easy money and big cars offered by drug traffickers in Mexico's gang-infested heartland on Tuesday
Pope Francis loses his cool with 'selfish' well-wisher
Pope Francis yesterday rebuked well-wishers in Mexico for being selfish after they caused him to fall onto a child in a wheelchair.
Australian abuse victims crowdfund trip to Rome for Vatican treasurer testimony
Catholic Cardinal George Pell had been scheduled to testify at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in the Australian city of Ballarat.
Columba Declaration passed in historic show of unity at Synod
The Church of England's ruling body has passed a historic motion of unity with the Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
Church in Wales to participate in LGBT film project
The Church in Wales has endorsed a LGBT short film project seeking to build understanding of LGBT issues across the country, calling it an opportunity to show God's church welcomes all of humanity.
Workers at church children's charity vote for industrial action
Workers at a leading Methodist charity have backed industrial action in a dispute that follows years of discontent over pay.
People in Britain too 'embarrassed' to talk about faith says BBC's Bill Turnbull
The BBC Breakfast presenter who is being replaced by committed Christian Dan Walker has regretted that people in Britain are "embarrassed" to talk about their faith.
Support group for same-sex attracted Christians given charitable status
A support organisation for homosexual Christians who choose not to act on their sexual desires has been allowed to register as a charity.
Pope Francis to indigenous Mexicans: 'The world needs you!'
Pope Francis told indigenous Mexicans that today's world "needs you!", denouncing their systematic exclusion from society and encouraging the use of native languages in Catholic worship.
Fewer than one in 50 large churches led by a woman priest
Fewer than one in 50 of England's largest churches are led by women and fewer than a quarter of full-time clergy are women, according to latest figures released by campaigners for women's ordination.
Church guilty of 'abandoning the poor', Synod told
The Church is guilty of disproportionately favouring rich areas over poor estates, the CofE's governing body heard today.