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Prejudice or principle? Why the UMC banned Intelligent Design from its annual conference
The United Methodist Church has rejected a request by a group promoting so-called Intelligent Design to have a display at its General Conference in Oregon in May.
Will the Pope visit Britain? 'Never say never', Vatican official declares
'Never say never' to the Pope visiting Britain, a Liverpool-born Archbishop and the Pope's Foreign Secretary told ITV News yesterday.
Russian Orthodox Church head blames rise of Islamic State to world's acceptance of homosexuality
For the head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, the rise of the radical jihadist group ISIS can be attributed to the world's acceptance of homosexuality.
How to deal with confrontation in the Church
Confrontation is difficult, and we often go to great lengths to avoid it, but what did Jesus teach?
A homeless woman has been offered shelter by the Vatican after she gave birth outside its gates
The Vatican has invited a homeless woman to stay after she gave birth on a piece of cardboard near St Peter's Square
Colombian church claims pastor was saved from knife-wielding attacker by 'power of God'
A Pentecostal church in Colombia is claiming that a knife-wielding attacker was stopped in his tracks by the power of God.
India: 8,000 Christians targeted by violence and persecution in 2015, report says
An Indian Christian organisation has claimed there were more than 200 major incidents of anti-Christian hate speech and persecution in the country last year.
Ex-pastor accused of raping teen arrested on return to US
Pastor Jacob Malone was arrested on suspicion of raping a teenager in his congregation when his plane from Ecuador touched down in the US on Monday.
Gospel for Asia may be probed by UK Charity Commission following financial mismanagement claims
The charity has been hit by a string of revelations about its treatment of staff and volunteers and unanswered questions over its financial accounting.
India: 12 arrested for 'converting to Christianity'
Twelve people have been accused of converting to Christianity, arrested and put in jail in India, according to UCA news.
Pope Francis ambushed over whether Israel should be recognised as Jewish state
The head of the delegation of Israeli rabbis present at Pope Francis' visit to Rome's Great Synagogue has revealed he put him on the spot over the Vatican's relationship to Israel.
Jerusalem: 16-year-old held over 'Death to Christians' graffiti at Benedictine abbey
The arrest was made yesterday after a joint operation by Israeli police and the army.
MPs outraged despite assurances that Sunday schools will not face Ofsted inspections
Assurances that Ofsted inspectors would not inspect Sunday schools have failed to satisfy Christian MPs who expressed outrage at the "astonishing" and "worrying" proposals.
Marco Rubio defends the right to have, and not to have, a faith
Marco Rubio has said that he will fight for an America where no one has to violate their conscience and everyone has a right to believe what they want.
Heroic Muslim teacher who saved Christians in al-Shabaab attack dies of injuries
A Kenyan teacher who protected Christians from death at the hands of al-Shabaab terrorists in an attack before Christmas has died while undergoing surgery for his injuries.
Islamic State bulldozes oldest monastery in Iraq
Islamic State has destroyed a monastery in Iraq that was the oldest in the country and one of the oldest in the world.