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Justin Welby: New evangelism course 'an amazing gift to the church'
A "ground-breaking" new evangelism resource will be released at the General Synod later this month.

Uncovering buried treasure: Previously unseen work from major Christian writer to be published
2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Henri Nouwen â widely regarded as one of the most profound and influential spiritual writers of the 20th Century.

How to listen to sermons: 10 tips to make it easier
There's lots available to help the preachers preach, but very little to help the preached-at listen.

Australian pastor jailed for 10 years for raping a 13-year-old
A pastor has been jailed for 10 and a half years for drugging, blindfolding and raping a 13-year-old girl.

Blue-letter Bible highlighting OT passages about Jesus is top seller
A Bible with Old Testament passages relating to Jesus marked in blue is the top selling specialty Bible in North America.

Pharrell Williams to bullied girl at Charleston AME Church: 'You're beautiful and you're black'
US singer, rapper and producer Pharrell Williams visited Charleston Emanuel AME church this weekend, where nine people were shot and killed on 17 June.

How evangelicals are responding to increased acceptance of homosexuality
Western culture in general is moving inexorably towards greater acceptance of same-sex relationships. What does this mean for evangelicals?

Derick Dillard: God didn't call us to convert Catholics
Jill and Derek Dillard have appeared to hit back at suggestions that they have been trying to convert Roman Catholics.

Cameron urged to raise 'worrying' issues of religious freedom with Egpytian president
David Cameron has been urged to raise religious freedom with the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during his official visit to the UK this week.

The Pope is prepared for battle, says top Cardinal
C9 Cardinal RodrÃguez Maradiaga of Honduras says reports of excessive spending and political maneuvering by officials of the Roman Curia confirmed the need to press ahead with overhaul of Vatican bureaucracy.

Vatican leaks: two arrests, two new books
Vatican police have summonsed for questioning a senior priest and a former employee on suspicion of leaking confidential documents which are the basis of two new books on Vatican finances.

Pope Francis tells business owners: Treat your employees well, be fair to women
Christian business owners have a responsibility to protect and uphold their employees' welfare, said Roman Catholic pontiff Pope Francis, explaining that it is their "entrepreneurial vocation" to respect the needs of their staff while employing a "lay missionary" spirit.

Gay priest who married partner loses employment discrimination claim
Canon Jeremy Pemberton, who was prevented from becoming a hospital chaplain after he married his partner, has lost his case claiming he was discriminated against by his bishop.

Hunt is on for pastor who force fed snakes to his congregation
A hunt is on for a man known as the "snake pastor" in South Africa after the cultural, religious and linguistic (CLR) rights commission is searching for him.

Vincent Nichols criticises government's slow response to refugee crisis: 'Their plight doesn't wait'
The Archbishop of Westminster today criticised the British government's slow response to the refugee crisis, claiming that it is compromising the dignity of those in need.

Bishop warns against Iraqi law that children of Muslim converts must be Muslim
A law forcing children of converts to Islam to be regarded as Muslims will contribute to the extinction of Christianity in Iraq, a bishop has warned.