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Church of England cuts ties with Wonga
The Church of England has cut all ties with Wonga, after facing criticism for its investment in the payday lender's portfolio.

General Synod: Will women bishops happen this time?
This week at York will the the move towards women bishops be successful? If so, what's changed since November 2012?

Where have all the Pope's pennies gone? Vatican profits drop by £66million
Profit drops by â¬83.7m at the Vatican's bank amid reforms

General Synod - An Idiot's Guide
General Synod is nearly upon us but what on earth is it all about? Veteran Synod reporter Ruth Gledhill lifts the lid...

Pope apologises for 'sacrilegious cult' of abuse
Pope Francis today apologised for the clerical abuse that has rocked the Catholic Church during his first meeting with victims since his election to papacy.

Most members in favour, but URC votes 'no' to gay marriage ceremonies
The United Reformed Church has failed to reach a full consensus on same-sex marriage, and it will therefore not offer ceremonies to gay couples wishing to wed.

Pope meeting sex abuse victims today
Pope Francis is today meeting victims of sexual abuse by clergy for the first time since his election to papacy.

Ahead of the women bishops vote, what can the Church of England learn from peacebuilding in Northern Ireland?
As the General Synod of the Church of England faces the vote on women bishops, its most important decision in recent decades, the Archbishop of Canterbury's head of reconciliation has outlined the keystones of his path to peace.

Christian band Hillsong United documentary film to be released by Warner Bros. in 2015
Chart-topping worship band Hillsong United will appear in a documentary film, "Hillsong- Let Hope Rise," next year.

What Rowan Williams really said about Buddhism
Sensationalist headlines suggest that the former Archbishop has turned to Buddhism â but has he really exchanged his mitre for an alms bowl?
Jefferson Bethke: Being a hip church or traditional church doesn't matter, what matters is sacrificial love
The guy behind the 'Why I hate religion, but love Jesus' video likens hipster churches to hipster coffee shops that turn their noses up at Starbucks, forgetting it's thanks to the coffee giant they even exist

Forget mega church, here's micro church...
Megachurches are taking over America â with some churches boasting tens of thousands of regular congregants - but what about the small, intimate communities that are also experiencing real revival?

Pope Francis: Communists have stolen the flag of Christianity
Pope Francis has declared that Communists have "stolen the flag of Christianity".

Leading CofE academic in fatal car accident
Dr John Hughes, Dean of Chapel at Jesus College, Cambridge, was in a fatal collision.

Justin Welby: Homosexuality was a 'lightning conductor' in the power struggle between evangelicals and liberals
'Risk taking' was needed to reconcile warring factions of the Church, said Justin Welby

Forget politicians 'doing God', churches must learn how to 'do politics'
Senior Labour MP Meg Munn told the Methodist Conference lots of politicians have faith.