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In this square where heretics were sentenced to death by fire, the Bible is read out loud to mark the Reformation

Two hundred people met in Spain in a public reading of the Bible to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
$Pope Francis issues video message to Egyptians, saying the world needs \'peace, love and mercy\'$
Pope Francis issues video message to Egyptians, saying the world needs 'peace, love and mercy'

Pope Francis has issued a video message to the people of Egypt ahead of his visit to the country later this week, saying that the war-torn world needs 'peace, love and mercy'.
$London\'s fire-fighting bishop: Who was St Mellitus?$
London's fire-fighting bishop: Who was St Mellitus?

A saint named Mellitus died on this day in 624. You might not have heard of him, but he's an icon of Church history who played an essential role in bringing Christianity to pagan Britain.
$Want to solve the crisis facing England\'s cathedrals? Here is one answer$
Want to solve the crisis facing England's cathedrals? Here is one answer

The problems facing cathedrals are symptoms of a malaise at the heart of the wider Church. But there might still be room for hope.
US citizen who worked at university with strong Christian links is detained in North Korea

North Korea has arrested an American professor who worked at a university with strong Christian links in Pyongyang as he attempted to leave the country.
$Thousands expected at UK\'s biggest Christian evangelism event for decades$
Thousands expected at UK's biggest Christian evangelism event for decades

Some of the world's top Christian evangelists will come together to lead nearly 50,000 people in praise and worship this July in one of the biggest Christian stadium events ever.
How to boil the perfect Easter eggs without cracking them

Easter Sunday, which is regarded as the most important celebration in the Christian faith, is only a few days away. To celebrate Christ's resurrection, most of the Christian community will be preparing Easter eggs for this awaited event.
$\'Love, lost and found\': New video shows how Easter is like a fairytale â with one key difference$
'Love, lost and found': New video shows how Easter is like a fairytale â with one key difference

A short new video and book titled 'Love Story' explores how Christianity is like many great myths and fairy-tales - except with one crucial difference.
A Christian Aid view: It is time for world leaders to act to save the people of Syria

The depravity unleashed by the Syrian war throws into sharp relief the deep malaise that has gripped the international community. As world leaders line up to apportion blame, the reality is that Syria represents a collective political failure.
Christian charity defends its President Franklin Graham after controversial comments backing Donald Trump

The international Christian charity Samaritan's Purse has defended the controversial political position of its President, Franklin Graham, who has expressed his support for Donald Trump.
$Evangelical charity is helping people \'come to know Jesus\' and rise out of poverty in Africa and Iraq, UK boss says$
Evangelical charity is helping people 'come to know Jesus' and rise out of poverty in Africa and Iraq, UK boss says

The work of the Christian charity Samaritan's Purse is 'lifting the sights' of UK churches and showing what 'God is doing on a global scale', the international organisation's British boss has said.
'God of peace, help us fulfil the dream of unification' - the powerful Easter prayer of Christians of North and South Korea

Christians worldwide are being urged to pray the joint Easter prayer for North and South Korea, prepared by Christians in both countries.
Pope Francis welcomes 4 British Muslim leaders for talks at the Vatican

Pope Francis today welcomed four British imams who came with Cardinal Vincent Nichols for a private meeting in the Vatican to promote dialogue and close collaboration on social action in the UK.
$Archbishop of Canterbury at Spring Harvest: \'We are going to heal the world\'s separation from God.\'$
Archbishop of Canterbury at Spring Harvest: 'We are going to heal the world's separation from God.'

Some four thousand Christians have gathered in the south west of England for the annual Spring Harvest festival involving worship, prayer, music and Bible teaching. Christian Today is there - and Archbishop Justin Welby will be joining soon.
$Manchester Passion Play: \'Being involved has led me to know Jesus as my Saviour\'$
Manchester Passion Play: 'Being involved has led me to know Jesus as my Saviour'

Muslims coming to know Jesus. Alcoholics finding sobriety in faith. These are just some of the extraordinary stories being played out in the Manchester Passion, now in rehearsals before this Saturday's show.