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Budget 2017: Church Calls For 'Healing' And Warns Poorest Are Hit Hardest By Benefits Freeze And Rising Living Costs
On behalf of the Church of England, the Bishop of Birmingham has responded to today's Budget by calling for 'healing' and warning that the combination of benefits freezes and a rising cost of living is hitting the poorest hardest.
Son of boxing champ Muhammad Ali invites Donald Trump to 'step into the ring' for religious freedom fight
The 44-year-old son of late boxer Muhammad Al is 'stepping into the ring' against President Donald Trump with a religious freedom campaign.
Catholic Church moves to give women a stronger voice on International Women's Day
A prominent activist nun has said senior clergy at the Vatican are more preoccupied with power than confronting issues such as clerical sexual abuse that impact the faithful.
Tracey Ullman's 'As A Christian...' Sketches: What's She Getting At?
If you were to make a list of modern Defenders of the Faith, Comedian Tracey Ullman probably wouldn't be at the top of it.
Trump: Planned Parenthood Can Have Federal Funding, If It Stops Doing Abortions
Donald Trump has said he will maintain federal funding for Planned Parenthood â if the health service stop providing abortions.
Women in Sheffield mark International Women's Day with humorous protest at their new bishop
Women in Sheffield have made a humorous protest at the appointment of Philip North as the city's new Church of England bishop.
Powerful Witness from Megan Phelps-Roper on why she left Westboro Baptist Church
The granddaughter of the founder of Westboro Baptist Church has given a powerful TED talk explaining how she learned to love her enemies, and how this led her to leave the church.
Now Nike Develops High-Performance Hijab In Latest Adaptation Of Clothing For Muslim Women
A high-performance hijab is being developed by Nike, the sportswear giant, for launch next year.
'The Poor You Will Always Have With You': Did Jesus Care About Poverty?
A US congressman earned considerable scorn last week when he used the teachings of Jesus to argue that some people, frequently the poor and the homeless, 'just don't want healthcare'. But what did Jesus mean when he said: 'the poor you will always have with you?'
How Southwark Cathedral's 'Corrodere' Speaks Of The Excluded Christ
For the last five years Southwark Cathedral has hosted an installation for the season of Lent, from Ash Wednesday until Holy Saturday.
Bishops In The Philippines 'Overcome With Grief' After Vote Approves Capital Punishment
Catholic Bishops in the Philippines have said they are 'overcome with grief' after the House of Representatives, the lower house in Congress, overwhelmingly voted in favour of reinstating capital punishment for serious drug offences.
Should Shows Like 'Homeland' And '24' Portray Muslims As Terrorists?
Should television dramas show Muslims as terrorists? In a divided world, do such series have a wider duty than merely to entertain? These are among the questions being asked after the star of Homeland, Mandy Patinkin, said that the programme had made an 'error' in its coverage of Muslims so far.
Tragedy In Lewis â A Pastoral Response
Rev Dr Iain Campbell, a Free Church of Scotland minister, committed suicide and was posthumously accused of having had affairs with several women. David Robertson offers a pastoral response.
Portuguese Evangelicals Have Planted New Churches, But Their Numbers Are Still Falling
Evangelical churches in Portugal are on the decline, according to recent reports.
WATCH: Judge women by more than how they look, says Bishop Rachel Treweek on International Women's Day
Women must be valued for more than what they look like, Engand's first diocesan woman bishop says today in a film released to mark International Women's Day.
WikiLeaks Releases Thousands Of Files On CIA Hacking Tools
Anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks on Tuesday published what it said were thousands of pages of internal CIA discussions about hacking techniques used over several years.