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Religious organisations urged to step up work to end Aids
Faith-based organisations have re-committed to ending HIV and Aids, as the UN gathers for its 21st International Aids Conference in Durban, South Africa.
Concern grows for Christians in Turkey after failed coup
Concerns are growing for the future of Christians in Turkey, the birthplace of St Paul, in the wake of the failed coup.
Campaigners fight to give Bishop George Bell a 'fair' posthumous hearing on charges of child abuse
Senior figures across the British establishment have united with local campaigners in Sussex to call for a detailed re-examination of the evidence against the late Bishop of Chichester George Bell, recently accused of being a paedophile.
Divisions deepen in Church of England as conservatives express 'lack of confidence' in gay marriage talks
A group of conservative Anglicans have expressed their "lack of confidence" in the Church of England's talks on gay relationships.
Most Americans want Trump and Clinton to address Christian persecution
Over three quarters of Americans want the next president to address Christian persecution, according to a Harris poll commissioned by Open Doors USA
Soul Survivor on the move, last year for sister festival Momentum
Soul Survivor, which has been held in Somerset since 1993, is moving part of its gathering from the county to the Peterborough Arena from next year
Nigeria: Quarter of a million children starving in Boko Haram's Borno state
Nearly a quarter of a million children are suffering from life-threatening malnourishment in Boko Haram's home state of Borno in Nigeria, and one in five are at risk of dying, UNICEF said on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe President Mugabe attacks #thisflag protest leader Pastor Evan Mawarire
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has attacked the pastor behind the #ThisFlag mass protest movement that has heavily criticised his government.
Homeless U.S. college kid intent on becoming a doctor gets outpouring of support for his sacrifices
Riding a small bike for six hours under a blazing sun? No problem. Living in a tent for days to wait for school opening? No problem. Living on a box of cereal and two gallons of water until he finds a job? No problem.
Officer Montrell Jackson wanted to stop the killings, but Baton Rouge gunman tragically cuts short his dream
A "sweet kid" with an imposing frameâat 6'3" and 220 poundsâPolice Officer Montrell Jackson wanted to stop the killings and make the streets better and safer for everyone.
Contradiction? Even atheists â many of them â believe in life continuing in heaven after death
An atheist who believes in heaven may look like an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms. Nonetheless, there are people who do not believe in God but at the same time believe in an afterlife.
Perry Noble enters treatment centre, pledges to do 'whatever it takes to get better'
Noble said: "I'll be there for about 30 days. I'm going to be under the care of some excellent doctors, excellent psychiatrists."
Assyrian church attacked and burned by militants in Syria
Gunmen detonated explosives inside an Orthodox Assyrian church on Monday, setting fire to ancient icons and reducing much of its contents to ashes.
Republicans more likely than Democrats to be unhappy with Hollywood's treatment of Christianity
The way Christianity is being depicted in the movies is proving to be one of the major issues that sharply divide the two major political blocs in America.
Facebook turns 'miracle maker' as parents find their baby lost in chaos of Nice terror attack
The loss of a baby during the July 14 mayhem in France may just be a small footnote in the reports about the third deadliest terrorist attack in that European country since last year.
'Miracles': New film explores extraordinary events in Christendom that have awed people for thousands of years
How do you explain something that is unexplainable, something like a miracle?