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Bishop mourns deaths of 'fellow human beings' at interfaith funeral for Mediterranean migrants
Mourners today held an interfaith funeral for those who died in one of the Mediterranean's deadliest ever migrant tragedies last week.

Humanist weddings set to overtake Church of Scotland weddings this year
Fewer people are marrying in church and more are choosing humanist services.

Former Mars Hill elder gives inside story of controversial plan to boost Mark Driscoll's book sales
Sutton Turner has revealed how a dysfunctional system of governance led to a PR disaster.

Avengers: Age of Ultron review
It's brilliant but there's too much of it, says Martin Saunders

Rachel Held Evans: the Church can be a place of hope â even for millennials
Rachel Held Evans' latest book, Searching for Sunday, explores the role of the church for a questioning generation.

Nuns on the rise... Number of women entering convents hits 25-year high
The number of women taking religious orders has increased six-fold in ten years in England and Wales, latest figures show.

Ireland: Presbyterian Church urges Christians to vote 'no' in gay marriage referendum
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland has issued a strong plea for Christians to vote "no" in next month's referendum on gay marriage.

Trussell Trust defends '1 million uses' figure after accuracy questioned
Britain's biggest foodbank charity has defended its latest figures claiming more than one million people used food banks in the last 12 months.

North Korea could have 40 nuclear weapons next year, China warns
Chinese experts believe North Korea has 20 warheads and could double its arsenal by next year.

Migrant tragedies force EU rethink on search and rescue policy
Patrols will increase and traffickers will be directly targeted.

Iraqi forces gain ground against Islamic State in fight for Ramadi
Booby-traps, snipers and suicide attacks are hindering government troops.
Controversial 'Guns in Parking Lots' law amended by Tennessee lawmakers
A Tennessee law allowing employees to bring their guns to work and leave them in their cars was amended earlier this month and signed into law by Republican Gov. Bill Haslam.

5 Awesome Prayers to Get You Through the Day Today
5 Awesome Prayers to Get You Through the Day Today

ISIS lets people play foosball but only if heads are removed from figurines
Documents and witness accounts from inside the Islamic State (IS) reveal how the terrorist group functions as a pseudo-government, and the control the organisation has over its subjects.

Former Nazi asks for forgiveness at Holocaust trial
A former Nazi accountant, known as the "bookkeeper of Auschwitz," asked for forgiveness during his trial on Tuesday in Lueneburg, Germany.

'RHONJ' star Amber Marchese says she prayed to God 'a lot' after discovering another lump on her breast
"Real Housewives of New Jersey" castmember Amber Marchese underwent surgery on Monday morning after discovering a pea-sized lump in her breast.