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Is this what Jesus would have looked like as a boy?
Is this what Jesus would have looked like as a boy?

Not much is known about Jesus as a young boy, but Italian police have created a digital image of what they claim he would have looked like.

Does religion cause violence?
Does religion cause violence?

Often, yes – but we have to make sure it doesn't, Matt Rowley tells Mark Woods.

Justin Welby: The most common feature of Anglicanism is persecution
Justin Welby: The most common feature of Anglicanism is persecution

The most common feature of Anglicanism worldwide is being persecuted, the Archbishop of Canterbury said last night. But Christians also need to take measures against their own tendencies towards violence.

Surprised by Joyce: How Joyce Meyer (more or less) won over the Brits
Surprised by Joyce: How Joyce Meyer (more or less) won over the Brits

The most common reaction to seeing Joyce Meyer's name on the speaker's bill for the HTB Leadership Conference seemed to be bemusement, but she won people round, writes Carey Lodge.

Salvation Army defends unpaid work placements as protesters picket headquarters
Salvation Army defends unpaid work placements as protesters picket headquarters

The Salvation Army has hit back over criticisms of its role in providing unpaid work placements.

Political engagement can\'t stop on polling day
Political engagement can't stop on polling day

Even though we may be tired of electioneering, Christians need to take a longer term view, writes Nola Leach.

Former Mars Hill pastor apologises for \'mistakes\' over church planting donations
Former Mars Hill pastor apologises for 'mistakes' over church planting donations

Turner has denied any deliberate wrongdoing by the church but says it should have communicated better.

A move towards unity? Church heads consider a common date for Easter
A move towards unity? Church heads consider a common date for Easter

A proposal to unify the date of Easter for all Christian churches is currently being studied.

Rick Warren\'s \'The Daniel Plan\' named Christian Book of the Year
Rick Warren's 'The Daniel Plan' named Christian Book of the Year

Saddleback pastor Rick Warren's weight loss book The Daniel Plan: 40 days to a healthier life, co-written with doctors Daniel Amen and Mark Hyman, was named the Christian Book of the Year at an award ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee last night.

The Confused Christian\'s Guide to the British General Election
The Confused Christian's Guide to the British General Election

The equation of Christianity with one particular political position is always a disaster, so how should we vote?

Obama seeks to reassure Gulf allies over Iran nuclear deal
Obama seeks to reassure Gulf allies over Iran nuclear deal

The US president is expected to make a renewed push for a region-wide defence system.

Prince will play Baltimore in Freddie Gray tribute
Prince will play Baltimore in Freddie Gray tribute

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Prince will perform a special concert in Baltimore on Sunday.

Election: Cameron and Miliband desperate to break deadlock on final day of campaigning
Election: Cameron and Miliband desperate to break deadlock on final day of campaigning

Polls show the two main parties level, with neither likely to form a majority government.

Imprisoned pastor Saeed Abedini\'s 35th birthday wish is for revival in America
Imprisoned pastor Saeed Abedini's 35th birthday wish is for revival in America

US citizen Pastor Saeed Abedini will celebrate his birthday, Thursday, May 7, in his Iranian jail cell.

Baltimore pastor works with faith leaders to  bring healing to the city after Freddie Gray unrest
Baltimore pastor works with faith leaders to bring healing to the city after Freddie Gray unrest

A Baltimore pastor has joined with leaders of other faiths to address the needs of the city following recent unrest in response to the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, who sustained a fatal spinal injury while in police custody.

Homeless donor who moved the heart of a congregation wants to remain anonymous
Homeless donor who moved the heart of a congregation wants to remain anonymous

The homeless man who inspired the faithful of a North Carolina church by leaving an 18 cent donation along with a touching message wishes to remain anonymous despite all of the publicity his act of kindness has received.