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Celebrate mums this Mother's Day
Damaris Trust is encouraging people to think about everything their mums have done for them this Mother's Day
Brazil: Bishop tells Santa Maria community to turn grief into action
Bishop issues a statement calling on the city of Santa Maria to wake up to a new time of solidarity and witness of divine love.
Bishop of Hereford announces retirement
The Bishop of Hereford, the Right Reverend Anthony Priddis will retire from his post later in the year

Supermarkets agree to stock Christian Easter egg
The UK's major supermarket chains have given in to pressure to stock a religious-themed Easter egg.

Cardinal Keith O'Brien apologises for sexual misconduct
The former head of the Catholic Church in Scotland has admitted his sexual conduct had at times "fallen below the standards expected of me".
Cardinal Keith O'Brien apologises for sexual misconduct
The former head of the Catholic Church in Scotland has admitted his sexual conduct had at times "fallen below the standards expected of me".
Welsh chapels raise £200,000 for Christian Aid
The Presbyterian Church of Wales' 650 chapels spent last year fundraising for Christian Aid's work in Guatemala

Mini Archbishop joins fairtrade march
The Archbishop of York is encouraging others to participate in the Fairtrade Foundation's paper march on Parliament
Bishop of Chichester to lead pilgrimage to the Middle East
The Bishop of Chichester will be leading a pilgrimage to the Middle East in November 2014
Anglicans and Methodists discuss joint mission work
The Anglican-Methodist International Commission for Unity in Mission has spent the week in Jamaica discussing areas of collaboration.
Church does not need to fear conflict â Archbishop
The Archbishop of Canterbury has encouraged Christians to be reconcilers and not avoid those who are different from them
Benedict eases into peaceful retirement
The former Pope Benedict XVI has spent the first days of his retirement reading, praying and listening to music.

School values more important than league tables to Christian parents
Christians are more concerned with an education that is tailored to the needs of their children than GCSE league tables and Ofsted reports, research by the Evangelical Alliance has found.
Gay marriage 'key factor' in Tory Eastleigh defeat
UKIP's astonishing rise to second place in the Eastleigh by-election is a sign that Tory voters are deserting the party over gay marriage, says the Coalition for Marriage

A fairer chocolate
It's been 15 years since Divine Chocolate landed on the scene to radically change the way we think about chocolate
Pastor Behnam Irani in need of medical assistance
Pastor Behnam Irani is being denied medical assistance in Ghezal Hesar prison, Iran, Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports