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Faith meets fishing in Lasse Hallström's Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Faith and fish come together in this charming tale of a seemingly impossible dream to bring salmon to the Yemen

Gender-neutral Sweden departs from 'he' and 'she'

Sweden, which in 2010 was recognised by the World Economic Forum as the most gender-equal country in the world, has stepped up its gender neutrality initiative by introducing a new word that refers to both boys and girls with the pronoun "hen".

Voice of the Martyrs Executive Director Tom White dies

The Voice of the Martyrs Executive Director Tom White has passed away, the organisation announced Wednesday April 18.

London mayoral candidates affirm desire to work with churches

London Mayor Boris Johnson and his three rival candidates praised the work of churches in some of the poorest parts of the capital last night.

Tory think tank criticises gay marriage plans

The Conservative party is split over the Government's gay marriage plans, the oldest Tory think tank has said.

New tool to aid church small groups

A new reading platform has been created for the iPad that allows users to interact with each other while reading their digital books.

Scotland's young people learn about global citizenship

A poverty and development textbook is helping young people across Scotland's schools and universities to learn about global citizenship.

Children missing out on free school meals

Hundreds of thousands of children will lose out on free school meals because of reforms being introduced to welfare entitlement next year, the Children’s Society has warned.

Cardboard cathedral gets the go-ahead in Christchurch

A Japanese architect has designed a transitional cathedral for Christchurch, New Zealand, until a new permanent structure is built.

Government boost for Christian Aid Week

Christian Aid's annual week of fundraising has been given a significant boost thanks to the Government's UK Aid Match scheme.

Methodists look forward to Olympics engagement

The Methodist Church is encouraging people to get involved in the Olympic and Paralympic celebrations as the 100-day countdown to the Games begins today.

Prayers for injured paratroopers on charity trek

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has offered his prayers for four injured servicemen embarking on a 14-day trek across North Africa today.

Vatican marks 1,700th anniversary of Constantine's conversion

A four-day academic congress gets underway at the Vatican today to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the battle of the Milvian Bridge and the conversion of Emperor Constantine.

New research into health impact of holidays

We often say we could do with a good holiday. Now holiday company Kuoni is joining forces with healthcare charity Nuffield Health to try and find out whether there are any health benefits to going on a holiday.

Cathedral keepsake for boy who got fingers stuck in donation box

An ordinary visit to York Minster took on an unusual turn over the Easter break when a six-year-old boy got his finger stuck in a cathedral donation box.

Aled Jones and The Unthanks added to cathedral’s music programme

The Unthanks and Aled Jones are the latest music acts to be added to York Minster’s musical calendar for 2012.