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Six women appointed to Vatican's previously all-male financial body
Pope Francis has appointed six women to a high-level group that oversees financial matters in Vatican City that was previously only comprised of men.
'The trauma is stacked up,' says World Vision Lebanon worker
The blast in Beirut that killed some 137 people and injured over 5,000 has exacerbated pre-existing economic conditions and reignited for many the trauma of Lebanon's 15-year civil war.
Faith-based 'violence interrupters' stop gang shootings with promise of redemption for at-risk youth â not threats of jail
Urban gun violence is an entrenched but not intractable problem.
Evangelicals who vote Biden have 'sold their soul to the devil' - Robert Jeffress
Jeffress, who has often engaged with the Trump White House and was a member of Trump's 2016 evangelical advisory council, said that "there's not a snowball's chance ... of Joe Biden gaining any significant evangelical vote at all."
Long-term relationships are no longer modelled as the norm, but they should be
There is a lot of emotional pain and grief in constantly changing partners which is never acknowledged by today's culture.
Professors issue correction to paper on mental health benefits of 'gender-affirming' surgeries
Two professors who published a paper last year on the mental health benefits of 'gender-affirming' surgeries now say their original conclusions were "too strong".
Joe Biden is 'against God', says Trump
Donald Trump has taken aim at Joe Biden's religious credentials by saying he will "hurt God" if he's elected president this year.
14 Christians killed in Nigeria attack
Another village raid in Nigeria has reportedly left 14 members of a Baptist church dead.
Jerry Falwell Jr roasted over photo with unzipped trousers
The President of Liberty University was at the centre of a social media backlash this week over a photo of himself in which his trousers were unzipped.
Methodist Church urges HSBC to reconsider support for Hong Kong security law
The Methodist Church of Great Britain has written to HSBC calling for a re-think of its support for the new security law.
Beirut explosion is a 'tragedy of immense proportions' - Cardinal Vincent Nichols
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has spoken of his "horror" over the huge industrial explosion in Beirut that killed at least 135 people and injured 5,000 more.
New Down's syndrome test will lead to rise in abortions, say campaigners
Pro-life campaigners fear that the government roll-out of a new Down's syndrome test will lead to a rise in abortions.
Jesus Army accused of abuse cover-up in leaked report
A report leaked to the BBC claims that the abuse of women and children in the now-defunct Jesus Army was covered-up by senior members of the organisation.
Pastor of South Korean church that had thousands of Covid-19 infections arrested
South Korean authorities have arrested the pastor of a church that was at the centre of the country's coronavirus outbreak.
Beirut blast will exacerbate Lebanon food shortages - Christian Aid
The massive explosion at Beirut's port on Tuesday is threatening to plunge even more Lebanese into hunger, Christian Aid has warned.
Thirtyone:eight chief executive pulls out of ReNew Conference
Justin Humphreys, chief executive of safeguarding charity ThirtyOne:Eight, has withdrawn as a speaker from the ReNew Conference 2020.