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Mexican Church suspended 152 priests over nine years for alleged abuse – bishop
Mexican Church suspended 152 priests over nine years for alleged abuse – bishop

'Some delinquent priests are in prison, others have been suspended from their ministries. In the last nine years, 152 priests have retired.'

British mother-of-two was arrested and detained after referring to transgender woman as a man
British mother-of-two was arrested and detained after referring to transgender woman as a man

A 38-year-old British mother of two was arrested and detained for several hours after calling a transgender woman a man on social media. She remains under investigation.

Pastor staged his suicide to look like a murder so his family wouldn't suffer shame - police
Pastor staged his suicide to look like a murder so his family wouldn't suffer shame - police

"None of the evidence points toward foul play," Kent County Sheriff's Detective Lt. Ron Gates told Wood TV in a recent interview. "It all points to it was self-inflicted."

MPs to debate right of parents to withdraw children from sex education lessons
MPs to debate right of parents to withdraw children from sex education lessons

Parliament is to debate the right of parents to opt their children out of sex-education lessons after a petition surpassed 100,000 signatures.

London council votes in favour of buffer zone around abortion clinic
London council votes in favour of buffer zone around abortion clinic

The Public Spaces Protection Order criminalises offers of prayer or counselling to women outside the abortion clinic in Twickenham

Over 1,000 doctors voice concern over assisted dying poll
Over 1,000 doctors voice concern over assisted dying poll

Over 1,000 doctors have come out in opposition to a planned poll by the Royal College of Physicians that may lead to the organisation adopting a position of neutrality on assisted dying.

40 years on, how is Iran celebrating its Islamic Revolution?
40 years on, how is Iran celebrating its Islamic Revolution?

Forty years ago today, the previously exiled Ayatollah made a victorious return to Iran, capturing the city of Tehran from prime minister Shapour Bakhtiar.

Girls' Brigade signs up for Big Pancake Party to fight UK poverty
Girls' Brigade signs up for Big Pancake Party to fight UK poverty

Girls' Brigade groups throughout England and Wales are running Big Pancake Parties to in connection with Church Urban Fund (CUF) to help fight food poverty.

Christian singles: It's time to get a summer break sorted
Christian singles: It's time to get a summer break sorted

It's not too late (or too soon) to investigate your options, book some time off work and start counting down the weeks.

Actor accuses Chris Pratt of attending 'infamously anti-LGBTQ' church
Actor accuses Chris Pratt of attending 'infamously anti-LGBTQ' church

Chris Pratt has found himself on the receiving end of criticism over the church he attends after talking about his faith on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last Thursday.

'Just in case': What Michael Green taught me about back-pocket evangelism
'Just in case': What Michael Green taught me about back-pocket evangelism

I have had the great privilege of getting to know some of the great elder statesmen of the church.

Win in transgender regret research case would be 'victory for freedom of speech'
Win in transgender regret research case would be 'victory for freedom of speech'

A psychotherapist challenging Bath Spa University after it refused to grant permission for research into transgender regret says a win in court this month 'would be a victory for freedom of speech in academia'.

Southern Baptist Convention in shock after newspapers reveal hundreds of abuse cases
Southern Baptist Convention in shock after newspapers reveal hundreds of abuse cases

The report found around 380 Southern Baptist leaders and volunteers had been 'credibly accused' of misconduct, with around 220 convicted or receiving plea deals.

Brits don't believe in Darwin, says new poll
Brits don't believe in Darwin, says new poll

The poll commissioned for Puffin Books also found more than one in 10 (12 per cent) believe in 'creationism'.

Sacked cardinal issues manifesto in thinly veiled attack on pope

Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, 71, a German who was the Vatican's doctrinal chief until 2017, issued the four-page manifesto on Friday via conservative Catholic media outlets.

Prison Service to stop transgender inmates serving sentences in women's wings
Prison Service to stop transgender inmates serving sentences in women's wings

Transgender inmates are to serve their prison sentences in separate wings over concerns for the safety of female prisoners.