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Black Panther star Letitia Wright says God got her through crippling depression
Black Panther star Letitia Wright says God got her through crippling depression

Black Panther star Letitia Wright has revealed that her depression was so bad a few years ago that she nearly quit acting.

Chris Pratt denies belonging to 'infamously anti-LGBTQ' church
Chris Pratt denies belonging to 'infamously anti-LGBTQ' church

Social media was alight this week after actor Ellen Page posted several tweets denouncing Chris Pratt's church as being 'infamously anti-LGBTQ'.

Governments must act on promises to end human trafficking - Cardinal Vincent Nichols
Governments must act on promises to end human trafficking - Cardinal Vincent Nichols

The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has called on world governments to step up their commitment to stamping out human trafficking and supporting victims.

Happy #DarwinDay: How to read the Bible and not worry about evolution
Happy #DarwinDay: How to read the Bible and not worry about evolution

I suspect that Christians cling to creationism despite the evidence because they believe rejecting it means rejecting the Bible.

Governments must act to stem 'worrying increase' in internally displaced people across Africa
Governments must act to stem 'worrying increase' in internally displaced people across Africa

African leaders have been urged to turn rhetoric into action to address the urgent migrant and refugee problem across the continent.

Charity Commission launches inquiry into Birmingham archdiocese over safeguarding failings
Charity Commission launches inquiry into Birmingham archdiocese over safeguarding failings

Details emerged at the hearings in November of how senior figures in the archdiocese failed to handle reports of abuse adequately.

God bless Alpha – but church is not just for beautiful people
God bless Alpha – but church is not just for beautiful people

The point is that church is actually a pretty jumbled-up mix of people and that's the beauty of it.

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.