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The role of business in creating an equal world
Across the world tens of millions women work in insecure, poor and precarious conditions, with limited employment rights or social protection and few opportunities to advance.
US envoy for religious freedom slams China's 'war with faith' during Hong Kong visit
Brownback said Beijing was waging a 'war with faith' and that it needed to respect the fundamental and 'sacred right' of people to worship.
Without vaccine, hundreds of children die in Madagascar measles outbreak
Measles cases are on the rise globally, including in wealthy nations such as the United States and Germany.
Wakefield and women's ministry: CofE's reviewer finds against cathedral
How far should a cathedral committed to the equal ministry of men and women go in accommodating faithful Anglicans who don't agree?
Reflections on resignations: God is still good
Even if our insatiable desire for gossip finds this infuriating, a lot of the time we don't know many details about these incidents. Nor do we necessarily need to.
Former Archbishop of York John Habgood dies aged 81
He served as the Church of England's second most senior archbishop from 1983-1995, having formerly served as Bishop of Durham.
Pope replies to million-dollar challenge to go vegan for Lent
The Pope has replied to a vegan campaign offering him a million dollars to give up meat and animal products during Lent.
UN religious freedom expert seeks visit to China's Xinjiang
Facing growing international opprobrium for what it calls re-education and training centres, China has stepped up diplomatic efforts to fend off censure.
French cardinal found guilty of failing to act on sex abuse allegations
Barbarin is the highest-profile cleric to be caught up in the child sex abuse scandal inside the Catholic Church in France.
Prison service opening new unit solely for transgender women inmates after safety concerns
The new unit comes in light of reported sexual assaults in women's prisons at the hands of transgender women which has forced the government to review its policies allowing trans-identified inmates to serve in women's prisons.
Another win for Christian baker Jack Phillips after transgender cake lawsuit is dropped
Colorado has announced they are dropping their litigation against Christian baker Jack Phillips for his refusing on religious grounds to make a transgender cake.
Olympic medalist Sharron Davies says people with different views on gender should not be branded 'transphobic'
TV presenter and former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies has become the latest sports personality to question the fairness of transgender women competing against biological women.
'Urgent national debate' needed to address Britain's spiralling knife crime problem
Church Army CEO Mark Russell has called for an 'urgent national debate' to discuss ways to reduce knife crime after 10 teenagers were killed in stabbings in the first two months of 2019.
Children 'neglected' in Brexit discussions
The voices of children and young people are going 'largely unheard' by the nation's leaders as they continue to debate Brexit, The Children's Society has said.Â
North Korea rebuilds part of missile site as Bolton warns of more sanctions
North Korea has restored part of a rocket test site it began to dismantle after pledging to do so in a first summit with US president Donald Trump last year,
It's Ash Wednesday â and what I'm giving up for Lent is none of your business
There's a lot to be said for keeping Lent in such a way that no one knows you're doing it at all.