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The Victorian Christian who fought for the rights of prostitutes
Josephine Butler seems in many ways to be a woman before her time, a model for today's feminists, anachronistically living in the Victorian era. Yet in many ways she was very unlike modern feminists.
Calls for international action on mpox to protect children and families
Christian aid agency World Vision is calling for urgent international action after a new deadly strain of mpox was declared a global health emergency.
Attack on army chaplain 'deeply shocking and upsetting', say bishops
Prayers are being said for an army chaplain stabbed in a knife attack in County Galway on Friday.
The significance of Moriah in the Bible
Moriah is a mysterious biblical place name, which has great significance in theology. This is the story ...
Nigeria continues to tolerate terrorism, USCIRF States
Nigeria's government at federal and state levels continues to tolerate attacks by non-state assailants who justify violence on religious grounds, according to a report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
Religion, prayer most important in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, least important in Western countries
Europeans are least likely to say that religion is very important in their lives, compared to other parts of the world, and only 42 percent of Americans claim that religion is personally crucial to them.
Evangelicals make up smaller share of US population than commonly thought: report
Only a third of Evangelicals attend Evangelical churches
From the depths of despair to the Promised Land
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the comfort that comes after affliction.
Christian school closures are 'heartbreaking'
The closure of two Christian private schools in Scotland has been branded "sad" and "heartbreaking".
Christians in Russia and Russian-occupied Ukraine face increasing persecution
The non-profit organisation says the scale of the hostility is reminiscent of Soviet-era repression, with imprisonment, torture, and murder all on the rise.
Muslims burn down church building in central Nigeria
Muslims burned down a church building in the early hours of August 10 in central Nigeria's Niger state, sources said.
Ukrainian ambassador to the Vatican believes a visit by Pope Francis would promote peace
Pope Francis is waiting for 'the appropriate time' to visit Ukraine, according to that country's ambassador to the Holy See, Andrii Yurash.
Archbishops apologise to abuse survivors after BBC investigation into pay-out for Church canon
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have apologised to abuse survivors who feel "let down by the Church" after a BBC investigation into a pay-out to a cathedral canon who was reportedly assessed as a potential risk to children.
Religious minorities suffer as Iran cracks down on women's rights protests
An advocacy paper published by the UN's fact-finding mission to the country said that "crimes against humanity" are being perpetrated
'Now I'm more of a believer,' says Trump after assassination attempt
Donald Trump has told Elon Musk that his close brush with death has made him even more of a believer than before.
Christians 'fearful' after church statue vandalised
Members of a Catholic church in London have expressed concern for their safety after one of their statues was vandalised.