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Mad or God? A senior psychiatrist on the mental health of Jesus
Have you ever heard anyone impatiently dismiss Jesus and all he said and did with 'of course, he was mad or at least seriously mentally disturbed'?
Christian Vikings: The surprising faith of the feared sea raiders
Almost everyone has a clear picture of 'the Vikings': fierce pagan warriors, worshipping gods such as Odin and Thor, pillaging Christian monasteries and sacrificing victims in the dreadful rite of the 'Blood Eagle'.
Fury at home as Trump refuses to condemn Putin for Russian election meddling
Standing side by side with Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump refused on Monday to blame the Russian leader for meddling in the 2016 US election.
UK ethics body says gene-edited babies may be 'morally permissible'
The Nuffield panel of experts said it could, in time, become available as an option for parents wanting to influence the genetic characteristics of their future child.
Trump meets Putin after denouncing past 'stupidity' of US Russia policy
Donald Trump met one-on-one with Vladimir Putin behind closed doors on Monday in a long-awaited summit overshadowed by the US president blaming his own country's past 'foolishness and stupidity' for the two powers' hostile ties.
A pilgrimage to the past: Why I'm proud of my awkward spiritual ancestors
As a Baptist, pilgrimage is not really part of my tradition. But some places feel special to me, and on Saturday I visited one of them.
#say1thing: Bishop of Gloucester's campaign to tackle social media abuse
The bishop of Gloucester has launched a week-long campaign to encourage people to share one thing that they value in someone else â apart from their physical appearance.
Protesters disrupt Pride service at iconic Methodist chapel
Protesters disrupted a service on Saturday at the oldest Methodist building in the world, John Wesley's New Room in Bristol.
Nicaragua students freed from church siege after violent night; 1 killed
The students took refuge inside the Divine Mercy Catholic Church on Friday after gunmen loyal to President Daniel Ortega began shooting at them.
Picturing South Sudan: Powerful photographs by Game of Thrones' Liam Cunningham
Game of Thrones star Liam Cunningham has travelled to South Sudan with international children's charity World Vision to photograph some of the people it works with in one of the poorest countries in the world.
Trump apologises to May for Sun interview, blames 'fake news'
President Trump has said he apologised to Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May over the interview with The Sun newspaper.
Methodist peer launches fierce attack on Trump over criticism of prime minister
'Who is this tyrant, this gas-filled, empty-headed foreigner who has so callously treated our prime minister with his public, on-the-record outbursts?'
Trump and May struggle to mend fences after president's attack
No sitting US president has ever made such biting public criticism of a British prime minister while visiting, and his comments undermined May in her party, her country and abroad.
Gen Z is most open to faith, says new survey
Post-millennials are more open and positive about faith than older generations, according to a ComRes survey about perceptions of religion in the UK.
Chilean police make first arrest in church abuse scandal
Chilean police have arrested a former Roman Catholic Church official after he confessed earlier this year to sexually abusing at least five children, a state prosecutor said on Thursday.
'God is stupid' jibe hits Philippines president's ratings
Satisfaction in Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte fell to the lowest of his presidency since coming into office in 2016, an independent survey has shown.