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Gaza: Funerals for 58 killed by Israeli forces as world condemns bloodiest day since 2014
Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, says he is 'grieving the tragic loss of life' as funerals for the 58 people who were killed yesterday in Gaza by Israeli forces will take place today, amid further protests on what is the 70th anniversary of the 'Nakba'.
Gay dean offers olive branch to Lord Tebbit after 'sodomite' slur
The gay cleric, who was the subject of Lord Tebbit's ire after he was appointed dean of St Edmundsbury Cathedral, has said he bears no 'ill feeling' towards the former Conservative party chairman.
Vatican puts Iraqi priest, deacons killed in Mosul on the road to sainthood
The Vatican has granted permission for the opening of the sainthood cause of an Iraqi priest and three deacons who were murdered by armed gunmen in Mosul 11 years ago.
Can Mormon Mitt Romney still become US president after labelling Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffress a 'bigot'?
The extent to which evangelical leaders' support will continue to influence who occupies the White House after Donald Trump was tested today after senate candidate Mitt Romney of Utah said that Baptist minister Robert Jeffress should not be giving the opening prayer at the opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem because he's a 'religious bigot'.
Turkey's president Erdogan to meet Queen as campaigners demand action on religious freedom
Turkey's president Recep Erdogan is on a three-day visit to the United Kingdom where he will meet the Queen and the prime minister, Theresa May.
LGBT people should be encouraged into church leadership, clergy told
LGBT couples should be encouraged into church leadership and not face awkward questions about their sexual relationship, clergy are being told.
Leading UK evangelical Andy Frost on how to get your Christian faith out of church and into the street
The leading British evangelical Andy Frost has spoken of how he became aware of God's 'promptings' during a formative experience when he had a chance encounter with a homeless woman selling the The Big Issue last year.
Hundreds line streets for Alfie Evans' funeral
Hundreds of well-wishers lined the streets of Liverpool today for the funeral of Alfie Evans, the 23-month-old who died from a degenerative brain condition following a legal battle over his treatment.
Extreme baptism: Does this Orthodox priest go too far?
This Orthodox baptism has caused no small amount of online outrage, with one Twitter user likening the priest's technique to 'child abuse'.
At least 41 Palestinians killed at Gaza border as anger mounts over US embassy move
At least 18 Palestinians were today killed by Israeli troops along the Gaza border, health officials said, as demonstrators streamed to the frontier on the day the US prepared to open its embassy in Jerusalem.
Michael Curry: Who is the Royal wedding preacher who backs gay marriage and opposes Trump?
Michael Curry, the first African-American head of the US Episcopal Church, will preach at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding on Saturday.
Is it time to go in search of lost prophets?
I have simply made a deal with myself to dig out books by people no one has ever heard of, who once were superstars, and bring this stuff back into the light.
An open letter to Richard Dawkins: What have you got to lose by debating God's existence with me this weekend?
I'm free in Sydney and I won't cost a penny: I'm happy to speak about my beliefs for free. What do you have to lose?
Harry and Meghan's wedding: What should Michael Curry say?
Imagine, for a moment, being in Michael Curry's shoes. What would you say? Why? How would you feel? It must be pretty daunting.
Victory for evangelicals as US embassy moves to Jerusalem â but at what price?
As dozens are wounded along the Gaza border amid violent protests there and across the West Bank, shortly after 4pm local time today Robert Jeffress, the pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, will calmly pray for the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump at the highly controversial new US embassy in Jerusalem.
Militant family uses child in suicide bomb attack on Indonesian police
A family of Islamist militants in Indonesia carried an eight-year-old into a suicide bomb attack against police in Surabaya on Monday.