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Conservatives launch breakaway Anglican church in Brazil
A breakaway Anglican church has been launched in Brazil as part of a worldwide trend following fissures over sexuality.
Mitt Romney blasts 'bigot' Robert Jeffress over prayer at US embassy in Jerusalem, John Hagee in spotlight too
Prominent pastors were last night drawn into the fierce controversy over today's US embassy move to Jerusalem, as Senate candidate Mitt Romney of Utah said that Baptist minister Robert Jeffress should not be giving the opening prayer because he's a 'religious bigot'.
Christians must be allowed to wear crosses at work, new guidance insists
Christians must be allowed to wear crosses at work, new government guidance will insist.
Christians should be confident and unapologetic in 'a hostile and increasingly secular world', says Sarah Mullally
Christians should be confident and unapologetic in speaking about their faith in 'a hostile and increasingly secular world', the new bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, has said.
Paris knife attack: 1 killed by man shouting 'Allahu akbar'
An assailant shouting 'Allahu akbar' killed a passer-by in a knife attack that also wounded four others in the heart of Paris late on Saturday before he was shot dead by police, French authorities said.
Indonesia: 3 churches hit in ISIS-inspired bombing attack
Suicide bombers suspected to be from an Islamic State-inspired group killed at least nine people and wounded 40 in attacks on Christians attending Sunday morning services at three churches in Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya, security officials said.
Sarah Mullally installed as 133rd Bishop of London at St Paul's Cathedral
Dame Sarah Mullally has been installed as the 133rd bishop of London at St Paul's Cathedral â becoming the first woman to hold the post.
TEC presiding bishop Michael Curry named as Royal wedding preacher
Michael Curry, primate of the US Episcopal Church (TEC), has been named as the preacher at the Royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle next week.
Male model who became a woman reverts back to being a man again saying being transgender is 'isolating and stressful'
Alexander Veach no longer wants to live as Aria and has started his de-transition into a man after being a transgender woman for three years.
Some of the science-backed health benefits of drinking coffee every day
At least three or four cups of coffee a day is most ideal for reaping the benefits of caffeine, according to the experts.
Nutmeg health benefits: New research reveals it can help protect against liver damage
Nutmeg has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat a variety of illnesses, but scientists from various universities in China and the U.S. only recently confirmed that the spice can help protect against liver damage.
Chilean bishops to face Pope Francis in Rome over clerical abuse scandal
More than 30 bishops from Chile's Roman Catholic Church have said they will meet next week with Pope Francis in a bid to make amends over damage caused by the clerical sex abuse scandal that has long dominated the Chilean Catholic Church.
Church leaders brand 'America First' as 'heresy', plan White House march
Christian leaders are set to march on the White House this month as part of an ecumenical movement aimed at 'reclaiming Jesus'.
Andrew Brunson's lawyers protest 'outlandish' evidence brought against US pastor
Lawyers defending Andrew Brunson, the US pastor jailed in Turkey, have protested the treatment of his case by the court, expressing 'serious concerns' about the evidence presented by the prosecution, and opposing the refusal to release Brunson to house arrest.
Paige Patterson apologises for 'failure to be thoughtful'
Paige Patterson, the under-fire president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has apologised for comments that have seen thousands of Southern Baptists call for him to be disciplined by his denomination.
Free schools will still have cap on faith admissions, government confirms
The government has gone back on its manifesto promise to remove the cap on faith-based free schools which stops them allocating more than 50 per cent of their places on the grounds of religion.