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Can there be a meeting of minds between charismatic and liturgical traditions?
Is it possible to be a liturgical charismatic? Surely it's a contradiction in terms: either you're a freewheeling lover of Matt Redman et al, or you do it by the book.

'Shoulder to shoulder': Cardinal and three leading imams open prayer room, launch Muslim certificate
In a powerful sign of interfaith cooperation, Cardinal Vincent Nichols and three leading Muslim clerics today joined together to launch a new Muslim certificate in religious studies and open a new prayer room at St Mary's University, Twickenham.

Prince Harry attends Christmas carol service at Westminster Cathedral with prayers for his marriage
Prince Harry attended the London Fire Brigade's annual carol service at Westminster Cathedral last night, during which his forthcoming marriage was mentioned in prayers.

Donald Trump heightens tensions with UN and Pope Francis over migration walk out
Donald Trump has shunned a direct plea from Pope Francis and withdrawn the US from an ambitious attempt to form a humane global approach to migration.

Will Trump recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel?
Donald Trump was under competing international pressures today over whether unilaterally to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and whether to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to the divided city.

Do young evangelicals care about Israel? Not so much
Support for Israel is waning among younger evangelicals in the US, according to a new study from LifeWay Research.

Queen to attend 150th anniversary of Scripture Union church service
The Queen will attend a special church service tomorrow in honour of the Scripture Union (SU), to mark the Christian charity's 150th anniversary.

Donald Trump Vs Hillary Clinton: What your favourite Bible verse says about your politics
Citing Bible verses has long been used to back up Christians' politics, whatever the colour. But new data from the Bible Gateway website suggests it might work the other way round with politics affecting your choice of scripture.

Dean of St Paul's calls for 'compromised' bishops to lose responsibility for safeguarding
One of the Church of England's most senior clergy has called for a radical overhaul in how the Church deals with issues of safeguarding.

Cassock chasers and compromised clergy: A response to abuse in the Church
The lack of trust generated by many years of poor practice in the Church needs a more urgent and radical response than has happened so far.

Katy Perry and Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese win $10m in convent case
The popular singer Katy Perry and the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Los Angeles were awarded $10million on Monday in a long-running legal dispute over the purchase of an old convent.

Exclusive: Jews barred from Commons meeting where senior Palestinian attacked UK for 'sympathy' over Holocaust
A group of British Jews were barred from what they claim was a 'racist' meeting inside Parliament last week at which a top Palestinian attacked the UK for 'still sympathising with the Jews as being the victims of the Holocaust'.

No Advent cheer for modern day Cratchits
Advent has not started well for tens of thousands of latter day equivalents of the Cratchit Family, made famous in Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

'Pray Prince George is gay': 3 things we learnt from the controversy
Little did Kelvin Holdsworth, the Scottish priest at the centre of the 'pray Prince George is gay' controversy, know his blog post would cause such a storm two years after he intended.

Justin Welby under pressure to overhaul approach to church sex abuse survivors
The Archbishop of Canterbury is facing a mass call to overhaul the Church of England's approach to sex abuse survivors after his letter to one victim was branded 'painful' and 'disappointing'.

Bishop urged to oppose controversial UK Franklin Graham rally
The Bishop of Blackburn is being urged to speak against an evangelism event in Blackpool hosted by the controversial figure Franklin Graham.