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Trump says no American, from nun to baker, should have to choose between faith and the law
Donald Trump's campaign to keep evangelicals onside with his troubled presidency continued yesterday when he officially proclaimed January 16 'Religious Freedom Day' in the US, declaring that no American should have to choose between faith and the law.
We can reach millennials and this is how, says Church Army
The Church Army is releasing guidance on how to evangelise millennials in an attempt to reverse a worrying lack of young people in the pews.
Cathedral installs gender-neutral toilets to be more 'inclusive' and 'accepting' of LGBT people
A Cathedral in Wales has installed gender-neutral toilets in order to be 'more accepting' and help LGBT people.
The Landscape of Faith: How the ancient Creeds speak to us of Christ
I had been one of those brash and overconfident atheists who happily dismissed people with religious commitments as mad, bad, or sad.
Nigerian student 'arrested after converting to Christianity from Islam'
A Nigerian university student who converted from Islam to Christianity has been arrested by state security forces along with the man who introduced her to Christianity, according to World Watch Monitor (WWM).
New monasticism: Why are so many young people choosing to become temporary monks?
This month another new monastic community joins many others springing up across the Church of England. What is behind this trend?
Who are the Mormons, and are they Christians?
Mormonism has a much wider following in the US than in the UK, where its tenets are not widely known. But who are the Mormons â and are they Christians?
Mormons welcome 93-year-old heart surgeon as new leader
Nelson was formally welcomed into his new role during a live broadcast from Utah's Salt Lake Temple yesterday in a first for the Church.
Ex-Muslims blast Pope Francis for saying Islam is a good religion
Thousands of Muslim converts to Catholicism and their allies have written an open letter to Pope Francis demanding to know why he praises Islam as a good religion and pointing out they risked their lives to become Christians.
Church warden and magician arrested over murder of church lay preacher and neighbour
A church warden and a magician have been arrested on suspicion of murder after two elderly neighbours, one of whom was a lay preacher at church, died in mysterious circumstances within 18 months of each other in a Buckinghamshire village.
Pope Francis weeps with sex abuse victims as protests continue in Chile
Pope Francis met with victims of clerical sex abuse in Chile on Tuesday, his spokesman told reporters last night.
Faith schools battle rages among Tories as Damian Hinds told to scrap cap on religious admissions
A battle over faith schools is raging within the Conservative party after hints the new education secretary Damian Hinds would scrap a cap forcing religious schools to give half their places to pupils from other religious backgrounds.
Pope Francis feels 'pain and shame' over sex abuse scandal
Pope Francis begged for forgiveness from sex abuse victims in Chile on Tuesday as he said he feels 'pain and shame' over the scandal.
65 years after it closed for worship, Bristol church will reopen with a new evangelistic vision
A Bristol city centre church is to open for worship for the first time in 65 years with a mission to engage young and unchurched people.
Big Ben and Queen's Guard 'targeted in planned attacks' by British man 'fascinated' with Islamic State
Big Ben and Parliament, Heathrow Airport, the Queen's Guard, Shia Muslims and far-right groups were targeted in planned attacks by a British man who was 'fascinated' by so-called Islamic State, a court has heard.
California couple accused of starving and chaining 13 children are 'devout Christians', claims family
A couple accused of starving their 13 children and chaining them to beds had so many kids because it was God's calling on them, the children's grandparents are claiming.