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'The Stray': Why we have 'spiritual connection' with our pets - Actress Sarah Lancaster
'The Stray': Why we have 'spiritual connection' with our pets - Actress Sarah Lancaster

Hollywood actress Sarah Lancaster is best known for her role in the iconic show "Saved by the Bell" and in the NBC comedy series "Chuck". Now, she's taking on a drastically different project, starring in the forthcoming family-friendly film "The Stray."

Primates hit out at conservative plot for rival Anglican church
Primates hit out at conservative plot for rival Anglican church

Senior bishops have hit out at moves from some rebel conservatives to launch rival Anglican structures, accusing them of subverting the authority of the Church.

Clergy Appreciation Day: 5 ways to bless your pastor this Sunday
Clergy Appreciation Day: 5 ways to bless your pastor this Sunday

This Sunday will see Clergy Appreciation Day – so how can you let your minister know that they're loved?

London's Natural History Museum crash 'not terror related'
London's Natural History Museum crash 'not terror related'

One man was detained after a number of pedestrians were injured in a collision with a car near the city's Natural History Museum on Saturday, and London police said they were trying to determine the circumstances.

Why Martin Luther got James wrong: RT Kendall explains
Why Martin Luther got James wrong: RT Kendall explains

Martin Luther was famously dismissive of the Epistle of James, describing it as a 'letter of straw' because of its supposed advocacy of justification by 'works' as opposed to faith.

John Piper's 'thankfulness' at Lecrae's 'divorce' from white evangelicalism is good news for the Church
John Piper's 'thankfulness' at Lecrae's 'divorce' from white evangelicalism is good news for the Church

John Piper has expressed 'thankfulness and hope' after popular black Christian musician Lecrae said he was 'loosening ties' with 'white evangelicalism' after recieving a backlash for publicly condemning systemic racism in the US.

Church sex abuse survivors hail 'significant' day at Canterbury protest
Church sex abuse survivors hail 'significant' day at Canterbury protest

Victims of church sexual abuse are hailing a 'significant day' as they demand a 'tangible' shift in the Church's response to survivors.

Coptic Christian girl returns home after kidnapping and 'conversion' to Islam
Coptic Christian girl returns home after kidnapping and 'conversion' to Islam

A 16-year-old Coptic Christian girl has been released and returned to her family following 92 days in Islamist captivity outside Cairo, Egypt. She had been kidnapped to be 'converted to Islam, then married off or sold' before police found her.

How the Mothers' Union is changing lives today
How the Mothers' Union is changing lives today

Members touch the lives of over two thirds of a million people each year, of whom over 100,000 are in Britain and Ireland – so the 'comfort zone' is already quite wide.

Martyr, scholar, Reformation rebel: Was William Tyndale England's Martin Luther?
Martyr, scholar, Reformation rebel: Was William Tyndale England's Martin Luther?

Today is the church feast day of William Tyndale, the scholar, rebel and martyr who was executed on this day in 1536. Tyndale's legacy endures to this day – was he England's Martin Luther?

Pakistani boys arrested for burning Qur'anic texts in latest blasphemy controversy
Pakistani boys arrested for burning Qur'anic texts in latest blasphemy controversy

Two Pakistani non-Muslim boys have been arrested for alleged blasphemy, in the latest case involving the country's strict and controversial blasphemy laws.

'Clean for Good': Church led drive sees London's first ethical cleaning company
'Clean for Good': Church led drive sees London's first ethical cleaning company

London's first 'ethical' cleaning company is launching today in a church-led drive to change one of the city's most competitive and poorly paid sectors.

Donald Trump meets Las Vegas pastors, thanks them 'for being there'
Donald Trump meets Las Vegas pastors, thanks them 'for being there'

The President met Pastor Charles Gibbs and his 23-year-old niece Danae who survived being shot during the massacre

Denzel Washington plays down celebrity status, says he's just a 'God-fearing man who was raised right'
Denzel Washington plays down celebrity status, says he's just a 'God-fearing man who was raised right'

The churchgoing actor got talking with some strangers in a Chicago neighborhood while looking for a famous eatery.

Christian survivor of Las Vegas shooting says it wasn't God's fault and she forgives gunman for the 'evil' he did
Christian survivor of Las Vegas shooting says it wasn't God's fault and she forgives gunman for the 'evil' he did

16-year-old Lynette Martinez said she recovering from the ordeal by reading God's Word, worshipping and praying.

Canterbury meeting: Walkout climbdown as Anglican primates hold together
Canterbury meeting: Walkout climbdown as Anglican primates hold together

Conservative Anglicans have climbed down from threats to walk out if their demands for harsher sanctions on the Scottish Church were not met.