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Hats off to subversive prayers

At a previous church we set up a prayer tree â well, it was actually a handsome shrub.

Can theologians help biologists find life on other planets?

There is one question to which no-one yet knows the answer. It has a huge bearing on whether we are alone in the cosmos. How does life start?

White Christians in America are a declining and ageing minority, new survey finds

White Christians in the US are in the minority and declining, amid increasing ethnic diversity and growing numbers of people who identify as religiously unaffiliated, according to a new survey.

Four Kenyan Christians beheaded in latest Islamist atrocity

Islamist militants went from house to house in Kenya on Wednesday, dragging out victims, shooting them and then beheading them.

Lidl apologises for removing church crosses from food packaging

The supermarket chain Lidl has apologised after it was found to have airbrushed Christian crosses from images on some of its food packaging. They said the 'mistake' would be rectified 'as soon as possible'.

'The Stray' movie director on the moment he was struck by lightning

Mitch Davis was camping with his 9-year-old son, two other little boys, and his dog, Pluto in the remote mountains of Colorado when tragedy struck - literally.

Pure Flix Digital CEO: Why the Church must 're-engage' with Hollywood to change the conversation

Greg Gudorf believes movies and TV shows don't need to be riddled with sex, violence, and inappropriate language to be entertaining. In fact, they can even be inspirational.

Three Texas churches damaged in Hurricane Harvey sue federal agency over refusal to provide relief for places of worship

Three Texas churches severely damaged in Hurricane Harvey are suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) over what they say is its policy of refusing to provide disaster relief to places of worship because of their religious status.

Church in Wales elects John Davies as its new Archbishop

The Church in Wales has elected Bishop John Davies, the current Bishop of Swansea and Brecon, to lead it as Archbishop of Wales. He is active as a Christian Aid trustee and concerned with issues of ethical investments.

Why Pope Francis needs all the prayers he can get as he visits Colombia, rife with poverty, corruption and war

Colombia has been torn by armed conflict since 1964, and it is weighed down by drug-trafficking related to cocaine production.

Church of England bishops join calls for end to indefinite migrant detention

Church of England bishops are accusing politicians of 'dehumanising' migrants after an investigation unearthed 'shocking' levels of abuse at an immigration detention centre.

How threats over a movie about the last tsar show conservative Christians' growing influence on Putin's Russia

Religious conservatives in Russia, increasingly influential under President Vladimir Putin, are waging a campaign to block the release of a 'blasphemous' film depicting an affair between a young ballerina and the last tsar, considered a martyr by the Orthodox church.

PMQs with Christian Today: Theresa May refuses to back Christian MP\'s hunger bill