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Facebook is the new church, says Mark Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg, founder and head of Facebook, says his creation can now fill the role once held by churches, and organisations such as Little League
Wiltshire church vicar condemns 'disgraceful' barbecue atop 200-year old grave
Controversy was stirred at the weekend when a 200-year-old gravestone at an English church was used for a barbecue; the church vicar called it 'disgraceful'.
Lord Carey allowed abuser back into church choir because of 'Christian duty of forgiveness', victim claims
Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey 'completely failed' a woman who had been sexually abused by a vicar in Sussex, the victim is claiming.
A war story: 'There is no pit so deep God's love is not deeper still'
The remarkable story of how Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch Christian, helped Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during the Second World War and how she escaped execution herself only through a clerical error.
Lord Carey must face police investigation for role in Peter Ball cover up, say victims
Former Archbishop George Carey should face a police investigation for his role in the Church of England's collusion with convicted sex abuser and ex-bishop of Gloucester Peter Ball, survivors have said.
Geri Halliwell says she conceived her second child after asking God to 'prove' He exists
After struggling to conceive, the Spice Girls singer believes her second child is a gift from above.
Do you know what the fundamental difference is between Christianity and Islam?
There are, of course, great similarities between the world's two largest religions. But there's one fundamental difference.
Christians used as human shields in battle for ISIS-held city in Philippines
Christians are being used as human shields by ISIS militants in the Philippines' as government forces try to recapture Marawi City.
Christian legal group backs Trump's travel ban: warns of terror threat to America
A conservative Christian legal advocacy group has announced its support of Donald Trump's travel ban, which was yesterday partially reinstated by the US Supreme Court. The group highlighted the need to combat foreign terror threats.
Christians condemn 'shocking disrespect for human life' after doctors vote to decriminalise abortion
The British Medical Association has backed decriminalising abortion, adding momentum to a campaign to overturn the 1967 Abortion Act.
J John's 'Just One' will see 20,000 gather for the UK's largest evangelistic event in decades
In July 20,000 people from across the UK will fill London's Emirates Stadium to hear the Gospel preached by international evangelist J John. Just One is a mass-gathering the scale of which has not been seen in the UK since the visit of famed evangelist Billy Graham more than three decades ago.
Former Archbishop Rowan Williams: Religious minorities must be at heart of any Iran deal
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams is leading a campaign urging western countries to put religious minorities at the heart of any future deal with Iran
Supreme Court rules in favour of Lutheran Church over funding dispute
The Supreme Court has ruled that a playground owned by a Lutheran church can receive a subsidy from a state programme.
Eritrea launches new crackdown on Christians
A leading Christian human rights charity says Christians are facing yet another crackdown in Eritrea.
Supreme Court to rule on Christian 'gay cake' baker
The US Supreme Court will judge whether a Christian baker discriminated against a gay couple by refusing to make their wedding cake on religious grounds
Methodist Church may get bishops for the first time in UK in mutual recognition pact with Anglicans
Methodists and Anglicans are embarking on a process of historic proposals that would recognise the ministers and priests of both churches for the first time since they split in the late 18th century. And for the first time ever, the proposals, if agreed, would give Methodists in the UK a bishop.