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Who is David Conner, the vicar who will lead the Royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle?
Who is David Conner, the vicar who will lead the Royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle?

Rt Rev David Conner will lead the wedding service for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Saturday at St George's Chapel, Windsor.

CAR archbishop condemns sectarian violence at service mourning church massacre
CAR archbishop condemns sectarian violence at service mourning church massacre

The archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR) has called for an end to retaliatory violence in an address to Christians mourning a church massacre two weeks ago.

Joy @ Kempton Park: How a Surrey church is taking the gospel to the racetrack
Joy @ Kempton Park: How a Surrey church is taking the gospel to the racetrack

'Be bold, stop faffing about and crack on for Jesus. That's my message to the global church.'

Michael Curry: Brits will fall in love with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Royal wedding preacher
Michael Curry: Brits will fall in love with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Royal wedding preacher

Michael Curry, the first African-American head of the US Episcopal Church, could be the unexpected hero of the Royal wedding

A story for our times: Jesus, friendship and a hole in the roof
A story for our times: Jesus, friendship and a hole in the roof

One of the most moving healing stories in the Gospels is the healing of the paralysed man.

'Darkness can always be broken by the light of Christ': Coptic bishop hails return of bodies of 20 Christian martyrs beheaded by ISIS
'Darkness can always be broken by the light of Christ': Coptic bishop hails return of bodies of 20 Christian martyrs beheaded by ISIS

The lead coptic bishop in the UK has hailed the 'bittersweet' return of the bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians beheaded in Libya by ISIS in 2015 to their families.

Meghan Markle receives outpouring of support from children's charity
Meghan Markle receives outpouring of support from children's charity

Meghan Markle received an outpouring of support and affection today from a children's charity amid reports that she is extremely distressed at the prospect of her father not attending her wedding to Prince Harry on Saturday.

How can the Southern Baptists solve their Paige Patterson problem?
How can the Southern Baptists solve their Paige Patterson problem?

Patterson has been under heavy fire since a recording emerged from 2000 where he appears to argue that abused women should stay with violent husbands and submit to them.

Ruth the proselyte: Conversion versus subversion
Ruth the proselyte: Conversion versus subversion

This weekend the Jewish community enjoys a double celebration: Shabbat as usual, followed immediately by the pilgrim festival of Shavuot.

Pope Francis auctions custom-made Lamborghini to raise money for Iraqi Christians
Pope Francis auctions custom-made Lamborghini to raise money for Iraqi Christians

Pope Francis has auctioned off his custom made Lamborghini, raising nearly $1million for charity at an auction in Monaco on Saturday.

Can Mormon Mitt Romney still become US president after labelling Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffress a 'bigot'?
Can Mormon Mitt Romney still become US president after labelling Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffress a 'bigot'?

The extent to which evangelical leaders' support will continue to influence who occupies the White House after Donald Trump was tested today after senate candidate Mitt Romney of Utah said that Baptist minister Robert Jeffress should not be giving the opening prayer at the opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem because he's a 'religious bigot'.

Extreme baptism: Does this Orthodox priest go too far?
Extreme baptism: Does this Orthodox priest go too far?

This Orthodox baptism has caused no small amount of online outrage, with one Twitter user likening the priest's technique to 'child abuse'.

Michael Curry: Who is the Royal wedding preacher who backs gay marriage and opposes Trump?
Michael Curry: Who is the Royal wedding preacher who backs gay marriage and opposes Trump?

Michael Curry, the first African-American head of the US Episcopal Church, will preach at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding on Saturday.

Ban on 'Jesus' and Bible references in student's graduation speech overturned by Colorado University
Ban on 'Jesus' and Bible references in student's graduation speech overturned by Colorado University

A university in Colorado has reversed its decision to remove religious references from the graduation speech of a nursing student who has been chosen to address her classmates at their pinning ceremony.

An open letter to Richard Dawkins: What have you got to lose by debating God's existence with me this weekend?
An open letter to Richard Dawkins: What have you got to lose by debating God's existence with me this weekend?

I'm free in Sydney and I won't cost a penny: I'm happy to speak about my beliefs for free. What do you have to lose?

Harry and Meghan's wedding: What should Michael Curry say?
Harry and Meghan's wedding: What should Michael Curry say?

Imagine, for a moment, being in Michael Curry's shoes. What would you say? Why? How would you feel? It must be pretty daunting.