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Gunman shot dead in French hostage crisis
Police have shot dead a gunman who is believed to have killed three people, according to to reports from the southern French town of Trèbes.
Pakistani Christian faced with death sentence for blasphemy acquitted
A Pakistani Christian who had faced a death sentence for two years has now been acquitted.
The Donkey: How GK Chesterton radically retold Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday celebrates Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey with palms at his feet. But a famous poem illuminates the tale by embracing the perspective not of Jesus or the people, but the humble colt on which the Messiah rode.
The King in our midst: A prayer for Palm Sunday
It's an anniversary of terror, but a revelation of humble glory too. How would you pray on Palm Sunday?
Ecclesiastes 7: Which is better, a party or a funeral?
it is at the extremes of life that we often discover truth, meaning and purpose.
New general secretary for Churches Together in England
The new general secretary of Churches Together in England (CTE) has been announced as Baptist minister Rev Dr Paul Goodliff.
Northern Irish church leaders welcome Pope Francis visit
Several church leaders in Ireland are welcoming the news of Pope Francis' visit to the country, saying it could help unify Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Trump picks foreign policy hawk John Bolton as national security adviser
US President Donald Trump shook up his foreign policy team again on Thursday, replacing HR McMaster as national security adviser with John Bolton, a hawk who has advocated using military force against North Korea and Iran.
Egypt: Christian teacher charged with contempt after asking questions about Muhammad
A Christian teacher in Egypt has been charged with contempt of religion after posing a series of questions about the prophet Muhammed in a role play.
'Christianity ruined my life': Rock star slams his former faith, but who's really to blame?
We elevate celebrities just as much within the church as we do outside it, and yet we don't really know what to do when they don't live up to our rather unrealistic expectations of them.
Stephen Hawking was wrong: 3 reasons why God must exist
it has become common, even among Christians, to regard the existence of God as a matter of faith which cannot be rationally proved. But that was not the historic position.
Offensive or just awkward, 'faith' gets a bad press. Is it time to change the conversation?
Faith, like politics, has long been a 'no-go' topic for polite conversation, but now more than ever it seems to be a source of toxicity, rancour or just sheer awkwardness in current affairs.
US Episcopal Church is complicit 'in a culture of alcohol abuse', finds report
The Anglican Church in the US remains mired in a 'system of denial and helplessness' over alcohol abuse among its senior clergy, a damning commission has concluded.
Boko Haram refuses to release Christian schoolgirl as dozens of others freed
Boko Haram has released more than 110 schoolgirls kidnapped from their village last month.
Don't fear tattoos, Pope Francis tells young people
Pope Francis this week told an audience gave his blessing to the use of tattoos, telling an audience of young people not to fear them but to see tattoos as an opportunity for community and dialogue.
'One step forward': Jules Woodson welcomes megachurch pastor Andy Savage's resignation â up to a point
Jules Woodson, the woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted by the Memphis megachurch pastor Andy Savage, has said his resignation on Tuesday is 'one step forward' in a statement in which she remained critical of the church as a whole.