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Good Friday today: Living the death of Jesus

If Christ is not raised, our faith is in vain. But to see Easter whole, we have to start at Good Friday.

Prince of Wales 'deeply moved' by persecuted Christians: the suffering are 'not forgotten'

The Prince of Wales has delivered an Easter message of emphatic support for persecuted Christians across the world. Those suffering for their faith are 'not forgotten', he said, as he described being 'deeply moved' by their 'capacity for forgiveness'.

Christ's 'crown of thorns' tree may help in climate change fight, researchers say

As the sun beats down on the barren slopes around Jerusalem, a tree of the kind believed to have provided the crown of thorns in Biblical accounts of Jesus Christ's crucifixion stands unaffected, its fruits ample and foliage green.

What's wrong with a Good Friday Walk of Witness?

A few years ago I went on my first Good Friday Walk of Witness. For all the wrong reasons, it wasn't a happy experience.

Gethsemane, Good Friday and how our shrapnel wounds prepare us for Easter

My husband and I went to view a house for sale nearby and were shown around it by the old couple who had lived there for over 30 years.

Planned Parenthood deletes tweet calling for Disney princess who's 'had an abortion'

Planned Parenthood has drawn criticism after an affiliate in Pennsylvania posted and later deleted a tweet that called for a Disney princess "who's had an abortion."

US evangelicals urge prayer for North and South Korea ahead of historic peace summit

A diverse collective of US evangelical leaders this week released a joint message urging prayer for peace and reconciliation in the Korean peninsula. It comes as North and South Korea today set a date for a historic summit on denuclearisation.

Should Christians wash each other's feet on Maundy Thursday?

Tonight, in many Maundy Thursday services, Christians will re-enact the last supper by literally washing each other's feet.

Pope hits out at Italian mafia: 'Fake Christians' who 'carry death in their souls'

Pope Francis hit out at the Italian mafia yesterday, calling them 'fake Christians' who 'carry death in their souls'.

The Gethsemane crisis: Why didn't Jesus want to die?

One of the most challenging stories of Scripture is when Christ kneels in despair at Gethsemane, and asks that he should not face the cross. Its familiarity can dull us to its strangeness. Without the cross there could be no salvation, so why didn't the Son of God want to die?

Holy Week in my world: Why the darkness is needed before the dawn

Running in the background for many Anglican clergy and lay people this week is the damning evidence against our institution that was presented at IICSA last week.

'If it's Christian it should be better': Liberty University opens 'luxurious' gun range

Just as schools across the US debate how to keep firearms away from campuses in the wake of deadly mass shootings, the largest Christian University in Americahas opened a multimillion-dollar gun range for student activities and hosting competitions, Fox News reported.

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