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The cost of war versus the cost of inaction: Why Christians are divided on Syria

The sceptical majority is backed by not only most – though not all – Quakers, who are traditionally pacifist, but also the Methodists, the Church in Wales, Syrian church leaders and, according to some reports, Pope Francis.

Theresa May told to resolve Windrush crisis as MPs and bishops step up pressure

Ministers are facing heavy criticism from church leaders and MPs today over their handling of thousands of long-term immigrants who now face deportation after decades in the UK.

British church leaders and peers meet with Syrian officials hours after bombing

British peers and church leaders met with Syrian government officials just hours after the UK struck the regime's chemical weapons stores on Saturday morning.

Theresa May 'no practicable alternative' to bombing Syria: Read her full statement

Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday the British military had joined the United States and France in carrying out an attack on Syria to target its chemical weapons capability.

Syria airstrikes: UK, US, France bomb Assad's chemical stores

US, British and French forces launched air strikes on Syria in response to a suspected chemical gas attack that killed dozens of people, aiming to degrade its chemical weapons capabilities in the biggest intervention yet in the conflict by Western powers.

Methodists warn against Syria air strikes

The Methodist Church has warned against launching air strikes on Syria in response to the chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime on Douma in eastern Ghouta.

Central African Republic evangelicals: We must rebuild our nation

Evangelical leaders in the strife-torn Central African Republic have pledged to unite in prayers and called for the rebuilding of the nation.

Stop badging us by our religion, Chaldean patriarch tells Iraqi government

The Iraqi government should end the practice of including citizens' religion on their identity cards, according to the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church in Iraq, Louis Raphael Sako.

Commonwealth heads of government must tackle freedom of religion, says persecution charity

Open Doors, which serves persecuted Christians around the world, has called on the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting to put freedom of religion and belief at the heart of their discussions.

Aid agencies warn of Congo humanitarian disaster

Millions of people caught up in a humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo risk rising levels of hunger, death and disease due to a lack of aid funding, a coalition of humanitarian organisations warned ahead of a conference in Geneva today.

US senators file application to attend first hearing of Pastor Andrew Brunson's case in Turkey

Brunson, who led the Izmir Resurrection Church for over two decades, has been accused of working with the Gulen movement and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)

Egypt military court hands down death sentences to 36 people in connection with church bombings

An Egyptian military court sentenced 36 people to death on Tuesday in connection with suicide attacks on churches in Alexandria and Tanta in April 2017.

Missionary shares how God used her to plant seeds of faith to terrorists who abducted her 15 years ago

Kansas missionary Gracia Burnham and her husband, Martin, were held hostages by a terrorist group in the Philippines more than 15 years ago but God used their ordeal to plant seeds of faith in some of her abductors.

World Vision questions Penny Mordaunt's overseas aid policy relaunch, calls for focus on children

A leading Christian charity has called on the government to put the world's most vulnerable children at the heart of overseas aid policy following a speech from the international development secretary in which she shifted its emphasis onto UK interests.

On this day: Christendom's shame, the sack of Constantinople

On this day in 1204, the Crusaders decided that instead of pursuing the Holy Land they would sack the Byzantine city of Constantinople instead, with tens of thousands of subsequent deaths.