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What do Brits think about Islam?
Almost half of the UK population think Islam is incompatible with British society, a survey is suggesting.
What Donald Trump can learn from King Salman of Saudi Arabia
The songs Christians sing are really important. They don't just express our faith, they form it too.
Same-sex relationships - a trend to follow, challenge or ignore?
John Appleby, a member of the General Synod of the Church of England, which will debate homosexuality when it meets in York this weekend, says it is unhelpful and often insulting to assume of others that they are either 'for' or 'against' something when there may be many shades in between.
Patriotism meets faith as Trump addresses veterans event
US President Donald Trump used a Christian rally in honour of armed forces veterans on Saturday to warn about dangers to religious freedom and lash out at the 'fake media' he believes are trying to undermine his agenda.
Three car bombs hit Damascus, at least seven people killed
Three car bombs exploded in Damascus on Sunday, state media said, killing at least seven people in the first suicide bombings in the Syrian capital since jihadists attacked in March.
Germany approves same-sex marriage in historic bill opposed by Christian chancellor Angela Merkel
The German parliament approved the legalisation of same-sex marriage on Friday in an historic, contested move. Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel voted against the bill, saying she personally felt marriage should be between a man and a woman.
ISIS under pressure in Iraqi and Syrian strongholds, launches counter-attack
US-backed Iraqi forces pressed Islamic State fighters holding out in Mosul's Old City on Friday, while in Syria the militant group launched a counter-attack against an alliance of militias trying to oust it from its de facto capital of Raqqa.
Russian Orthodox TV network attacks LGBT people by offering to pay for one-way flights
A Russian religious TV network affiliated to President Putin has offered to pay for one-way plane tickets for gay people out of the country.
Top Muslim scholars seek new law saying violence in God's name is 'incompatible with Islam'
Leading Islamic scholars in Egypt are attempting to have it enshrined in law that violence in the name of religion is incompatible with Islam.
Rebel 'missionary bishop' Andy Lines to be consecrated
A controversial 'missionary bishop' will today be consecrated at an Anglican conference in Wheaton College, Illinois.
Why are more than 1 million Russians queuing to see a saint's rib?
More than 1 million Russians have queued for hours in the last month for a glimpse of a relic from St Nicholas.
New ISIS propaganda video surfaces showing brainwashed children executing victims at point blank
Another video created by the Islamic State terror group has surfaced showing two captured brainwashed children, part of the so-called cubs of the caliphate, shooting two prisoners in the back of the head.
Cardinal George Pell: Key facts that we know about him
Cardinal George Pell, one of Pope Francis's most senior advisers, was charged with multiple historical sex offences on Thursday.
Leader of Islamist terror group in Nigeria makes chilling proclamation: There is no room for Christians
Abubakar Shekau told Islamic clerics there was 'no way' Muslims and Christians could work together.
Abortions for Northern Irish women free on NHS, MPs told
Abortions for Northern Irish women will be allowed on the NHS, the chancellor announced today, in a major concession to avoid a Tory rebellion in the House of Commons.
DNA found in ancient Egyptian mummies supports Biblical narrative of descendants from Noah's son Ham
The biblical narrative that the first Egyptian Dynasty descended from the biblical Ham, the son of Noah, as told in the book of Genesis, could well be supported by recent research based on DNA taken from Egyptian mummies, analysts said.