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How the whole Bible hangs together â in one easy lesson
In our fortnightly pilgrimage through Mark's gospel we are now getting close to Jesus' execution. And as we do we shall see not only what it means for us today but how it ties up and explains so much of the rest of the Bible.
'Polyamorous family' headed by three husbands granted legal recognition in Colombia
A notary in Colombia's second largest city Medellin granted full legitimacy to the nation's first official polyamorous union of three men.
Nearly 70 priests resign in Indonesia in protest at their bishop
Nearly 70 Catholic  priests have resigned their posts in Indonesia after levelling accusations at their bishop that the bishop has condemned as 'slanderous'.
'Catastrophe' threatens East Africa as rains fail again
East Africa is on the brink of a 'monumental catastrophe' because the global community has failed to provide the funds needed to help starving people, according to Christian Aid.
Israeli dig uncovers lost jewellery and remains stretching back 6,000 years
An archaeological dig in Israel has uncovered a collection of 900-year old women's jewelry, amid remains dating as old as 6,000 years.
Pakistani Christian arrested for insulting Mohammad as state continues crackdown on 'blasphemy'
A Christian Pakistani man was arrested last week facing accusations of blasphemy, as the country's stringent, controversial crackdown on 'blasphemy' continues.
Amoris Laetitia row: Rebel cardinals leak letter to Pope Francis lamenting Church's moral 'confusion'
Four conservative Cardinals have released a controversial letter they wrote to Pope Francis in April requesting a private meeting to discuss 'confusion and disorientation' in the Catholic Church following the publication of the Pope's April 2016 Exhortation 'Amoris Laetitia'.
Fleeing Christian militia violence, 1500 mostly Muslim civilians are trapped in church in CAR
After fleeing for their lives, as many as 1500 people â mostly Muslim civilians â are now stuck in a Catholic church in the southeast of the Central African Republic.
Make friends and learn to see God in each other, religious leaders urge believers of all faiths
Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama, Patriarch Bartholomew and the UK's former Chief Rabbi, Jonathan Sacks, are among the leaders who have recorded a joint video in partnership with the Elijah Interfaith Institute to make their point that personal friendships can overcome prejudice and fear.
Real victory will be in five years, says Macron camp after election win
President Emmanuel Macron's government on Monday promised to reshape France's political landscape after winning the commanding parliamentary majority he sought to push through far-reaching pro-growth reforms.
South Korean Christian arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of covert missionary work
A South Korean Christian who taught languages to two abducted and murdered Chinese nationals at his school in Pakistan has been arrested.
Church at centre of solace for the angry and grief-stricken as number of dead in Grenfell Tower fire reaches 79
A minute's silence was held across the UK this morning for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster as the latest update put the number of dead or missing presumed dead at 79. The number formally identified is just five, the devastation in the tower block is so immense. Whole families are known to have died.Â
Pope urges German chancellor Merkel to continue the fight on climate change
German chancellor Angela Merkel has said she was encouraged by Pope Francis when the two met to discuss climate change, international cooperation and 'tearing down walls'.
One man dead, ten injured after 'tit-for-tat' terror attack near Finsbury Park Mosque
Police are treating an attack on Muslims in north London in which one man was killed and ten injured, some critically, as a terror attack, Prime Minister Theresa May said this morning. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby condemned it as a crime against God and humanity.
With a weakened leader and reeling from crisis, Britain hurtles into the Brexit unknown
With her strategy unclear and her position insecure, Prime Minister Theresa May plunges this week into tortuous divorce talks with the European Union that will shape Britain's prosperity and global influence for generations to come.
As many as one in five teens is Christian, new study finds
Church workers were stunned by findings of a new report which goes against a prevailing view that churchgoing among the young is in terminal decline.