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Tribes, tensions and gay marriage: What's the future for the Church of England?

It's no secret that the Church of England has been in turmoil of late. Internal tensions over passionately held positions on human sexuality and church leadership have dominated ecclesial news. Can 'good disagreement' in the broad church prevail, or will persisting division provoke a painful divorce?

Will Northern Ireland's political meltdown scupper Pope Francis' visit next year?

Stormont's power-sharing arrangements collapsed earlier this week after the five major parties failed to reach agreement, with an ongoing situation in which there is no executive in Northern Ireland. This means that there could be fresh doubt cast on whether the Pope will visit Northern Ireland when he is set to visit the Republic next August.

Another Catholic priest killed in spiralling Mexico violence

Another Catholic priest has been murdered in Mexico, the country's bishops have said.

'The devil's come down': How rape and murder are stalking the displaced of South Sudan

With South Sudan facing the worst refugee crisis in Africa, and increased violence which risks escalating into ethnic genocide leaving a major crisis in northern Uganda, one London-based Christian charity is doing all it can to help those affected.

Terror will never drive us apart, pledge Archbishops, Imams and Chief Rabbi

Faith leaders including the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby have signed a letter to The Times insisting that terror will never succeed in driving them apart.

Christian convert in prison in Iran is seriously ill and in urgent need of medical care

The health of Maryam Naghash Zargaran, the Christian convert in prison in Iran, deteriorated badly last week and she has lost a lot of weight.

Coptic Pope says Egyptian Christians' problems are 'minor', warns against 'harmful' exaggeration

Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II has sought to reassure Egyptians fearing the situation in northern Egypt, where 143 families have fled their homes to escape the threat of ISIS.

Congo bishops abandon peace deal citing 'lack of sincere political will'

Catholic bishops in Congo have abandoned a power-sharing peace agreement citing a 'lack of sincere political will' from both the government and opposition.

Nigerian Catholic Church calls on Government to stop 'structural injustice' against Christians

The President of the Nigerian Catholic bishops' conference has called on the government 'to be more proactive' in protecting Christians in the southern part of Kaduna state, where it is said they face 'structural injustice'.

Turkish Muslim woman who 'hated Christians' dreams of Jesus telling her to 'follow My way'

More and more Muslims are seeing Jesus in their dreams, with each of their testimonies revealing their amazing conversion.

Scientists see partial proof of God with discovery of portal into dark, parallel universe

Quantum physicists believe they have found at least a partial scientific proof of God following the discovery of a quantum portal into a separate, dark and parallel universe.

ISIS suicide bomb plot foiled as Iraqi forces disarm explosives strapped on 7-year-old boy

In a sign of its increasing desperation, the Islamic State (ISIS) is dispatching suicide bombers even as young as seven years old to try and hold off the advancing Iraqi forces besieging the ISIS-held city of Mosul.

Nepal's Christians have to trek 2 miles into mountains to bury their dead

Although Christians in Nepal are growing in number and have not been subjected to persecution as severely as what their fellow believers in neighbouring countries experience, they have to contend with a rather unique problem: They are struggling to find land near their community where they can bury their dead, according to World Watch Monitor.

Pope Francis\' clerical sex abuse panel will continue without survivors