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UK in north and south holds out hand to welcome Syrian refugees
Norfolk County Council has become the latest in the UK to declare itself ready to welcome refugees from Syria while Salford Roman Catholic diocese is piloting the government's new refugee community sponsorship scheme.
Massive lead for Trump over Clinton among white evangelicals
The survey by CNN/ORC International also found Trump is leading Hillary Clinton by three points.
Scotland's Christian 'saint in the making' Margaret Sinclair to star in new play
A 20th century Scottish nun is to be the star of a new show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Turkey: Amnesty claims evidence of torture and rape among post-coup detainees
Amnesty International has said it has credible and "extremely alarming" evidence that post-coup detainees in Turkey are being beaten and tortured, including by rape, the use of stress positions and starvation
Cardinal Burke: 'My mother was advised to abort me'
One of the most conservative cardinals in the Catholic Church has described how his mother was advised to have him aborted.
French church attack: Priest's throat slit by 'two terrorists who claimed to be from Islamic State'
Two attackers who took hostages in a church in Rouen, France, are dead and one hostage was killed.
Japan: Church commemorating 26 crucified Christians may become UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Oura church in Nagasaki is one of several Christian sites to be designated by a government panel.
Sanders supporters boo and jeer Hillary Clinton at Democrat Convention
Bernie Sanders supporters booed at mention of the name of Hillary Clinton as a top woman Christian pastor opened the Democratic National Convention - with a prayer for unity.
#ThisFlag Pastor Evan Mawarire: 'I am not abandoning Zimbabwe'
Evan Mawarire has become a national hero but said he has to "rethink" his return to the country after Mugabe named him and questioned whether he is serving God
Japan: 19 killed in their sleep, many wounded in knife attack on centre for disabled
Police have arrested Satoshi Uematsu, 26, a former employee at the facility in Sagamihara town in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Child dies in hot car as parents attend Bible study
A three-year-old boy has died in Dallas, Texas after he was accidentally left in a car in temperatures of around 100F when his parents went in to church.
Lead us not into the temptations of Twitter, warns Pope Francis
Pope Francis has warned Catholic nuns that they must not be led into temptations of escapism or time wasting by modern social media.
Massive increase in persecution against Christians in India
The harrowing story of a woman and her sister beaten so hard that bones were broken â just for following Jesus
Vice-President Kaine? Find out six facts about his faith
There is more to the self-declared "boring" Kaine than meets the eye
Pakistan: Christian students face 'victimisation and religious persecution'
The Punjab government in Pakistan has launched an inquiry into allegations that Christian students are coming under pressure to convert to Islam.
Muslim attacks on Christians in Egypt spiralling out of control
A senior bishop has issued a warning of an exponential spiralling of attacks on Christians in Egypt, home to three-quarters of all Christians in the Middle East.