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UK's treatment of Down's syndrome amounts to eugenics, synod told
The UK's treatment of Down's syndrome amounts to eugenics, the Church of England's general synod heard on Saturday.
Charity Commission to question Kenneth Copeland Ministries UK over 'flu' video
In the controversial video released on January 31, Copeland says: 'Listen, partners. We don't have a flu season. We've got a duck season, a deer season, but we don't have a flu season.
Church facing years of shame as extent of abuse emerges, bishop warns
The Church of England has upped its spending on safeguarding five-fold since 2014 as it attempts to address hundreds of abuse allegations against clergy and officials.
Chilean victim of sexual abuse demands thorough Vatican investigation
Juan Carlos Cruz said Pope Francis had 'set the clock back years and years' with his recent comments casting doubt on the credibility of victims of abuse.
Church of England embraces unity with Methodist Church
The Church of England has embraced plans for unity with the Methodist Church, ending 200 years of schism that began with John Wesley in the 18th century.
Archbishop warns Church of England against dangers of 'radical change'
The Archbishop of Canterbury says change must be undertaken with respect for tradition, at a time when Church is struggling to deal with the challenges of dwindling numbers and clergy sex abuse.
CofE backs campaign to reduce food waste
The government should take steps to tackle food poverty and take steps to minimies food waste, according to the Church of England.
Pope Francis is 'ready to go to Iraq', Chaldean patriarch says
Pope Francis has said he is 'ready to go to Iraq', according to a Patriarch of the Chaldean Church.
Anglicans back Pope Francis's day of fasting for Congo and South Sudan
Anglican leaders are backing a call from Pope Francis for a worldwide day of fasting and prayer for the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan.
John Hooper: the radical Puritan preacher burned for his faith
On this day in 1555, passionate Puritan and English Reformer John Hooper was burned at the stake for heresy. He faced his death with courage, refusing to recant his views.
Church to urge government clampdown on supermarket food waste
The Church of England is set to urge the government to clamp down on supermarkets who needlessly waste surplus food.
Entrenched opposition to women priests blocks Church's diversity efforts, synod told
Entrenched opposition to women's ordination is still blocking the Church of England's attempts to improve diversity among its senior leadership, its ruling general synod was told today.
Seven church leaders in Sudan fined for resisting government
Seven church leaders in Sudan were fined this week charged with 'objection to the authorities', as Christian protest over state confiscation of churches continues.
Church of England facing more than 3,000 abuse cases
The Church of England is facing more than 3,000 abuse complaints, the vast majority of which relate to children.
GAFCON head urges evangelical Anglicans to act on 'visible differentiation' warning
The chair of the GAFCON conservative Anglican grouping has urged evangelicals in the Church of England to act on a warning that they may distance themselves from the Church if it liberalises its doctrine of marriage and sexuality.
The 'bonfire of the vanities': One Christian reformer's passionate purge of sinful distraction
On this day in 1497 occurred a dramatic public display of zealous, religiously-minded arson. The great 'bonfire of the vanities' targeted numerous objects deemed dangerous temptations to sin by the passionate instigator of the purge, Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola.