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Jeffrey John: Pressure mounts on Church in Wales after allegations of homophobia
Pressure is mounting on Welsh bishops after they were accused of homophobia by a senior gay cleric on Sunday.
Catholic priest stabbed at the altar in 'hate crime'
A man aged 72 has been charged with stabbing a Catholic priest just minutes before mass began on Sunday.
Bible links to huge statue of Egyptian pharaoh found in Cairo
An ancient colossus discovered in a working-class district of Cairo might be the work of a Pharaoh who ruled in biblical times, scholars now believe.
1400-year-old coins stashed by Christians fleeing persecution found near Jerusalem
A stashed collection of ancient bronze coins that may have belonged to Christians fleeing invading Persian forces has been found on the highway to Jerusalem in an archaeological dig.
'No, you aren't distributing Luther condoms,' Germany's Evangelical Church tells youth group
The Dusseldorf youth church took things a little too far when they distributed condoms featuring quotes from the great man.
Katie Perry: How my Christian upbringing led to 'I kissed a girl and I liked it'
Katie Perry's smash hit 'I kissed a girl and I liked it' came after a gospel-singing upbringing where 'homosexuality was synonymous with the word abomination', she revealed as she opened up about her sexuality and religion.
Gay cleric Jeffrey John speaks out: My homosexuality was the only reason I was blocked as Bishop of Llandaff
A prominent gay cleric's homosexuality was the only reason he was blocked from becoming a bishop, he has claimed.
Could we be seeing another revival in worship music?
Les Moir tracks the revival of worship music in the last 50 years. Could we be seeing another one?
BBC apologises for asking 'what is right punishment for blasphemy?'
The BBC apologised on Saturday for asking 'what is the right punishment for blasphemy?' on its Asian Network Twitter account.
Pope's Egypt visit to address Christian-Islamic violence
Pope Francis will make a trip to Egypt next month, the Vatican said on Saturday, giving the pontiff another opportunity to promote better relations between Catholics and Muslims.
Chuck Berry 'greatest rock 'n' roll writer' dies aged 90
Chuck Berry, a rock 'n' roll pioneers died on Saturday at his Missouri home. He was 90.
Church congregation's prayer leads to miracles that save life of baby needing heart transplant
Prayer has a way of turning the impossible into something amazingly and miraculously real.
Plan to put computers inside human brains a 'slap in face of God,' horrified theologians say
It has begun. It's not fiction anymore: Computers are being developed to achieve human levels of intelligence to expand human minds â a looming development that theologians and Christian bioethicists consider would be a "slap in the face" of God and would turn people into "subhuman slaves."
Beloved pastor and father of 6 fatally stabbed in the neck by parishioner he was praying for
In a tragedy of unspeakable proportion, a pastor and a father of six from Salinas, California was brutally killed by a man he was praying for.
Mother of 5 transitions to become a man after only son became a girl â and husband says he's fine with it
Mother and daughter became father and sonâand the real father is not bothered a bit.
Man shot dead at Paris airport 'after trying to grab a gun'
French soldiers shot a man dead at Orly airport in Paris this morning after he tried to grab a weapon, the interiorministry has confirmed.