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Why does this blogger say, 'I don't tell people that I'm a Christian'?
In the once deeply religious Britain, it was atheists and the irreligious who feared the judgement of God-fearing believers. Now, in a post-religious nation, is it the religious who fear the judgement of the secular? A Christian blogger writing for the Metro says she now refrains from mentioning her faith to others.
Trump blasted for failing to protect persecuted Christians
Donald Trump is being urged to step up his support for persecuted Christians and other religious minorities as a year passed since the US' genocide declaration with little action.
Burundi Archbishop is Archbishop of Canterbury's new man in Rome
An African Archbishop is to be the Church of England's new ambassador to Rome.
Are science and religion in conflict? Isaac Newton didn't think so
Are God and science at war? It's a popular conception in modern culture, but one that would have been strongly denied by the man at the heart of the scientific revolution: Isaac Newton. Who was he?
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.