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Clergy must be retrained to deal with abuse claims, bishops to be told

Senior clergy must be re-trained in order to properly tackle disclosures of sex abuse, bishops will be told next week.

Sadiq Khan attacks 'divisive and dangerous' Trump as feud intensifies

Sadiq Khan has attacked Donald Trump for a second time as the hostility between the pair intensified.

Celebrity Worship: three dangers of looking to celebrities instead of Jesus as our role models

If we look to celebrities to teach us how to react to certain situations, how to communicate with others and what to value, we put Jesus' teaching on the sidelines. Beyonce might sing about how she 'wakes up flawless' but the reality is none of us do, nor will we ever.

Wounded from within: How shame can make us ill

Left unarticulated, shame is fertile ground for all of the major neurotic mental health issues.

What the Bible has to say about life after death in 11 verses

Even though death is something that we will all face one day, many of us are still practically, and more significantly, spiritually unprepared for it. Reminding ourselves that death actually leads to life and better comprehending what this actually means is a revelatory aspect of our journey in faith.

Iran arrests eight for 'un-Islamic' modelling on Instagram

Iran has arrested eight people for "un-Islamic" modelling online.

Pets and four other things we often love more than our neighbours

At first glance it might sound ludicrous that we would prioritise the needs of animals over those of people, but many of us do every day. And there are many other things we can unconsciously be loving while ignoring the people right next to us. Here are 5 things that we often show more love for than our neighbours.

Ofsted warning over discovery of religious 'illegal schools'

More than 100 illegal schools have been discovered by Ofsted, most of which are religious.

Learning from St Jude, the apostle everyone struggles to remember

In the Roman Catholic Church Jude is the patron saint of lost causes, which seems very appropriate.

A second historic Christian cathedral hosts Buddhist ceremonies

The Dean and Chapter of York Minster today defended the practice of Buddhism in Minster buildings while details of Buddhist ceremonies in yet another of England's most beautiful and historic cathedrals emerged today.

Raped, murdered and persecuted by ISIS: The plight of Yazidis in Iraq

In August 2014, hundreds of Yazidis were killed by Islamic State, and hundreds of thousands more forced to flee. Two years on, the Yazidi community remains vulnerable to ISIS' advance.

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey comes out in support of Brexit

Christians on both sides of the Europe debate spoke out today after former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey of Clifton backed the Brexit leave campaign.

Anne Graham Lotz says God allowed 9/11 attacks to happen so that Americans will 'cry out to Him'

Billy Graham's daughter Anne Graham Lotz believes that bad things happen for a reason. She says that God allowed the tragic 9/11 terrorism attack and the mass shooting in San Bernardino to happen so that Americans will be put in "situations where it would be hard not to cry out to him."