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Half of all black gay men in U.S. will contract HIV in their lifetimes, CDC says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) projects that half of all black gay men residing in the US at present will contract the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
U.S. Republican Party urges members to reject LGBT drive for transgenders' use of opposite-sex bathrooms
The Republican party's leadership recently urged its members to reject the effort of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) movement to allow transgender students to use bathrooms and other school facilities designed for members of the opposite sex.
Christian bakers in Texas won't make wedding cake for gay couple since they 'run a business that honours God'
Standing up to their religious beliefs, a Christian family running a bakery in Texas declined to bake a wedding cake for a homosexual couple.
Ben Carson drops out of GOP race after dismal showing on Super Tuesday: No 'political path forward'
After finishing second-to-last or last in all of the races on Super Tuesday, Ben Carson ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday.
Chinese government to take control of ordination from Catholic Church
Ordination in China will come under the authority of the government, after two government-controlled Catholic organisations endorsed the plans.
Calais 'Jungle' demolitions: Why is the camp being destroyed, and where will the refugees go?
Over the past two days, demolitions have begun in the so-called 'Jungle' camp outside Calais, which is home to thousands of refugees and migrants.
Photo-essay: Photographer captures a year in the life of a parish priest, and reconnects with his own faith
A photographer who spent a year shadowing and documenting the life of a local parish priest in South London reconnected with his own faith as a result.
India: Salvation Army pastor jailed for rape of 12-year-old girl
A Salvation Army pastor in the Indian state of Kerala will serve 20 years in prison for the rape of a 12-year-old girl.
How the meaning of 'Father' and 'Son' has led to a split among Bible translators in America
Organisations devoted to translating the Bible into new languages have split over how far they should adapt translations to local conditions.
Ancient documents reveal the 'incorrigible' abbot and other pestilences of medieval Christian England
More than 10,000 individual handwritten parchment folios that belonged to the Archbishops of York between 1225 and 1650 have been digitally scanned and put online in the York Registers.
How can I let God fight for me without getting lazy?
It's been said that we are to trust God and let Him fight our battles for us, but how do we do that but not stay complacent?
Britain First holds 'hapless' protest outside London mosque
The far-right group Britain First staged a protest outside the East London Mosque yesterday described as "hapless" by the mosque.
Christian vigilante group in Myanmar attacked during anti-poppy raid
Members of a Christian vigilante group in Myanmar have been attacked with machetes during a drug eradication drive that involved destroying opium poppies.
Pope Francis: Burn 'dirty money', don't give it to the Church
The Catholic Church does not want people to donate "dirty money" earned by abusing low-paid workers, Pope Francis said on Wednesday.
Religious leaders condemn Pakistan law protecting women
A new law in Pakistan's Punjab state aimed at protecting women has been condemned by religious parties.
St Paul's Cathedral images support Darwin's theory of evolution
The three saucer-domes of the ceiling of the Quire of St Paul's Cathedral have long been known to depict the creation of the beasts as told in Genesis. Now it has been disclosed they also give Christian credence to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and the "survival of the fittest".