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'Rt Rev Libby Lane': Church of England's first female bishop will be consecrated today
The service at York Minster marks the culmination of years of campaigning.
Greece rejects austerity in victory for Syriza
Crushing bailout terms have been rejected as the left-wing party triumphs.
Bishop Efraim Tendero of the Philippines elected next Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance
A bishop from the Philippines has been chosen to head the World Evangelical Alliance as its Secretary General.
Newsboys co-founder George Perdikis has 'renounced Christianity once and for all'
Newsboys co-founding member George Perdikis said: "By 2007, I renounced Christianity once and for all and declared myself an atheist."
Cleric and French aid worker kidnapped in the Central African Republic are released
After spending four days in captivity at the hands of anti-Balaka vigilantes, a cleric and a French aid worker were released by their captors on January 23.
Give up a day's income for Syrian refugees - World Vision challenge
Americans are being challenged to donate a day's worth of their income to help Syrian refugees
Doomsday Clock now reads three minutes to 'midnight'
Due to unchecked climate change and global nuclear weapons modernizations, we are now just three minutes away from the end of the world.
Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal: The US needs a 'spiritual revival'
The prospective Republican presidential candidate shared his testimony with thousands of evangelical Christians at a prayer rally on Saturday.
Suspected Boko Haram militants attack major Nigerian city
Suspected Boko Haram militants began attacking Nigeria's major northeastern city of Maiduguri just after midnight on Sunday.
British tributes to Saudi King spark criticism over human rights record
Several British politicians criticised the deference shown to the leader of a country accused of having a poor human rights record.
Boko Haram release 190 captives in northern Nigeria
The militants released about 190 captives, who returned home to Yobe state this weekend, while others were still being held, local and state officials said.
Senior UKIP member defects to Conservative Party
UKIP MEP Amjad Bashir has announced he has left UKIP to join David Cameron's Conservative Party.
India's Hindu nationalists claim to have converted 27 Christians
Amid the growing issue on religious conversion in India, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad announced that 27 Christians have re-converted to Hindu.
Japan condemns apparent IS execution, demands hostage release
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday called for the immediate release of the second Japanese journalist held by Islamic State.
Calls for prayer as people of the Holy Land continue to suffer
The worst winter in the Middle East threatens refugees who lack basic supplies to combat the freezing temperature
Catholic priest banned from preaching for speaking at anti-Islam protest
German Catholic priest Father Paul Spaetling has been forbidden from preaching or speak on behalf of the Church after participating in a rally organised by a group associated with the Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA).