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Senior CofE priest: Why I am pro assisted dying

Canon Rosie Harper tells Ruth Gledhill how she has reconciled assisted dying with her Christian faith.

Fourth woman in three weeks found hanging in India

Another young woman has been found dead; hung from a tree in a village in northern India â the fourth to undergo such horrific treatment in the past three weeks.

11 World Cup stars who are also Christians...

As the World Cup kicks off in Brazil Christian Today presents a (very attacking) XI of players who'll be representing their countries there, and are open - to varying degrees - about their Christian Faith.

Judah Smith on money: 'God wants you to sow, not spend'

"Before you make money and use money you need to learn how to think about money, and God wants you think a particular way about your money and resources," says the City Church pastor

Jared Michael Padgett: Police search for motive in Oregon school shooting

There appears to be no link between deceased gunman Jared Michael Padgett and the student he killed at an Oregon high school on Tuesday, Troutdale police reported today.

Meriam Ibrahim supporters re-release video of Sudanese woman being flogged

A human rights organization re-released a video today of a Sudanese woman being flogged in order to draw further attention to the case of Meriam Ibrahim â sentenced to 100 lashes and death for apostasy.

World Cup 2014: Bibles being distributed to thousands

Outreach organization Bible Society of Brazil will minister to thousands, if not millions, in Brazil during the FIFA World Cup.

Teen falls off cliff but survives after praying that angels would protect her

18-year-old Cherelle LaGrou and her mother, Shelly, told reporters that they prayed for angels to protect her as she clung to the side of an Alaskan cliff on Tuesday.

Gender-based violence: 'Religious leaders shy away'

Many religious leaders hide behind tradition and don't engage with violence against women, but this must change, a conference has heard.

Megachurch pastor Ronnie Floyd elected as Southern Baptist Convention president

Rev. Ronnie Floyd of Cross Church in Springdale, Arkansas was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) on June 10.

South Korean police raid church compound in search of Sewol ferry owner

South Korean police raided the Evangelical Baptist Church Wednesday in search of 73-year-old businessman Yoo Byung-eun.

Christ the Redeemer is the real star of the FIFA World Cup

Though the world's best footballers are now gathered in Brazil, it seems the international press have eyes for one man only - Rio's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue.

It's Christendom's answer to Pride of Britain: Nominations open for the Youth Work Awards

UK faith schools to have fewer religious pupils

New Church of England schools are not likely to give priority to Anglican pupils, instead offering 100 per cent of admissions to students from all faiths and none

Southern Baptists condemn transgender people

The annual Southern Baptist Convention voted yesterday to oppose the moral validation of transgender people, approving a proposal that affirms "God's original design to create two distinct and complementary sexes".

Trojan Horse: Forget Islam, the real threat is secularists who want faith removed from schools

Forget the Trojan Horse row, the real threat to education is secularists who want to see faith removed entirely, says David Robertson