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Welsh chapels raise £200,000 for Christian Aid

The Presbyterian Church of Wales' 650 chapels spent last year fundraising for Christian Aid's work in Guatemala

Mini Archbishop joins fairtrade march
Mini Archbishop joins fairtrade march

The Archbishop of York is encouraging others to participate in the Fairtrade Foundation's paper march on Parliament

Bishop of Chichester to lead pilgrimage to the Middle East

The Bishop of Chichester will be leading a pilgrimage to the Middle East in November 2014

Anglicans and Methodists discuss joint mission work

The Anglican-Methodist International Commission for Unity in Mission has spent the week in Jamaica discussing areas of collaboration.

Church does not need to fear conflict – Archbishop

The Archbishop of Canterbury has encouraged Christians to be reconcilers and not avoid those who are different from them

Benedict eases into peaceful retirement

The former Pope Benedict XVI has spent the first days of his retirement reading, praying and listening to music.

School values more important than league tables to Christian parents
School values more important than league tables to Christian parents

Christians are more concerned with an education that is tailored to the needs of their children than GCSE league tables and Ofsted reports, research by the Evangelical Alliance has found.

Gay marriage 'key factor' in Tory Eastleigh defeat

UKIP's astonishing rise to second place in the Eastleigh by-election is a sign that Tory voters are deserting the party over gay marriage, says the Coalition for Marriage

A fairer chocolate
A fairer chocolate

It's been 15 years since Divine Chocolate landed on the scene to radically change the way we think about chocolate

Pastor Behnam Irani in need of medical assistance

Pastor Behnam Irani is being denied medical assistance in Ghezal Hesar prison, Iran, Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports

Cathedral appeal benefits Bangladesh maternity hospital
Cathedral appeal benefits Bangladesh maternity hospital

Llandaff Cathedral is dedicating its Lent Appeal this year to a maternity hospital going back to the Victorian era.

Job opportunity: Manchester Chinese Christian Church

Position of pastor to Mandarin congregation at Manchester Chinese Christian Church

Court hears gay bus ad case

A Christian group was at the High Court yesterday to challenge Boris Johnson's decision to ban their gay bus ad.

Church concern over costly bat conservation

Churches are paying the price of bat conservation, the Church of England has said

UK consumers buying elsewhere after tax revelations

UK consumers are voting with their wallets and avoiding the companies they believe haven't paid their fair share of tax

Archbishop: Be proud, not xenophobic
Archbishop: Be proud, not xenophobic

The Archbishop of Wales says the Welsh can be proud without being xenophobic