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WCC head offers condolences after Belgian coach crash

Belgium is holding a day of national mourning to remember victims of Tuesday's coach crash which killed 28 people in Switzerland, including 22 children

Pugin's church becomes shrine to St Augustine

A Grade I listed church built by "Big Ben" architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin in Ramsgate has become an official shrine to St Augustine.

Gay marriage consultation 'makes a mockery of democracy'

The Evangelical Alliance has slammed the Government's consultation on gay marriage launched on Thursday

Christian Aid launches West Africa crisis appeal

The Sahel region in West Africa is on the brink of a major food crisis

Message in a bottle

I’ve come to the conclusion that non-confrontational ways of allowing people to discover something of the Christian faith work

Churches demand UN action to halt Syria violence

Baptist Union of Great Britain, Methodist Church and United Reformed want the UN Security Council to pass a resolution demanding an immediate halt to the killing in Syria

Government consultation on gay marriage gets underway

The Government has launched a consultation on its plans to widen the definition of marriage to same-sex couples.

Nearly half the world's migrants are Christians - Pew study

A new study by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life has revealed that Christians make up almost half of all the world's migrants, while Jewish people are by far the biggest migrants in terms of proportion.

Bishop welcomes city status for St Asaph

St Asaph, Perth and Chelmsford have been awarded ‘city status’ as part of events this year to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Archbishop tells of anguish after Belgian coach crash

A Belgian coach has crashed in a tunnel on the A9 motorway in Switzerland killing at least 28 people, including 22 children.

Call for investigation into attack on Cuban pastor

Christian Solidarity Worldwide has called upon the Cuban authorities to investigate an attack that reportedly left a pastor with brain damage.

Government’s cross stance ‘extraordinary’

The Christian Legal Centre has criticised the Government’s stance against the right to wear a cross at work.

Nepal's church communities inspire Welsh pastors

Two pastors from south Wales are heading to Nepal to see poverty alleviation projects being pioneered by churches

US Episcopal Church drafts rites for same-sex unions

The Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music of the Episcopal Church has released the first draft of the rites for consecrating same-sex unions, although the final draft probably will not be completed for many years.

Scotland debate is about more than transfer of power

The debate about Scottish independence should focus more on issues of social justice, says the Church of Scotland

Debut album from Saddleback worship leader

Travis Ryan, the worship leader at Rick Warren's Saddleback church in California, is all set for his debut album release on 10 April.