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Bishop pleads with Iranian president to spare life of pastor

The former Bishop of Rochester has written to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to ask that he grant clemency to a pastor sentenced to death for apostasy.

Girlguiding sleepover aids cathedral restoration

More than 300 Girl Guides and leaders spent the night in Lichfield Cathedral recently in aid of a major restoration appeal.

First festive album from TobyMac

TobyMac's music career spans decades, yet in all this time he has never made a Christmas album.

Archbishop hopes to meet Mugabe in Zimbabwe

The Archbishop of Canterbury has embarked on a weeklong pastoral visit to central Africa during which he is hoping to meet Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.

Steve Jobs and the Great Commission

Christians are among those paying tribute to the late Apple founder Steve Jobs

Church of Ireland bishops meet over disagreements on human sexuality

Bishops in the Church of Ireland convened this week for crisis talks on the rift over human sexuality.

Hope in Christ is answer to challenges facing churches – WCC

There is no other way to address the changing ecclesial landscape or challenges facing churches today than a shared hope grounded in Christ, the moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) said this week.

Strong church growth in London

Churches across the Diocese of London have experienced growth in membership and giving during the last decade

PM says faith has role to play in restoring morality

David Cameron has called on faith groups to play a part in transforming society and mending broken Britain.

Bishop launches Olympics volunteering programme

The Bishop of London has officially launched the Olympics volunteer programme for the Diocese of London.

Archbishops from across Europe meeting in Wales

Archbishops of the Porvoo Communion are meeting in Cardiff for two days

First solo album from Leigh Nash in five years

Leigh Nash, perhaps best known as the dynamic, angelic-voiced lead singer of platinum-selling pop group Sixpence None the Richer, now offers her favourite, newly recorded Hymns & Sacred Songs November 15 from Kingsway.

First Christmas project from Kutless

Christian rock band are ready to cap a great year with the release of their first Christmas project.

Son follows father into church ministry

The son of a well-known Cardiff vicar is following in his father’s footsteps by being ordained.

Many Christians not keen on gender inclusive Bible translations - study

Christians who make Bible reading a part of their everyday life prefer word-for-word translations of the original Greek and Hebrew over thought-for-thought translations, according to a new study released by LifeWay Research.

Coptic church torched in Egypt

A mob of several thousand Muslims from the village of Elmarinab in Edfu, Aswan province, demolished and torched St George's church, which was being renovated.