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Government seeks views on civil partnerships for heterosexual couples
The Government is inviting responses to its plans to extend civil partnerships to opposite sex couples.
Knitting for Naz: a simple act of solidarity with imprisoned mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Pastor's wife Mo James was one of many volunteers to knit a giant chain symbolising the incarceration of British-Iranian mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran
11 killed in bombing outside church in north-east Syria
At least 11 people were injured in a car bombing outside a Syriac Christian church in a Kurdish-majority city in north-east Syria on Thursday while at least 13 others were killed in another car bombing in Afrin.
UN Human Rights Council extends Special Rapporteur on Eritrea amid crackdown on Christians
The UN Human Rights Council has passed a resolution extending the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, where Christians have been subjected to a fresh wave of intimidation.
Republican candidate invokes 'Billy Graham rule' to block female reporter from campaign trip
A Mississippi Republican who turned down a reporter's request for a campaign ride-along says he was following the "Billy Graham rule.
Persecution of Christians intensifying across the Sahel
Christians across the Sahel in northern Africa have been left "shocked" by the speed with which violent extremism has spread across the region.
Christian doctor in legal challenge against government department over gender pronouns
A Christian doctor who claims he lost his job for refusing to address transgender people by their preferred pronouns was challenging the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) at a tribunal this week.
Ben Goldsmith asks God to have his 'beautiful, brilliant, kind little girl back'
Ben Goldsmith has posted a heartbreaking tribute to his daughter on Twitter following her death in a tragic accident on Monday.
Apologies for abuse are 'cheap' if not followed by actions, says Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said that the Church of England must "put actions behind the words" if its apologies for abuse are to have any meaning.
Number of Christians in Britain in 'dramatic decline'
The number of people in Britain identifying as Christian is in "dramatic decline", according to the latest figures from the British Social Attitudes Survey.
Vatican graves opened in search for missing girl turn up empty
Two 19th century graves opened at the Vatican on Thursday have offered up no further clues to the disappearance of a schoolgirl missing for 36 years.
Evangelical group changes basis of faith to affirm heterosexual marriage
The Evangelical Group of the General Synod has amended its basis of faith to include a new clause affirming marriage as a union "between one man and one woman".
What the oldest human skull found outside Africa tells us about our species
A 210,000-year-old human skull could provide new evidence that our species left Africa much earlier than previously thought.
Did I marry the wrong person?
Most people don't have the emotional maturity or awareness to recognize that they contribute to their marital problems just as much as the other person
The fine balance between remembering the past and living in it
As much as I would like to dwell in the good memories from the glory days, I need to accept and embrace the season that I'm in now.
Kanye West says faith in Jesus got him through mental health problems
Hip-hop and fashion trailblazer Kanye West says his submission to Christ has been instrumental in his mental health journey.