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Liam Neeson racism row: star turned to a priest for help when he wanted to kill a black man after friend's rape
Liam Neeson racism row: star turned to a priest for help when he wanted to kill a black man after friend's rape

Liam Neeson has denied being racist after saying he wanted to kill a random black man after the rape of a friend.

Flipping Marvellous: Debt charity wants supporters to host Shrove Tuesday pancake parties
Flipping Marvellous: Debt charity wants supporters to host Shrove Tuesday pancake parties

Christians Against Poverty is urging supporters to host a pancake party on Shrove Tuesday next month to raise funds for the organisation.

Sean Doherty to be new principal of Trinity College Bristol
Sean Doherty to be new principal of Trinity College Bristol

Doherty has served as tutor in ethics at St Mellitus College in London for the last eight years and as director of studies for the last four.

Multi-site Texas megachurch launches another campus – in prison
Multi-site Texas megachurch launches another campus – in prison

The pastor of Gateway Church in Dallas, Robert Morris, told his congregation on Sunday.

Now you can watch Billy Graham on Amazon Prime
Now you can watch Billy Graham on Amazon Prime

The 17 films include classics like include The Hiding Place, The Restless Ones and Last Flight Out.

Pope Francis in Abu Dhabi: 'In Jesus, we are the Father's beloved children'

'If you are with Jesus, if you love to listen to his word as the disciples of that time did, if you try to live out this word every day, then you are blessed.'

Tens of thousands pack stadium for first papal mass on Arabian Peninsula

More than 120,000 worshippers packed Zayed Sports City stadium and its surroundings in Abu Dhabi.

Wife of pastor who took his own life shares what she has learned from grief
Wife of pastor who took his own life shares what she has learned from grief

The wife of a pastor who took his own life last year has shared the lessons she's learned about grief in the five months since his death.

Some midwives withholding unborn baby's gender over abortion fears
Some midwives withholding unborn baby's gender over abortion fears

Some hospitals in Scotland are choosing not to disclose the gender of unborn babies to parents over concerns around legal action.

Transwoman accuses Twitter of being 'Orwellian' over gender posts
Transwoman accuses Twitter of being 'Orwellian' over gender posts

A transsexual says she was told to delete posts from Twitter in which she argued that the sex of transwomen should still be regarded as male regardless of whether they identify as female.

Senator pushes for protection of babies who survive abortion after Virginia late-term debacle
Senator pushes for protection of babies who survive abortion after Virginia late-term debacle

Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse is seeking to introduce legal protections for babies born alive during botched abortions after a late-term abortion bill tabled in Virginia sparked outrage last week.

How volunteering changes lives – and maybe even yours
How volunteering changes lives – and maybe even yours

A myriad volunteering opportunities await the brave adventurer who is ready to venture beyond the comfort zone of their everyday life and ask themselves 'Have I got what it takes?'

Man wants to take his parents to court for giving birth to him without his consent
Man wants to take his parents to court for giving birth to him without his consent

A 27-year-old man says he wants to take his parents to court because they brought him into the world without his consent.

John Chau's father blames 'extreme Christianity' for his North Sentinel Island death
John Chau's father blames 'extreme Christianity' for his North Sentinel Island death

The father of John Chau has hit out at the 'extreme Christianity' he blames for his son's death.

50 million Chinese Christians persecuted, says Open Doors
50 million Chinese Christians persecuted, says Open Doors

The charity for persecuted Christians ranks China at 27 out of the top 50 countries where it is hardest to be a Christian, a jump of 16 places.

RE lessons should be compulsory, says head teachers' union
RE lessons should be compulsory, says head teachers' union

Parents should not be allowed to withdraw their children from religious education lessons, according to a senior policy adviser for school leaders' union NAHT.