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Paedophile priests passed vulnerable teenage boys between them, inquiry hears
Paedophile priests 'hiding in plain sight' passed teenage boys between them in order to abuse them, an inquiry heard today.
The question Richard Dawkins cannot dodge
A few years ago the prominent British magazine The Spectator asked a series of well-known public figures whether they believed in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Christian asylum seekers in Sweden face violent attacks, warns Swedish Evangelical Alliance
Christian asylum seekers in Sweden, including those who have converted, are falling victim to violent attacks and the government there is failing to investigate, according to leading figures at the Swedish Evangelical Alliance and the anti-persecution watchdog Open Doors.
'Crystal Methodist' banned from financial services sector
Paul Flowers was at the bank's helm until June 13 when it nearly collapsed after a £1.5 billion hole in its balance sheet appeared.
Church of Scotland issues guidance to congregations on transgender churchgoers
The Church of Scotland has produced a new resource to help congregations provide pastoral support for transgender people and their friends and families after finding that some parishioners were subject to abuse.
Interview: The evangelical Christian climate scientist who faces daily abuse for her work
Katharine Hayhoe, a climate scientist and evangelical Christian, says she gets slammed every day on social media for her contributions to establishing that climate change is human-made.
Faith schools: Why is the cap issue so sensitive?
Dr Williams has led a group of 70 public figures, politicians and academics who today argue in a letter that a 50 per cent cap for faith schools on admissions on the basis of religion, introduced in 2010, must not be lifted. So why is the issue so sensitive?
Saudi prince urges UK to promote moderate Islam
The Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has urged Britain to promote moderate Islam as he prepares to make an official visit to the UK on Wednesday.
Former Archbishop of Canterbury lines up with atheists to oppose lifting faith schools admissions cap
Rowan Williams has led a group of 70 public figures, politicians and academics who today argue in a letter that the 50 per cent cap for faith schools on admissions on the basis of religion must not be lifted.
Bishops accused of 'arrogance which equates the church with God'
The Church of England considered itself above the law and only accountable to God when it faced allegations of child sexual abuse, an inquiry heard today.
'Amateur' and 'shameful': Church of England under intense scrutiny over abuse
The Church of England may have a tendency to make child victims responsible for sexual abuse rather than the perpetrators, an inquiry heard today.
Huge taxes, land expropriated: Archbishop Welby, Cardinal Nichols denounce Israeli 'threats' to Christian community
The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Catholic archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, have expressed their deep concern to the Israeli government over threats to church lands which caused the closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
GAFCON conservative Anglicans face tensions over women bishops ahead of June meeting
The GAFCON conservative Anglican grouping, set up to resist what it perceives as a liberal drift in the Anglican Communion, is facing internal pressures over its position on female bishops following the consecration of a woman bishop in one of its constituent provinces.
Simple message on Billy Graham's gravestone shared by son Franklin
Franklin Graham, the eldest son of the famed preacher Billy Graham who died last month at the age of 99, has shared with his followers on social media the 'simple' message written on this father's gravestone.
Archbishop of York could face police investigation for failing to act over abuse allegations
The Archbishop of York could face a police investigation for his failure to report allegations of sexual abuse, according to the lawyer of one victim.
Israeli PM in talks with Trump as scandal back home threatens his job
The issue of Iran is likely to dominate talks between the Israeli prime minister and Donald Trump in Washington today, but back home Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a growing crisis over a bribery scandal that threatens to end his premiership.