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Do young evangelicals care about Israel? Not so much
Do young evangelicals care about Israel? Not so much

Support for Israel is waning among younger evangelicals in the US, according to a new study from LifeWay Research.

Queen to attend 150th anniversary of Scripture Union church service
Queen to attend 150th anniversary of Scripture Union church service

The Queen will attend a special church service tomorrow in honour of the Scripture Union (SU), to mark the Christian charity's 150th anniversary.

Donald Trump Vs Hillary Clinton: What your favourite Bible verse says about your politics
Donald Trump Vs Hillary Clinton: What your favourite Bible verse says about your politics

Citing Bible verses has long been used to back up Christians' politics, whatever the colour. But new data from the Bible Gateway website suggests it might work the other way round with politics affecting your choice of scripture.

Dean of St Paul's calls for 'compromised' bishops to lose responsibility for safeguarding
Dean of St Paul's calls for 'compromised' bishops to lose responsibility for safeguarding

One of the Church of England's most senior clergy has called for a radical overhaul in how the Church deals with issues of safeguarding.

Cassock chasers and compromised clergy: A response to abuse in the Church
Cassock chasers and compromised clergy: A response to abuse in the Church

The lack of trust generated by many years of poor practice in the Church needs a more urgent and radical response than has happened so far.

Katy Perry and Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese win $10m in convent case
Katy Perry and Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese win $10m in convent case

The popular singer Katy Perry and the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Los Angeles were awarded $10million on Monday in a long-running legal dispute over the purchase of an old convent.

Exclusive: Jews barred from Commons meeting where senior Palestinian attacked UK for 'sympathy' over Holocaust
Exclusive: Jews barred from Commons meeting where senior Palestinian attacked UK for 'sympathy' over Holocaust

A group of British Jews were barred from what they claim was a 'racist' meeting inside Parliament last week at which a top Palestinian attacked the UK for 'still sympathising with the Jews as being the victims of the Holocaust'.

No Advent cheer for modern day Cratchits
No Advent cheer for modern day Cratchits

Advent has not started well for tens of thousands of latter day equivalents of the Cratchit Family, made famous in Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

'Pray Prince George is gay': 3 things we learnt from the controversy
'Pray Prince George is gay': 3 things we learnt from the controversy

Little did Kelvin Holdsworth, the Scottish priest at the centre of the 'pray Prince George is gay' controversy, know his blog post would cause such a storm two years after he intended.

Justin Welby under pressure to overhaul approach to church sex abuse survivors
Justin Welby under pressure to overhaul approach to church sex abuse survivors

The Archbishop of Canterbury is facing a mass call to overhaul the Church of England's approach to sex abuse survivors after his letter to one victim was branded 'painful' and 'disappointing'.

Bishop urged to oppose controversial UK Franklin Graham rally
Bishop urged to oppose controversial UK Franklin Graham rally

The Bishop of Blackburn is being urged to speak against an evangelism event in Blackpool hosted by the controversial figure Franklin Graham.

When ministers crack: Why telling your church what you think of them might not be the best idea
When ministers crack: Why telling your church what you think of them might not be the best idea

Church, the old quip goes, would be alright if it weren't for Christians.

Church of England 'deeply concerned' by new figures showing thousands plunged into poverty
Church of England 'deeply concerned' by new figures showing thousands plunged into poverty

The Church of England has said it is 'deeply concerned' by stark new analysis showing that thousands of children and older people have been plunged into poverty in the past four years, and warned that 'worse is to come'.

'Jesus is totally into second chancers': Perry Noble launches new church on Facebook
'Jesus is totally into second chancers': Perry Noble launches new church on Facebook

Perry Noble, the ousted former leader of NewSpring Church in South Carolina, yesterday officially launched his new Second Chance Church with a sermon delivered not from a pulpit or before a crowd but via video on Facebook.

Months after deadly Palm Sunday attack, Egypt's St George's church re-opens

The Mar Girgis (St George) Church in Tanta, Egypt was inaugurated at the weekend after renovations were completed, months after the church was blown up during a Palm Sunday prayer service amid a wave of terrorist attacks.

Ravi Zacharias denies 'grooming' accusations: 'I have learned a difficult and painful lesson'
Ravi Zacharias denies 'grooming' accusations: 'I have learned a difficult and painful lesson'

Ravi Zacharias is being forced to defend himself over allegations around a lawsuit involving a married woman who sent him nude pictures and against claims he misled supporters by exaggerating about his academic achievements.