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Egypt's President Sisi meets US evangelical leaders, promises to protect Christians
Egypt's President Sisi meets US evangelical leaders, promises to protect Christians

A delegation of evangelical leaders from the US has met with Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the presidential palace in Cairo.

Orthodox living: London council builds flats with automatic lifts and separate kitchens to suit Haredi Jews
Orthodox living: London council builds flats with automatic lifts and separate kitchens to suit Haredi Jews

A London council will build housing with features specifically aimed at the Orthodox Jewish community including lifts that don't require manual operating for the sabbath and separate kitchens to accommodate kosher rules.

I had two children, but God gave me a different happy ending
I had two children, but God gave me a different happy ending

When people ask me, 'Did you always want to adopt?' I reply, 'No, the very thought scared me rigid.'

Priest behind Reformation stunt protest: Canterbury Cathedral 'synonymous with abdication and dereliction of duty'
Priest behind Reformation stunt protest: Canterbury Cathedral 'synonymous with abdication and dereliction of duty'

A priest is accusing Canterbury Cathedral of being 'synonymous with abdication and dereliction of duty' as he admitted to posting a list of conservative declarations in a Reformation mimic.

The Antichrist is Satan's 'imitation of Jesus,' says evangelical pastor
The Antichrist is Satan's 'imitation of Jesus,' says evangelical pastor

'Satan will have his version ... his imitation of Jesus... We have Jesus Christ, and Satan will have antichrist,' he said.

Billy Graham is turning 99: Son Franklin gives update on health, birthday plans
Billy Graham is turning 99: Son Franklin gives update on health, birthday plans

'His mind is good but he's quieter these days,' shared son Franklin Graham.

4 better things to pin to a church door than an anti-gay manifesto
4 better things to pin to a church door than an anti-gay manifesto

Apparently some wags with a working knowledge of church history have been pinning up notices on the doors of English cathedrals which list the apparent sins of the modern Anglican Church.

Pope's emotional anti-war plea at US military cemetery
Pope's emotional anti-war plea at US military cemetery

Francis walked slowly and alone amid the rows of low white headstones in the shape of crosses and Stars of David,.

Archbishop of Canterbury urged to abandon Church insurers over 'derisory' settlements to abuse victims
Archbishop of Canterbury urged to abandon Church insurers over 'derisory' settlements to abuse victims

The Archbishop of Canterbury is being urged by a clerical abuse survivor to abandon the Church's insurer in the wake of a scandal over its 'derisory and heartless' treatment of victims.

Anglicans and Oriental Orthodox agree on doctrine of Holy Spirit
Anglicans and Oriental Orthodox agree on doctrine of Holy Spirit

Anglican and Oriental Orthodox theologians have signed a historic agreement on the doctrine of the Holy Spirit.

Trump releases plan to repeal Johnson Amendment and allow churches to endorse political candidates
Trump releases plan to repeal Johnson Amendment and allow churches to endorse political candidates

Donald Trump's tax-reform bill will allow church leaders to endorse political candidates in a reversal of a 63-year-old separation of church and state in American law.

More questions over priestly celibacy: Make your case, Pope tells Amazon diocese struggling with clergy shortage
More questions over priestly celibacy: Make your case, Pope tells Amazon diocese struggling with clergy shortage

Pope Francis is making the first steps towards allowing married men to become priests in the Amazon jungle.

Why you need your church building much less than you think
Why you need your church building much less than you think

When we read about the ministry of Jesus in the New Testament we are led to the inevitable conclusion that buildings matter much less than we often think.

How Jewish and Christian students are learning to listen to each other
How Jewish and Christian students are learning to listen to each other

How often do we hear the same old stereotypes about students? That they are lazy or delicate 'snowflakes'? Aside from being untrue these stereotypes are frustrating because they stop the real story being heard.

Archbishop of Canterbury: We pray for a Palestinian state
Archbishop of Canterbury: We pray for a Palestinian state

The Archbishop of Canterbury is calling for Palestinian independence as he warns Britain's commitment to the Holy Land remains incomplete 100 years after the initial promise of an Israeli state.

Two former trans men explain why they now regret having their sex change
Two former trans men explain why they now regret having their sex change

Society might say there is nothing wrong with being gay or transgender, but two former trans men would beg to differ.