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Christian girl placed with Muslim foster carer is returned to grandmother after court ruling
The Christian girl reportedly forced to live with a Muslim foster carer was last night returned to her grandmother's home following a hearing at a family court and a national outcry.
Christian MPs join more than a hundred backing holiday hunger bill
More than 100 MPs have backed a bill to tackle hunger and malnutrition during the school holidays when free school meals are not available.
Pope Francis in Myanmar: He can expect rape, war crimes and ethnic purging
When Pope Francis visits Myanmar in late November and early December he will be going into a maelstrom of racial conflict, war crimes, gang rape and ethnic purging bordering on genocide.
Awaiting the footsteps of the Messiah: How Jews follow the 'twists and turns' of Jerusalem with love
The Isaiah passage we read last Shabbat are verses 51:12-52:12. To many people this passage is famous for the soprano aria from Handel's Messiah, 'How beautiful are the feet...' But Jews tend to translate differently as the 'footsteps' of the herald coming nearer and nearer with the announcement that the Messiah, long-awaited by the Jews, is finally arriving.
Charity Commission finds public benefit in Plymouth Brethren Gospel Hall Trusts
The Charity Commission has today published findings from its review of Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) Gospel Hall Trusts, concluding that there are 'no significant regulatory issues relating to the charities' compliance with their governing documents'.
Why the Church needs to reclaim Halloween
'As someone who grew up in a Christian home where we weren't allowed to engage in Halloween, my firstborn sharing his special day with one associated with ghosts, ghouls and all sorts of unsavoury characters is not a prospect I'm relishing'.
Council under fire after Christian girl placed under Muslim foster parents
A council that forced a Christian child to live with Muslim foster parents is facing fury and will be forced to explain its decision to the children's commissioner.
Australian Anglican church elects Kay Goldsworthy as first female archbishop
Australia's first female Anglican archbishop has been elected to head the church in Western Australia. Kay Goldsworthy will replace Roger Herft, who stepped down a year ahead of schedule after admitting he had let down survivors at the royal commission into child sex abuse.
Conviction costs: Sinister Salome and the brutal beheading of St John the Baptist
Today, across several church traditions, is the feast day of the beheading of Saint John the Baptist. John's bloody demise remains a timeless icon of martyrdom, capricious violence and twisted family drama.
Diana TV drama explores stars' reaction to Princess' death
A new TV drama will explore why Princess Diana's death meant so much to ordinary people with stars revealing how the tragedy affected them.
Trump team and Israeli PM 'revive talks over moving US embassy to Jerusalem'
The senior White House adviser Jared Kushner and the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week discussed reviving the idea of moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, according to the Times of Israel.
Scottish church leaders demand £5 increase to child benefit amid growing fears over poverty
Church leaders have joined anti-poverty campaigners in calling on the Scottish government to use new welfare powers to increase child benefit by £5 amid growing fears for children living in the worst social conditions, The Scotsman reported.
London Jewish girls attacked by man with bottle shouting, 'Hitler is a good man'
A man armed with a bottle chased a group of Jewish girls while shouting praise for Hitler in east London on Sunday, according to the volunteer Jewish patrol group Shomrim.
Suicide bomber kills at least 5 in bank blast near US embassy in Kabul
A suicide bomber this morning blew himself up at a bank close to the heavily protected US embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing at least five people and wounding eight more, according to the country's interior ministry.
'Racism is America's original sin': 3,000 pastors march in Washington to protest white supremacy
Thousands of pastors and religious leaders marched in Washington, DC yesterday in politically charged protest against white supremacy.
Houston floods: Franklin Graham sends chaplains as Trump visits
The evangelist Franklin Graham has outlined how some 250 rapid response chaplains are ministering to victims of Tropical Storm Harvey which has unleashed more than 30 inches of rain throughout parts of southeast Texas. Meanwhile, Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church has been caught in controversy over its response.