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Disgraced paedophile Bishop Bell cannot be protected just because he did 'good deeds', says diocese
A traditionalist diocese in the Church of England has defended its actions in exposing a long-dead and highly respected bishop as a paedophile.
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One pastor released in Sudan but others still detained without charge
A Sudanese pastor who was arrested in December has been released. However, another pastor and a Christian activist arrested at the same time are still in detention.
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Money raised for family of Muslim hero who died after defending Christians in al-Shabaab attack
Kenyan Muslims and Christians have joined together in honouring the Muslim man who died from wounds incurred when he shielded Christians on a bus from an attack by Islamic extremists.
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Senior bishop speaks out against fixing the date of Easter
A prominent conservative evangelical bishop has warned against fixing the date of Easter to the same Sunday each year.
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Lutherans receive Holy Communion at the Vatican despite ban on intercommunion
A group of Lutherans have received Holy Communion at St Peter's after meeting Pope Francis, according to reports coming out of Rome.
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Apology to LGBT community must be followed by action, senior Anglicans warn Archbishop of Canterbury
Senior Anglicans who wrote to the Archbishop of Canterbury on the eve of last week's Primates Meeting have thanked him for his apology for the way the Church has treated the gay community, but warned that his words must be followed by action.
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Church of Ireland challenged by report on homosexuality
Members of the Anglican Church of Ireland are being asked to consider whether the Church should change its mind on homosexuality as it has in the past on women, slavery, contraception and the remarriage of divorcees.
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Birmingham church leaders sign tea-drinking pledge to oppose anti-Islam march
The Bishop of Birmingham is among those urging people who oppose the anti-Islam group Pegida to share a cup of tea with someone from another ethnic, cultural or religious background.
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German evangelical Church votes for same-sex marriage
A leading evangelical church in West Germany which has 2.6 million members has voted to allow same-sex marriage.
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Pope Francis urges migrants to hold on to hope
Pope Francis has urged migrants to hang on to hope and treasure their own cultures and values.
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Donald Trump says he has a 'very great' relationship with God, warns Christianity is 'under siege'
Donald Trump has warned that Christianity is "under siege" In a speech today to evangelical Christians at Liberty University in Virginia, he quoted the Bible and pledged to protect the religion.
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Canadian pastor's hard labour sentence in North Korea 'outrageously unjust', says defector and friend
Canadian Pastor Lim Hyeon Soo's life sentence to hard labour in North Korea is "outrageously unjust", according to a a friend who knew him in while he worked in the East Asian Marxist-Leninist state.
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Christian sites in Jerusalem desecrated by hate graffiti
Police in Israel are investigating an "assault on religious harmony" after anti-Christian graffiti was sprayed on the walls of the Catholic Benedictine Abbey of the Dormition in Jerusalem and the Greek Orthodox seminary next door.
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Children dead and church damaged in rocket attacks and bombings in Syria
A leading evangelical Christian church in Aleppo, Syria has become the latest casualty of the terror advance of Islamic State.
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Archbishop of Armagh defends Primates' action against the US Episcopal Church
The head of the Anglican Church of Ireland has defended the decision by the Primates of the worldwide Anglican Communion to take action against the US Episcopal Church over homosexuality.
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