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Sagrada Familia set to become Europe's tallest religious building
The Basilica Sagrada Familia by Antoni Gaudi will be Europe's tallest religious building when the final phase of work on the six towers is finished in about a decade.
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Highly respected Church of England bishop was a paedophile
The shocking revelations about the late Bishop George Bell came after the Church of England disclosed it had apologised and paid damages to a survivor.
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One in three US adults do not believe in evolution, says new survey
Nearly a third of American adults take a creationist view of the universe and oppose the Darwinian view of evolution, believing humans and other living things have "existed in their present form since the beginning of time," according to new research.
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Florida: Church drummer shot dead by police after car breakdown
Police officer Nouman Raja was driving an unmarked car when he stopped at on the exit ramp of Interstate 95 in Florida in the early hours of the morning, on seeing what he believed to be an abandoned car
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Conservative Anglican leaders accept Archbishop of Canterbury invite to Primates' meeting
Global South Anglican have accepted the invitation of Archbishop of Canterbury to attend the Primates' meeting in January, auguring well for Archbishop Welby's hopes of restructuring the communion in line with a federal model.
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Australian prelate Cardinal Pell denies he is a rebel at odds with the Pope
Cardinal Pell emphasised that in a universal church, doctrine does not change from one country to the next.
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Synod on Family should face up to gay issues, says English bishop
One of two English bishops at the Synod on the Family in Rome has said he is "concerned" that the cardinals and archbishops are failing to address homosexuality.
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Follow Jesus to change 'this bitter, dark world' says Archbishop Justin Welby
Humanity is in danger of cutting itself off from God in pursuit of autonomy, the Archbishop of Canterbury has warned.
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Conservative evangelicals celebrate election of 'living out' leaders to CofE synod
All three Living Out leaders admit to same-sex attraction but live out a lifestyle in which they consciously "help Christian brothers and sisters who experience same-sex attraction stay faithful to biblical teaching."
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UK to block passports of under-18s at risk of embracing terrorism
The Government has today launched its new counter-terror strategy in an attempt to "confront and defeat" all forms of extremism, the Prime Minister's office announced.
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Church of England bishops call on Government to let in thousands more refugees
More than 80 Church of England bishops have called on the Government to take in at least 50,000 Syrian refugees over the next five years.
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US Archbishops disagree over divorce and remarriage
The Pope will speak "authoritatively" from the "tradition" of the Catholic Church at the end of the Synod on the Family, he pledged today.
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Young man murdered by mob in India over suspicions of cow slaughter
A young Musim man in India who believed he had been hired to transport some machinery has been beaten to death after he was accused of smuggling cows for slaughter.
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Prayers urged for elderly Christian woman stabbed on bus in Jerusalem
Friends of a woman stabbed in a bus terror attack in Jerusalem are calling for prayers as she recovers from multiple wounds and a punctured lung in hospital.
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More than a third of Christians have suffered mental health problems
Over 35 per cent of Christians have experienced some form of mental health issue and more than 80 per cent knew a close friend or relative with similar experiences.
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