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New Moderator For Church Of Scotland: 'Social Inclusion Is A Gospel Issue'
A minister who played a key role in establishing the Church of Scotland's biggest annual open-air festival has been named as the next Moderator of the General Assembly.
Pope Francis proclaims Teresa of Calcutta a saint
Pope Francis proclaimed Mother Teresa of Calcutta a saint of the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, 19 years after her death.
Labour crisis: More shadow cabinet resignations, Corbyn remains defiant
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Sunday he would not resign despite more than a third of his senior team withdrawing their support.
Labour in crisis: Shadow Cabinet members resign in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership
UK opposition leader sacks foreign policy chief, deepens divisions
Youth pastors are too often 'crushed', says Christian awards programme
A Christian-run awards programme says that those called to minister to youth are often left feeling undervalued to the point of being "crushed".
Vindicated: The Christian teacher fired because she wouldn't leave her husband
Teacher Sarah Pendleton's husband Matthew, head teacher at another local school, was found to have made indecent images of children.
Deputy IDF chief: Today's Israel is like pre-holocaust Europe
The Deputy Chief of the Israel Defence Force (IDF) has compared current trends in Israeli society to those in pre-Holocaust Europe, the Times of Israel reports.
Humanitarian aid needs a shake up... but UN and Western NGOs block progress - ODI
The world's "self-interested" international aid system must give local charities a greater role in shaping responses to humanitarian disasters or it will fail to assist those most in need, aid experts warned on Tuesday.
Christians and Muslims welcome Pope Francis to Central African Republic
Pope Francis began the final leg of his first African trip in Central African Republic where he will deliver a message of reconciliation and peace to a nation wracked by several years of violence between Muslims and Christians.
Michael Fallon: We don't have enough support to bomb Syria
Britain's government has yet to drum up the support it needs to win parliamentary approval for launching air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria
Paris climate activists plan human chain on global day of action
Activists plan to join arms and form a "human chain" in Paris on Sunday to urge action on global warming, in a muted rally after attacks on the city by Islamic State
1,000 churches closed in Aceh, Indonesia, since 2006
1,000 churches have been closed in the Indonesian region of Aceh since 2006.
'Amazing Grace' musical comes to Broadway this summer
Amazing Grace the musical, about the life of slave trader turned abolitionist John Newton who penned the famous hymn, opens on Broadway this summer.
Shane Claiborne to the church: Stop trying so hard to reach the people at the top and care more about the ordinary and outcast
Jesus's model for evangelism was bottom-up, not top-down, says The Simple Way founder
Imprisoned pastor Saeed Abedini's 35th birthday wish is for revival in America
US citizen Pastor Saeed Abedini will celebrate his birthday, Thursday, May 7, in his Iranian jail cell.
Baltimore pastor works with faith leaders to bring healing to the city after Freddie Gray unrest
A Baltimore pastor has joined with leaders of other faiths to address the needs of the city following recent unrest in response to the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, who sustained a fatal spinal injury while in police custody.