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Alan Kurdi anniversary: Faith leaders press UK government to do more for child refugees
UK faith leaders have used the anniversary yesterday of the death of three-year-old Alan Kurdi to urge the government to do more to help child refugees.
Christians still fearful in Imran Khan's Pakistan
For Christians, Pakistan is a harsh and even deadly place to live and the source of a lot of their misery is the loathed blasphemy laws.
Brown University accused of 'cowardice' after pulling article on new transgender research
The research suggested peer pressure was a factor in the development of gender dysphoria among teens and young adults. Brown pulled the article on new research into gender dysphoria over fears it might 'invalidate' the transgender community's perspectives.
Place where Jesus turned water into wine may have been somewhere else all along
For centuries, Christian pilgrims have venerated the site of Kafr Kanna as the place where Jesus turned water into wine. But some archaeologists are suggesting the site of Jesus' first miracle was actually elsewhere.
Nigerian security forces accused of failing Christians as Fulani militants murder pastor and family
The dead include a pastor, Rev Adamu Gyang Wurim, his wife and three of their six children.
Christian charity Mercy Ships teams up with WHO to boost African healthcare
The agreement signed in Dakar, Senegal, aims to increase access to surgical care and build the capacity of health workers to strengthen surgical care delivery systems.
Could Lewis Pugh's ancestry provide a clue to his epic swimming achievement?
It's another awesome achievement by someone who has already dropped jaws around the world for his astonishing feats of physical prowess.
Head of Church Mission Society to be new Bishop of Truro
The next Bishop of Truro has been announced as Rev Philip Mounstephen, currently head of Church Mission Society.
Grants from Ecclesiastical fund sabbatical breaks for Anglican clergy
Anglican clergy are given the opportunity for sabbatical breaks supported by church insurer Ecclesiastical.
No child should self-harm, says Bishop of Gloucester
No child should feel the need to self-harm, the Bishop of Gloucester has said in response to a report by the Children's Society.
Aid agencies fear new British aid policy will put business before the poor
Aid agencies have expressed concerns at a speech by Prime Minister Theresa May in which she spoke of a 'fundamental shift' in UK aid and development policy.
Israel demolishes family home of Palestinian attacker
The Israeli military on Tuesday demolished the family home of a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank who killed an Israeli in a Jewish settlement a month ago and was shot dead in the attack.
Liam Neeson joins calls for Tuam babies to be identified
Liam Neeson has joined calls for the Catholic Church in Ireland to identify the remains of hundreds of babies and children found buried under a former mother and baby home in Co Galway.
People who believe in creationism are also more likely to believe conspiracy theories, say researchers
A team of researchers at the University of Fribourg claims to have found a link between creationists and belief in conspiracy theories.
Family of murdered student Mollie Tibbetts tells people: 'Don't be mad at God'
Her cousin Morgan Collum told people not to be mad at God for what happened and instead praise God.
Richard Dawkins planning atheism books for children and teens to stop 'religious indoctrination'
The scientist and 'God Delusion' author has two new atheism books in the pipeline that will target children and teenagers