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Fulani herdsmen want to exterminate Christians says Nigerian bishop
Fulani herdsmen want to exterminate Christians says Nigerian bishop

Up to 100 Christians have died this year at the hands of nomadic herdsmen.

Televangelist claims God told him he needs a $50m private jet
Televangelist claims God told him he needs a $50m private jet

A televangelist has said that God told him he needs a fourth new jet, adding that if Jesus was on Earth today he would travel on a plane and not a donkey.

Westminster Abbey to open previously hidden gallery regarded as 'best view in Europe'
Westminster Abbey to open previously hidden gallery regarded as 'best view in Europe'

A previously hidden space on top of Westminster Abbey in London which was once used for storage has been turned into a new gallery with a spectacular view on the nave that opens to the public on June 11.

Catholic Church in Australia to enter redress scheme for sex abuse survivors
Catholic Church in Australia to enter redress scheme for sex abuse survivors

The Catholic Church in Australia has committed to taking part in a new national redress scheme for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse, two top religious groups said today.

Dean of York in row with parents after air rifles discovered in Minster School
Dean of York in row with parents after air rifles discovered in Minster School

The dean of York is facing a backlash from parents at a leading prep school after the head teacher and two well-liked senior members of staff were frogmarched off the site following the discovery of an unsecured air rifle.

10 beheaded in Mozambique suspected Islamist attack
10 beheaded in Mozambique suspected Islamist attack

Mozambique's state radio service has announced the beheading of 10 people including children in an area where previous Islamist attacks have been reported.

Ireland's abortion referendum: Our commitment to unborn children remains unchanged, says Cardinal Nichols
Ireland's abortion referendum: Our commitment to unborn children remains unchanged, says Cardinal Nichols

The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has offered his 'prayerful support' to Irish archbishops following the referendum on abortion in Ireland.

Make A Meal Of It: Christian charities in fight against loneliness
Make A Meal Of It: Christian charities in fight against loneliness

Christians Together Against Loneliness is aimed at helping older people in particular who might feel isolated or cut off from wider society.

Leige: 'Terrorist attacker' shot dead after killing three in Belgian town
Leige: 'Terrorist attacker' shot dead after killing three in Belgian town

A man has been shot dead by police in the Belgian city of Liege after apparently killing three people in what is believed to be a terrorist attack.

'Not even God loves gang members': Why a pastor and former MS-13 gangster wants to prove critics wrong
'Not even God loves gang members': Why a pastor and former MS-13 gangster wants to prove critics wrong

An evangelical pastor has told of his past as a member of the world's most dangerous gang.

Climate change course aims to persuade evangelicals to go green
Climate change course aims to persuade evangelicals to go green

A new climate change course is targeting evangelical Christians, hoping to persuade the notoriously skeptical group to go green.

Catholic seminary stormed by Fulani herders in Nigeria
Catholic seminary stormed by Fulani herders in Nigeria

A Catholic seminary was stormed by a group of suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria's middle belt early on Monday morning and a priest narrowly escaped being killed.

Church that lost 10 evangelical pastor couples in Cuba plane crash appeals for prayers
Church that lost 10 evangelical pastor couples in Cuba plane crash appeals for prayers

One week after the plane crash in Havana, Cuba that killed 120 people including twenty evangelical pastors on May 19, the denomination that lost the pastor couples has appealed for prayers.

GAFCON head says breakaway provinces are Anglican too
GAFCON head says breakaway provinces are Anglican too

Continuing tensions in the Anglican Communion over the status of breakaway provinces have been highlighted by the general secretary of the conservative GAFCON group.

Ireland's Catholic leader says abortion referendum 'obliterated rights of unborn'
Ireland's Catholic leader says abortion referendum 'obliterated rights of unborn'

Archbishop Eamon Martin said he was 'very deeply saddened' by the vote, which saw a two-thirds majority in favour of repealing the controversial Eighth Amendment to the constitution.

Violence against Nigeria's Christians hits record high
Violence against Nigeria's Christians hits record high

In the central state of Benue alone, 492 people have been killed this year.