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Cathedrals in crisis over bad management and rising costs
Ineffective management and serious failings from clergy have left a number of England's cathedrals at 'severe financial risk', a report by the Church of England has found.
European Court asked to rule on deportation of Afghan Christian convert facing execution
An Afghan Christian convert in Switzerland may face persecution and execution if his extradition back to Afghanistan is successful.
Wedding on the wing: Pope Francis marries couple mid-air aboard the papal plane
The happy couple were stewards aboard the papal plane carrying Pope Francis on the next leg of what so far has been quite a difficult trip to South America.
'Behold the life-giving cross': Reformation symbol placed in World Council of Churches chapel
A Salvadoran cross from Lund, the Swedish city where Lutherans and Catholics met at the end of 2016 to commemorate the 500th Reformation anniversary, has been placed in the World Council of Churches' (WCC) chapel in Geneva, Switzerland.
Chinese pastor who was 'hooded and tortured' ordered to hand over $1 million in church donations
A court in China's southern Guizhou province has ordered a house church pastor who had been hooded, detained and tortured to hand over more than a million US dollars worth of donations from Christians which officials have branded 'illegal income'.
US church takes in Albanian immigrant due for deportation next week
A church congregation in Detroit has announced that it is taking in an undocumented Albanian immigrant whom the US is seeking to deport next week even though his wheelchair-bound wife suffers from multiple sclerosis, USA Today reported.
Pope Francis denounces violence in Chile: 'You cannot assert yourself by destroying others'
Pope Francis in Chile urged peace and denounced the use of violence in the struggle for indigenous rights yesterday, while celebrating Mass just hours after assailants fire-bombed churches and other targets.
More than 100 killed as militia violence spikes in Central African Republic; bishops warn of country 'sinking into the abyss'
Militia-led violence has spiked in the Central African Republic, claiming more than 100 lives in the past month. Catholic Bishops have condemned the atrocities, warning of 'anarchy' and a country 'sinking into the abyss'.
Humanist asylum seeker turned away after he didn't know about Greek philosophers
A Pakistani man who left Islam to become a humanist has been denied asylum in the UK after failing to correctly answer questions about ancient Greek philosophers.
English cathedrals in contest to host Tim Peake's renowned spacecraft
Two English Anglican cathedrals are contending for the opportunity to host a renowned spacecraft within their walls.
Trump says no American, from nun to baker, should have to choose between faith and the law
Donald Trump's campaign to keep evangelicals onside with his troubled presidency continued yesterday when he officially proclaimed January 16 'Religious Freedom Day' in the US, declaring that no American should have to choose between faith and the law.
We can reach millennials and this is how, says Church Army
The Church Army is releasing guidance on how to evangelise millennials in an attempt to reverse a worrying lack of young people in the pews.
Cathedral installs gender-neutral toilets to be more 'inclusive' and 'accepting' of LGBT people
A Cathedral in Wales has installed gender-neutral toilets in order to be 'more accepting' and help LGBT people.
Nigerian student 'arrested after converting to Christianity from Islam'
A Nigerian university student who converted from Islam to Christianity has been arrested by state security forces along with the man who introduced her to Christianity, according to World Watch Monitor (WWM).
Mormons welcome 93-year-old heart surgeon as new leader
Nelson was formally welcomed into his new role during a live broadcast from Utah's Salt Lake Temple yesterday in a first for the Church.
Big Ben and Queen's Guard 'targeted in planned attacks' by British man 'fascinated' with Islamic State
Big Ben and Parliament, Heathrow Airport, the Queen's Guard, Shia Muslims and far-right groups were targeted in planned attacks by a British man who was 'fascinated' by so-called Islamic State, a court has heard.