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Smoke from the Vatican? Not any more as Pope Francis bans cigarettes
Pope Francis is ending the sale of cigarettes in the Vatican, saying the Holy See can not condone something so harmful to people's health.
'Mary was a teenager': Alabama official uses Bible's Mary and Joseph to defend Roy Moore from paedophilia claims
An Alabama state official yesterday dismissed abuse allegations against GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore, who stands accused of molesting a 14-year-old girl. The official â Alabama state auditor Jim Zeigler â pointed to the age gap between Jesus' parents Mary and Joseph, saying there's 'nothing immoral or illegal here'.
Protestants, Catholics and atheists surge leaving Orthodox trailing, says Pew survey
Orthodox Christians have been declining as a share of the overall Christian population â and the global population â due to far faster growth among Protestants, Catholics and non-Christians, according to a new Pew Research Center report.
Christian campaigners warn of 'outrage' at gender-neutrality plans in Scotland
Christian campaigners have warned of 'outrage' over plans in Scotland that could allow adults and children to change their gender so that legally they are neither male nor female.
Tennessee Southern Baptist church could lose convention voting rights for having female pastor
A Southern Baptist church that hired a woman as its lead pastor â breaking with the denomination's traditional doctrine â may lose its voting rights at the Tennessee Baptist Convention meetings next week.
Margery Kempe: 6 quotes from England's weeping mystic
Today the Church of England remembers Margery Kempe, She is not officially a saint, but was a mystic known for her passionate devotion to Christ.
Dramatic escape and recapture of imprisoned Chinese Christian lawyer
The Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng escaped house arrest in August and hid for 23 days before being recaptured, according to International Christian Concern (ICC).
Thousands of refugee children in Bangladesh at risk of trafficking and abuse, charity warns
Refugee children in Bangladesh's camps are at risk of being trafficked, sexually abused or exploited, children's charity World Vision has warned.
This could be the best ministry resource you'll ever find
For almost a quarter of a century Ministry Today UK has been the only cross-denominational journal devoted to the practice of ministry.
Pope warned by Myanmar Cardinal not to speak of the 'Rohingya'
Myanmar's Cardinal has reiterated warnings that Pope Francis should avoid using the term 'Rohingya' during a visit this month, when he is expected to raise the humanitarian crisis faced by the Muslim minority after a Myanmar army offensive in August.
Egypt's Grand Imam: Religious terrorism is a 'cancer'
Egypt's top Muslim leader has met Pope Francis at the Vatican during a during a conference organised by the St Egidio community there.
British missionary killed in Nigeria, 3 others freed
Ian Squire was killed following the kidnap on October 14. However, David and Shirley Donovan and Alanna Carson have all returned home safely.
Church of England threatens to sell out of mining stocks unless companies clean up their act
The Church of England's investment bodies have warned that they may sell up their holdings in miners, unless companies commit to changing the way they do business.
Indian pastor beaten and sent into coma by masked Hindu extremists
An Indian pastor who was in a coma after being beaten up by a gang of masked and drunken Hindu extremists has told how he had fearlessly shared the gospel with his attackers, and is now praying for them.
Pregnant men may soon be a reality due to advances in womb transplants
A leading fertility expert said trans women could have womb transplants to carry their own babies 'tomorrow'.
Egypt's President Sisi meets US evangelical leaders, promises to protect Christians
A delegation of evangelical leaders from the US has met with Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the presidential palace in Cairo.