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Church of England returns to women bishops debate
The Church of England's parliamentary body is revisiting the thorny issue of allowing women into the episcopate.
Church of England criticised over gay marriage stance
The chairman of GAFCON Primates' Council has criticised the Episcopal Church of the United States and the Anglican Church of Canada for promoting a false gospel. Â

Archbishop of Canterbury calls for restoration of trust over women bishops debate
The Archbishop of Canterbury told the Church of England's parliamentary body today that there are "no magic bullets" in resolving divisions over women bishops.

Hillsong Live's Glorious Ruins reaches No 2 on iTunes overall album chart
Hillsong Live's 22nd album release has fast become another hit for the worship team after rocketing to No 1 on the iTunes Christian & Gospel chart and debuting at No 2 on the overall iTunes album chart.

New discipleship resource from Langham Partnership
Langham Partnership has created a new discipleship course on DVD.

UK churches called to model early church
Samaritan's Purse is encouraging churches to support the world's poor by modelling the early church and sharing what they have.

Parents struggling to feed their children
One in five parents in the UK are struggling to feed their children, new research has found.
National 'Poverty Pilgrimage' gets underway
A pilgrimage to highlight the plight of people living in poverty gets underway from York on Sunday.
Ousting of Morsi must be followed by 'proactive' reconciliation
The path of reconciliation and unity is the only way forward for Egypt after the ousting of President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood, says the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK.
Wakefield churches receive £100 boost for outreach
The Bishop of Wakefield is giving £100 to every church in his diocese to help them start projects serving their local communities.

Bishop's wife to cycle Wales for organ donation awareness
The wife of the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon will be cycling across Wales next week to raise awareness of organ donation.

Street preacher arrested over 'homophobic' speech
A street preacher has been arrested in south-west London for using "homophobic" speech.

Independence Day celebration at London church
A London church has joined in Fourth of July celebrations with a special American Independence Day service.

Bernie Nolan dies of cancer at age of 52
Bernie Nolan has died at the age of 52 after a battle with breast cancer. Â

Madeleine McCann investigators identify 38 people 'of interest'
Scotland Yard has identified 38 possible suspects in the case of missing Madeleine McCann. Â
Churches have different vision of 'cesspit' borough
Churches are coming together to celebrate the good things happening in the borough that came bottom in the Government's wellbeing survey.