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Queen attends Christmas Day service
The Queen is due to attend the traditional Christmas Day service at Sandringham.
Be agents of transformation, says Archbishop
The Archbishop of Canterbury is using his Christmas message today to say that the purpose of the Christian message is not to defend religion or make the church credible but to challenge everyone to reconsider who they are.
Catholic leader attacks gay marriage plans
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has attacked the Government's gay marriage plans.
Christmas is 'good news for people in bad situations'
The next Archbishop of Canterbury has encouraged people to celebrate this Christmas despite the difficulties they may be facing.
£360,000 Christmas boost for historic churches
The National Churches Trust has announced £360,000 in funding for the preservation of historic churches.
Donkeys bring Christmas service to life
Two live donkeys made a special appearance at a Christmas Eve service in Hampshire last night.
A song for persecuted Christians
Electro-pop band Ooberfuse have released a Christmas song as a gesture of solidarity with the world's persecuted Christians.
Christmas Day sermons via Twitter
Clergy across England are tweeting their Christmas sermons today as part of a Church of England campaign to share the good news with even more people.
Christmas toys delivered to London's hard pressed families
London City Mission has distributed thousands of toys to some of London's poorest families this Christmas.
Pilgrims celebrate Christ's birth in Bethlehem
Thousands of Christians have celebrated the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.
Pope's Christmas appeal: Make space for God
Pope Benedict XVI has led Midnight Mass before 10,000 people at St Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Difficult Christmas for Syria's Christians
Christians in Syria are facing a bleak Christmas amid the ongoing conflict.
Council rejects Brixton lap dancing application
Christians have welcomed a decision by a London Council not to give approval to a lap dancing application.
Churches use radio to tell Christmas story
Churches in Shrewsbury, Telford and Market Drayton have come together to re-tell the Christmas story on local commercial radio.
Celebrities twice as likely to divorce
Celebrities are twice as likely to divorce as the rest of the married population in the UK, the Marriage Foundation has found.
PM draws from Bible in Christmas message
The Prime Minister reflects on the Gospel of John in a faith-inspired Christmas message