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School chaplain supports students in 'whole person' development

The Bishop of Durham has licensed a new school chaplain to assist students and staff at a Stockton on Tees secondary school in their spiritual development.

Modern art installation depicts Christ’s pain

A modern art installation of Jesus on the cross made out of 3,000 coat hangers has gone on display at Southwark Cathedral.

Campaign to save churches from metal theft

Church leaders, MPs and Liz Hurley are among those supporting a campaign to save thousands of churches from metal thieves

Song tribute for Shahbaz Bhatti

Catholic electric pop group Ooberfuse have written a track in honour of Shahbaz Bhatti, who was gunned down by militants nearly a year ago.

Militants target churches in Nigeria

Suspected Islamic extremists detonated a bomb outside a church building in Nigeria on Sunday, two months after Boko Haram Islamists killed 44 Christians and blinded seven in a church bombing in nearby Madalla.

Fears for Iranian pastor facing execution

There are unconfirmed reports that the Iranian authorities have decided to go ahead with the execution of a pastor.

Give a day back this leap year

Church Urban Fund is encouraging people to 'give a day back' on February 29.

Re-thinking mission in secular Europe

Christian evangelism and missionary work is most often associated with outreach in impoverished nations around the world – but growing secularism in Europe is forcing some organisations to focus on the continent where much of the church underwent its early development.

Alain de Botton: Religion is useful for atheists

Atheist Alain de Botton has in a recent interview highlighted many ways in which religion is useful even for non-believers.

Stephanie Smith releases 'Letting Go'

Gotee Records signing Stephanie Smith has just released her new single "Letting Go" to digital outlets.

Lent appeal to buy 4x4s for ministry work in Angola and Mozambique

The Bishop of London is asking Christians in the capital to consider donating a portion of their travel costs during Lent to support ministry work in Angola and Mozambique.

Thousand Foot Krutch go back to where they started

Sometimes the best way to move forward is to go back to the basics, taking all of the raw energy and emotion of the past and channelling it into the present.

Petition supporting traditional marriage gathers 15,000 signatures

A petition calling upon the Government to maintain the existing definition of marriage has notched up 15,000 signatures just one day after it was launched.

Ministering to the marginalised in Pakistan

Siloam is working with Pakistani Christians trapped in bonded labour

Susan Boyle cooks up pancake storm to support work against poverty

Singer Susan Boyle showed off her pancake making skills today ahead of the start of SCIAF's Lent global poverty campaign.

Church of England launches Lent app

Around one in five adults is preparing to observe the season of Lent when it gets underway on Wednesday.