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Church of Scotland lands on Facebook and Twitter

The Church of Scotland has made its official Facebook and Twitter debut this week.

New apps from Rend Collective Experiment

Charting a unique course, Rend Collective Experiment is a group of friends collectively wondering how to make sense of the conundrum of life, God and community.

Archbishop and Ghandi’s granddaughter team up for peace

Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil and Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee will work together on peace in troubled northeastern India

Pope sends first tweet on the iPad

Pope Benedict XVI has officially joined the Twitter generation with his first ever tweet today – and on an iPad no less.

Evangelicals, ecumenists and Vatican launch historic joint document on mission

Joint document on ethics of missions marks new milestone in relations between World Evangelical Alliance, World Council of Churches and the Vaticans

Greg Laurie: God's Word can sustain you in suffering

All the 'I don't know' questions, like 'Why does God allow suffering?', will fade away, says the evangelist

Liv Tyler defends new film against 'anti-Christian' criticisms

Liv Tyler says she's not religious but definitely believes in something bigger than herself

GAFCON launches new Anglican mission society

The Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GAFCON) has announced the launch of a new society to provide support to orthodox Anglicans within the Church of England.

Prayer for the Olympics

The Church of England has released a prayer for those preparing for the 2012 Games

China releases vocal dissident Hu Jia

One of the most outspoken critics of the Chinese government, Hu Jia, has been released from prison.

St Paul's Eucharist focuses on India's Dalits

The meditative Eucharist at St Paul’s Cathedral this Sunday is focusing on the theme of untouchability and the Dalit community in India.

New York votes to legalise gay marriage

The New York Senate voted 33 to 29 to pass the gay marriage bill Friday night.

RE is being 'killed off' in schools - report

The future of religious education in schools looks "bleak" unless the Government takes remedial action, a new report has warned.

Christians welcome delay of Scotland’s anti-sectarianism Bill

Christians have responded positively to the Scottish Government’s U-turn on an anti-sectarianism Bill.

Church seeks assurance of religious freedom on civil partnerships issue

The Church of England told the Government yesterday that it should have “unfettered freedom” to decide whether to permit civil partnerships on church premises.