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Now Irma batters Florida: Churches provide shelter and care
Irma, as one of the most powerful hurricanes recorded in the Atlantic, came ashore in Florida on Sunday and battered towns as it worked its way up the state.
Most Catholics now back abortion - poll
Most British Catholics now back abortion, according to a new census which shows a dramatic shift in Christians' social views.
A group of scientists and engineers were asked if they believe in God. The results might surprise you
A new survey of science, engineering, technical and medical professionals in the UK, Germany and France, shows that atheists are in a minority amongst those who chose to take part.
Arise Shine, for your Light has come
Why God's blessings are contingent on the ongoing behaviour of the Jewish people, and not theirs by right alone.
'Unbroken: Path to Redemption': Will Graham to make screen debut as grandfather Billy in Zamperini sequel
Unbroken: Path to Redemption will focus on the faith of the Olympian and war hero who survived a Japanese prisoner camp.
Celtic bell with Columba connection stolen from Scottish church
A 1,200-year-old Celtic handbell has been stolen from a Perthshire church leaving local people 'devastated'.
Christian couple sues Church of England primary over transgender boy
A Christian couple a threatening to sue a Church of England primary school after a boy in their son's class was allowed to wear a dress.
Man charged with attempted murder after church stabbing
A man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after a stabbing at New Jerusalem Apostolic Church in Aston, Birmingham.
Strictly Come Dancing should introduce same-sex couples, says Rev Richard Coles
The popular broadcaster and cleric the Rev Richard Coles had suggested it's time for same-sex dancing couples to be introduced on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, in which Coles stars this year.
CofE's floating church to take the Gospel to London's canals
The Church of England has launched a pioneering new initiative to bring its message to a sometimes forgotten demographic in London â those who dwell not on land, but on the water.
Pope visits Colombian city Medellin that has put its drugs war in the past
Pope Francis today travels to Medellin, once notorious as the stomping grounds of drug lord Pablo Escobar, to find a city transformed since his predecessor Pope John Paul visited in 1986.
Red Cross fills UN void in violence-torn Myanmar region
The Red Cross organisations are scaling up operations in Myanmar's violence-riven northwest, after the United Nations had to suspend activities there following government suggestions that its agency had supported Rohingya insurgents.
Hurricane Irma lashes Cuba, heads for Florida as residents ordered to evacuate
Hurricane Irma walloped Cuba's northern coast on Saturday as a Category 5 storm, as millions of Florida residents were ordered to evacuate after the storm killed 21 people in the eastern Caribbean and left catastrophic destruction in its wake.
Finland's Lutheran pastors petition government over deported Christian converts
More than 400 Lutheran pastors in Finland have signed a petition expressing concern over the government deporting immigrants who have converted to Christianity.
Protests over Franklin Graham Blackpool visit build as hundreds sign petition
Hundreds of people are signing a petition to block Franklin Graham, son of famous evangelist Billy Graham, from speaking at an event in Blackpool next year.
My longed-for baby died. How can I still believe in God?
Everyone who has lost a baby, through miscarriage, still birth, cot death or any other way, knows the terrible grief it brings. Zoë Clark-Coates and her husband Andy lost five. They set up a charity to support others facing such suffering and now Zoë has written a book, 'Saying Goodbye'.