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World Council of Churches mourns loss of staff member in Ethiopian Airlines crash
The World Council of Churches was today mourning the death of the Rev Norman Tendis, one of the 157 people killed in the tragic Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday.
What's a woman's place in the Church? Lessons from 10 great female saints
The debate over a woman's place in the Church has raged since the very outset. Rather than step into this minefield, here are 10 great women giving us all great example.
Bishop of Wakefield: Why Christians need to find ways of generously living together
How can the Church stay united and Christians continue to be known for their love while also disagreeing?
Wakefield and women's ministry: CofE's reviewer finds against cathedral
How far should a cathedral committed to the equal ministry of men and women go in accommodating faithful Anglicans who don't agree?
Former Archbishop of York John Habgood dies aged 81
He served as the Church of England's second most senior archbishop from 1983-1995, having formerly served as Bishop of Durham.
Pope replies to million-dollar challenge to go vegan for Lent
The Pope has replied to a vegan campaign offering him a million dollars to give up meat and animal products during Lent.
French cardinal found guilty of failing to act on sex abuse allegations
Barbarin is the highest-profile cleric to be caught up in the child sex abuse scandal inside the Catholic Church in France.
Church 'not afraid of history': Pope Francis to open secret wartime archives
Many Jews say Pius, who reigned from 1939 to 1958, did not do enough to help those facing persecution by Nazi Germany.
GAFCON gathering claims 'sense of betrayal' at liberal Anglican teaching
A gathering of conservative Anglicans organised by the former Bishop of Rochester, Michael Nazir-Ali, has called for liberal bishops not to be invited to the 2020 Lambeth Conference.
Now CofE's Iranian Christians can celebrate Communion in their own language
The new Farsi liturgy was authorised by the CofE's House of Bishops and features English and Farsi versions side by side.
Woman had surgery to become a man 'was still depressed' until she became a woman again
Laura Perry was deep in the transgender lifestyle. She was taking hormones, legally changed her name to Jake, got a double mastectomy and had all her female reproductive organs removed. She was "the happiest" she had ever been in her life â except she wasn't.
Same-sex marriage, Romans 14 and the Lambeth Conference
Just how toxic things are capable of getting, when the Lambeth Conference is still a year away, was seen only this week.
Church of England marks 25 years since first women were ordained to priesthood
The very first woman to be ordained, Rev Prebendary Angela Berners-Wilson, was in attendance.
MP says courts should say whether gay spouses come to Lambeth Conference
An MP has accused the Church of England of discriminating against gay people after bishops were told same-sex spouses would not be invited to the Lambeth Conference.
Historic Istanbul church vandalised in graffiti attack
A historic Armenian church in in Istanbul has been vandalised with graffiti, sparking outrage among Christians and minorities activists.
Brunson trial drove Turkish hostility to Protestants, church report says
Turkey's trial of Pastor Andrew Brunson on espionage charges has triggered a significant increase in public hate against the country's small Protestant community