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Christian actress fired over gay Facebook post to appeal
A Christian actress sacked over a 2014 Facebook post on homosexuality is to appeal after an employment tribunal sided with her former employers.
Bishop challenges the BBC on its religious broadcasting
A Church of England bishop has called on the BBC to be more imaginative in its religious broadcasting.
Conservative bishop disciplined over same-sex blessings stance quits liberal US Episcopal Church
A bishop in the US Episcopal Church who was disciplined for refusing to permit same-sex marriage blessings in his diocese has announced he is quitting the denomination for good.
Justin Welby to ascend into heaven, Church of England announces
The Most Rev Justin Welby had previously announced plans for a sabbatical, but its precise shape and form remained a closely-guarded secret until this point.
Church of England shifts safeguarding focus from apologies to survivor support and culture change
The Church of England has said it will continue to apologise over historic safeguarding failures but wants its "main focus" now to be on "recognising the distress caused particularly to victims and survivors and acting to improve its safeguarding structures and to change its culture."
Parents can give consent for minor children to take puberty blockers
The High Court has ruled that parents can give consent to puberty blockers on behalf of their minor children.
In God we trust? Religious Americans become a minority for the first time
For the first time in almost a century, most Americans do not belong to a church, synagogue or mosque.
Justin Welby defends free speech in Prophet Muhammad school row
The Archbishop of Canterbury has waded into a row over a teacher's suspension after he allegedly showed his class a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad.
Secretly marrying Harry and Meghan before Windsor wedding would have been 'a serious criminal offence' - Archbishop
The Archbishop of Canterbury has broken his silence on claims by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex that he married them in secret three days before their Windsor wedding.
War Child: meet the boy, born as the Syrian conflict began
Ten years later he is still waiting for it to end...
Why did God allow this to happen to us?
As excruciatingly difficult as it must be in the face of prolonged suffering, an answer to this question may never come.
Easter prayer call after Indonesia church bombing
Christians are being called to pray for their fellow believers living in persecution hotspots after Sunday's bomb attack on an Indonesian cathedral.
The 'vaccine for fear' is a relationship with God
Christian women were encouraged to let go of their fears during the pandemic and trust in God at Jesus House's Uncommon Woman conference over the weekend.
A Bible-based approach to help people who have experienced trauma
The Bible's Society's new Navigating Trauma programme is rooted in mental health best practice and uses contextual Bible reading to help people explore what Scripture has to say about suffering, and God's relationship with those who have experienced trauma.
Palm Sunday church attackers were newlyweds
At least 20 people were injured when a couple let off pressure cooker bombs at the entrance to the Roman Catholic Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Makassar, on Sulawesi.
England's congregations can sing together again - but only outdoors
The rules around congregational have been relaxed as of Palm Sunday to allow churches to sing together outside.