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Where do all five Labour leadership candidates stand on abortion?
Where do all five Labour leadership candidates stand on abortion?

Abortion is quick becoming an issue in the Labour leadership race, in which five MPs are competing to be named Jeremy Corbyn's successor on 4 April.

Gospel artist Kirk Franklin shares struggles with grief, depression and anxiety
Gospel artist Kirk Franklin shares struggles with grief, depression and anxiety

Gospel pioneer Kirk Franklin shared some advice he received for the new year while battling depression and anxiety amid a string of deaths among his friends.

Liverpool star Roberto Firmino gets baptised
Liverpool star Roberto Firmino gets baptised

Brazilian soccer star Roberto Firmino, who now plays for Liverpool, recently shared on Instagram about his emotional baptism ceremony with his teammate, Alisson Becker, and wife by his side.

Seventeen Magazine's must-see romantic movie for 2020 is Jeremy Camp biopic
Seventeen Magazine's must-see romantic movie for 2020 is Jeremy Camp biopic

Seventeen Magazine, which some Christians have even shunned because of its secular content, has a surprising pick for its number one romantic movie of 2020 - Christian movie "I Still Believe".

Three doctors on trial in Belgium over depressed woman's euthanasia
Three doctors on trial in Belgium over depressed woman's euthanasia

Three doctors are on trial in Belgium accused of murdering a 38-year-old woman with mental health issues who was euthanised a decade ago.

Former prison governor says Scots trans law puts female inmates at risk
Former prison governor says Scots trans law puts female inmates at risk

A former prison head says she fears female inmates will be put at greater risk of physical or sexual assault if Scotland goes ahead with gender reforms.

Iran bulldozes grave of Christian convert who was executed for apostasy
Iran bulldozes grave of Christian convert who was executed for apostasy

The family of a pastor martyred in Iran have spoken of their heartache after his grave was found bulldozed last month.

'Vicar of Baghdad' says actions were 'highly appropriate' after Charity Commission investigation
'Vicar of Baghdad' says actions were 'highly appropriate' after Charity Commission investigation

Canon Andrew White, known as the 'Vicar of Baghdad', has defended his actions after the Charity Commission accused him of serious misconduct while acting as a trustee for the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East (FRRME).

LGBTQ+ campaigners want Franklin Graham's UK tour cancelled
LGBTQ+ campaigners want Franklin Graham's UK tour cancelled

Gay activists in Sheffield claim that Graham promotes homophobic views and are pushing for the cancellation of his tour date at the city's FlyDSA Arena on June 6.

Many churchgoers aren't sure about the political views of their pastors
Many churchgoers aren't sure about the political views of their pastors

Voting may matter to Christians but many admit to being a little unsure about what their pastors actually think when it comes to politics.

Facebook bans 'statements denying existence'
Facebook bans 'statements denying existence'

Facebook has followed in the footsteps of Twitter by changing its user policy to brand misgendering a form of "hate speech".

Labour leadership candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey favours stricter abortion limits around disability
Labour leadership candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey favours stricter abortion limits around disability

Labour leadership candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey supports lowering the upper abortion limit in cases of disability.

Trump administration tells schools they can't stop teachers or students praying

The US Education Department is sending out memos to school leaders telling them that they cannot block students or teachers from praying in public.

Theologian GK Chesterton's former home at risk of demolition
Theologian GK Chesterton's former home at risk of demolition

A house in England where famed Christian thinker and writer GK Chesterton used to live could be demolished and replaced with apartments if it's not saved.

Bishop seeks law change to recognise role of gambling in suicide
Bishop seeks law change to recognise role of gambling in suicide

The Bishop of St Albans is seeking a change to the law on inquests so that gambling addiction is noted as a factor if someone has taken their own life.

Church of England invests in science education for new priests
Church of England invests in science education for new priests

People training for the priesthood in the Church of England are set to benefit from financial help to learn about the link between science and faith.