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Going to the movies and museums cuts risk of depression
Older people who regularly go to the movies and other cultural events are nearly a third less likely to have depression.
Government has taken its 'eye off the ball' on poverty, says Bishop of Manchester
The Bishop of Manchester has warned of 'unparalleled' levels of homelessness in the city as a result of welfare cuts.
Now and Not Yet: What the Bible says about the Kingdom of God
Nothing illustrates both the challenge, and the fundamental importance, of developing In-tension-al Faith more than those words 'now' and 'not yet'.
Lovingly liberated: Paul's theology of the cross
The story of Jesus, his cross and resurrection, is our own story.
Britain commissions review of Christian persecution worldwide
Britain has commissioned an independent review into the persecution of Christians.
Tributes paid to Sister Wendy Beckett, hermit and art historian
Tributes have been paid to Sister Wendy Beckett, the nun and art historian who became an unlikely television star in Britain in the 1990s.
Christmas cards featuring alcohol are reinforcing binge drinking as a social norm, say health experts
Christmas cards and birthday cards that make light of drinking are reinforcing negative social attitudes around excessive alcohol consumption, experts warn in the British Medical Journal.
Post-natal depression in dads linked to emotional problems in teenage daughters
One in 20 dads was found to have experienced post-natal depression, a condition commonly associated with mothers of newborns
Iraqi Christians celebrate Christmas one year after Islamic State defeat
Iraqi Christians quietly celebrated Christmas on Tuesday amid improved security
Differences are not a danger, says Pope Francis in Christmas Day message
Pope Francis has urged people to see their differences as a source of richness and not of danger in his Christmas message to the world.
Franklin Graham shares the one Christmas tradition from his childhood that he didn't keep
Franklin Graham says his mother, Ruth Graham, made Christmas a fun time in their home, but there's one tradition he hasn't continued.
God's love leaves no room for hatred or tribalism, says Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged people to put aside their differences this Christmas and instead embrace God's language of love.
Who were the Magi and why did they come to worship Jesus?
In the Western Christian tradition, they have been given names â Balthasar, king of Chaldea, Caspar, king of Tarshish, and Melchior, king of Nubia. But none of these are original.
Queen appeals for unity in Christmas Day speech
The Queen used her traditional Christmas Day speech to call on people to show respect for one another in spite of differences.
Christmas season left Victorian shop workers 'more dead than alive'
Many of our festive traditions â from exchanging cards and pulling crackers to decorating trees â were popularised by the Victorians.
Charles Dickens and the birth of the classic English Christmas dinner
Charles Dickens popularised the traditional, English Christmas in 1843 in his novel A Christmas Carol, when Bob Cratchit and his family sit down on Christmas Day to eat a dinner of goose with mashed potatoes and apple sauce accompanied by sage and onion stuffing and followed by Christmas pudding.