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Manchester attack anniversary: Bishop speaks ahead of 'emotional but deeply humbling day'
Manchester cathedral will host an anniversary service marking one year since a terrorist attack on a teenage concert killed 22 people and injured hundreds.

Catholic home accused of allowing 'illegal' adoptions
A Catholic-run home in Northern Ireland has been accused of 'illegal' cross-border adoptions after allegations emerged it had shipped babies overseas against their mother's will.

Australian Catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson found guilty of concealing child sex abuse
A court in Australia has found a Catholic archbishop guilty of concealing child sexual abuse in the 1970s.

Generous truck driver tips waitress $1000 twice: 'It was just God-sent'
Trucker David Platt knew that it was the right thing to do after his conversations with waitress Brenda Pearson.

Offset says he thanks God everyday following near fatal car crash
The Migos rapper was back at work just days after the accident that totally wrecked his car.
Preaching Michael Curry-style: How long should a sermon be?
Leave alone the content of Michael Curry's sermon at the Royal wedding â most people loved it, some hated it â what seems to have wound some people up is its length.

Catholics substantially more opposed to Northern Ireland border checks that Protestants
Opposition to border checks on the Northern Irish border is substantially higher among Catholics than Protestants, new research reveals, with one in ten Catholics backing illegal protests.

Clapping at communion: How bread and wine became symbols of hope
Sometimes the sheer sadness of a care home seems to engulf me â the brutality of what a combination of life and age does to people.

Anne Frank: Hidden diary entries reveal the secrets in all of us
For anyone who has kept a personal diary, the thought of it selling 25 million copies worldwide and being translated into 70 languages would be a living nightmare.

Iraqi patriarch among 14 new cardinals announced by Pope Francis
Pope Francis has announced he will create 14 new cardinals on June 29, including the Iraq-based patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church as well as the archbishop of Karachi.

Membership decline means Church of Scotland's 'very existence' under threat, report warns
The Church of Scotland's 'very existence' is under threat with whole generations missing from its pews.

INTERVIEW: Mark Meynell on how he preaches Christ's light in the darkness of depression
It's not every day in the prosperous West that you find yourself talking to an evangelical preacher who confesses to such daily suffering. But Mark Meynell has the air of a true grown up.

Colin Morris, Methodist minister and BBC religion broadcaster, dies aged 89
Dr Colin Morris, the former Methodist president and BBC's head of religion, has died aged 89.

GDPR could kill Christian organisations â so is it OK to just ignore those emails?
The great GDPR revolution has well and truly arrived, and is currently causing major headaches in practically every organisation that ever built a mailing list.

The Greatest Story Ever Toured: Meet the Bible's new Ant and Dec
Paul Kerensa, a comedian and script writer for shows including Miranda and Top Gear is embarking on a nine-stop tour of England with theologian and Bible teacher Dr Andrew Ollerton.

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly church attack in Grozny, Chechnya
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on a church in Russia's Chechnya republic that killed three people, the group's Amaq news agency has reported.