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TEC presiding bishop Michael Curry named as Royal wedding preacher

Michael Curry, primate of the US Episcopal Church (TEC), has been named as the preacher at the Royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle next week.

Male model who became a woman reverts back to being a man again saying being transgender is 'isolating and stressful'

Alexander Veach no longer wants to live as Aria and has started his de-transition into a man after being a transgender woman for three years.

Some of the science-backed health benefits of drinking coffee every day

At least three or four cups of coffee a day is most ideal for reaping the benefits of caffeine, according to the experts.

Nutmeg health benefits: New research reveals it can help protect against liver damage

Nutmeg has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat a variety of illnesses, but scientists from various universities in China and the U.S. only recently confirmed that the spice can help protect against liver damage.

Chilean bishops to face Pope Francis in Rome over clerical abuse scandal

More than 30 bishops from Chile's Roman Catholic Church have said they will meet next week with Pope Francis in a bid to make amends over damage caused by the clerical sex abuse scandal that has long dominated the Chilean Catholic Church.

Church leaders brand 'America First' as 'heresy', plan White House march

Christian leaders are set to march on the White House this month as part of an ecumenical movement aimed at 'reclaiming Jesus'.

Andrew Brunson's lawyers protest 'outlandish' evidence brought against US pastor

Lawyers defending Andrew Brunson, the US pastor jailed in Turkey, have protested the treatment of his case by the court, expressing 'serious concerns' about the evidence presented by the prosecution, and opposing the refusal to release Brunson to house arrest.

Paige Patterson apologises for 'failure to be thoughtful'

Paige Patterson, the under-fire president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has apologised for comments that have seen thousands of Southern Baptists call for him to be disciplined by his denomination.

Free schools will still have cap on faith admissions, government confirms

The government has gone back on its manifesto promise to remove the cap on faith-based free schools which stops them allocating more than 50 per cent of their places on the grounds of religion.

The price paid by a Northern Irish pastor for friendship with IRA leader Martin McGuinness

A northern Irish Presbyterian minister has said that as many as 30 families left his church because of his friendship with former IRA leader and politician Martin McGuinness.

Charities warn of 'scenario of despair' in South Sudan

A Catholic aid network has warned of a 'forgotten crisis' in South Sudan and said the country is 'heading towards a scenario of despair'.

The Jewishness of Jesus: Andy Stanley and why Christians can't 'unhitch' from the Old Testament

Popular US evangelical pastor Andy Stanley has reportedly said that Christians need to 'unhitch' the Old Testament from their faith. Whatever he meant by that, here's why the Jewishness of Scripture â and ultimately Jesus â can't be side-lined.

Young boy claims he visited heaven, saw Jesus prior to making miraculous recovery as doctors prepared to declare him brain-dead

A 13-year-old Alabama boy who miraculously recovered after doctors declared him brain-dead and were set to harvest his organs to donate to five other children, said he was in Heaven walking with Jesus and a sibling who died before he was born.

We really are family: The power of Christian connectedness