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Cardinal McCarrick: Senior US Catholic removed from ministry after 'credible' accusations of abuse
One of the US' highest ranking Catholics has been asked to stop all public ministry after the Vatican found he was credibly accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy almost 50 years ago.

Best preacher in town? LST to host Sermon of the Year
Run by LST and Preach Magazine, the competition is aimed at encouraging good preaching from a range of voices.

Ugandan bishops pledge to boycott Welby's landmark Lambeth Conference 2020
Ugandan bishops will boycott the archbishop of Canterbury's Lambeth Conference in 2020.

The D-word: One person's walk with God during divorce
This is just one perspective on how one person dealt with 'getting divorced' by trying to assimilate it into the ongoing journey of faith and God's work in us.
Pope Francis slams Trump's policy of separating migrant families
Pope Francis has criticised the Trump administration's policy of separating migrant families at the Mexican border, saying populism is not the answer to the world's immigration problems.

All aboard: The pioneering maritime ministry that began with a boat sold for £1
Roger Helyar had just two provisos when he handed the boat over to equip the pioneering ministry of Lee Higson. Roger wanted Lee to use the boat for Christian ministry and to keep its name, Rockhaven.

Burundi facing mass malnutrition as Tearfund launches emergency appeal
More than half the population of Burundi are severely malnourished, the World Food Programme is warning, as a Christian charity launches an emergency appeal for donations.

Man says he saw Jesus walking in a field in Heaven in near-death encounter after car crash
A man from Montana has claimed that he saw Jesus Christ in heaven while he was unconscious following a potentially lethal car crash.

Demons are 'fallen angels' and people who dabble in the occult are more vulnerable to attack, says psychiatrist
A psychiatrist who claims to have witnessed numerous cases of demonic possession throughout his career says that dabbling in evil or the occult is the most common reason why people suffer from demonic attacks.

Analysis: What good did Michael Curry's Royal wedding sermon do?
Bishop Michael Curry's sermon at the Royal wedding lit up Christian social media for a good fortnight afterwards â an eternity in internet news terms.

Vicky Beeching's 'Undivided' trap: Why evangelicals need a better story
Since coming out four years ago Beeching has become an advocate for a revisionist position on sexual activity in the evangelical world.

Kind on film: Death is the hero in 'No Country for Old Men', but we have a better story
We feel safe when we watch Shane or something from the John Wayne canon, because there's a reassuring moral structure. But the hero in No Country is death itself.

Parliamentarians gather for prayer breakfast featuring Tim Keller, Keith Getty
Parliament's annual National Prayer Breakfast took place in Westminster Hall this morning, featuring Rev Dr Tim Keller as the event's main speaker.

Trapped in nail bars and car washes: New school resource aims to tackle modern slavery
Modern slavery is thought to be taking place in every town and city in the UK, with high risk areas including hand car washes and nail bars.

Asia Argento shares Bible verse and prayer following suicide of boyfriend Anthony Bourdain
Italian actress Asia Argento has shared a prayer and a passage from the Book of John as she mourns the death of boyfriend Anthony Bourdain, who committed suicide in his hotel room in France earlier this month.

Christian beauty blogger says God commanded abstinence before marriage because sex creates permanent bond
Courtney Raine said she believes that God prescribed abstinence before marriage to protect people emotionally and physically because people become attached to the first person they have sex with by forming a "chemical bond" during intercourse.