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Deep divisions over homosexuality as UMC elects first openly gay bishop
The first openly lesbian bishop has been consecrated in the United Methodist Church (UMC), despite the denomination technically forbidding the ordination of "self-avowed practising gay people".
Baton Rouge: Calls for week of prayer and fasting after more fatal shootings
The attack came nearly two weeks after the fatal police shooting of a black man in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, sparked nationwide protests.
China: Christian children forbidden from attending church; parents threatened
Church members in China have been threatened with being sued and their children barred from college, a persecution charity has said.
Majority of US evangelical Christians have moral problem with gender reassignment
American evangelicals are at odds with the rest of the population when it comes to issues of gender fluidity, new research by Lifeway has found.
Justin Welby on Nice terror attack: 'Let us weep with them, let us stand with them'
In the wake of the terror attack that left more than 80 people dead in Nice last night, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has issued an urgent call to prayer.
US pastor says Pokémon Go is 'spawning demons inside your church'
While churches across the UK and America have been encouraged to welcome Pokémon Go gamers, one US pastor is convinced there is something sinister going on.
Nice: Death toll climbs to 84, Theresa May warns UK attack 'highly likely'
Dozens of people were killed in the French Riviera city of Nice late on Thursday when a truck ploughed into crowds watching a fireworks display on France's Bastille Day national holiday
Zimbabwe: Church leaders warn protests could 'soon explode into civil unrest'
Anti-government protests in Zimbabwe have prompted senior church leaders to call on President Robert Mugabe's administration to "listen to the cries of citizens whose cries and sufferings are loud and clear"
Imprisoned Iranian Christian convert refuses to end hunger strike
The family of Maryam Naghash Zargaran are seriously concerned for her life after she refused to end her hunger strike.
You can now use emojis to search the Bible on Bible Gateway
Following on from the success of the Emoji Bible, it's now possible to search for more than 330 emojis on Bible Gateway.
Faith leaders: Government must act for 300 unaccompanied refugee children eligible for UK sanctuary
More than 300 unaccompanied children living in the Calais refugee camp could be eligible for sanctuary in the UK, a leading charity said today.
Singapore: Eight more members of Kong Hee's megachurch hit by fraud allegations
Eight more members of Singapore's City Harvest Church are facing a new lawsuit after the former fund manager accused them of "fraudulent misrepresentation" of facts about the church.
Iraqi Christians 'feel nobody cares for us', says Baghdad bishop
Christians persecuted by Islamic State in the Middle East believe the world has forgotten them, but remain convinced that God is near, an Iraqi bishop has said.
Dallas memorial service: Obama quotes Scripture heavily, urges America to hold on to hope
As Obama addressed an interfaith memorial service for the five Dallas police officers slain in the line of duty last week, he quoted the Bible extensively and urged American citizens to hold on to hope.
Vigils for missing seminarian presumed dead after saving drowning woman
Vigils are being held for a missing young seminarian who was swept away after leaving his kayak to save a woman who fell into the Arkansas River.
South Sudan: Millions face uncertain future following days of bloody violence
South Sudan is in turmoil. Last Thursday, fighting erupted in the capital city of Juba between troops loyal to rivals President Salva Kiir and vice-president Riek Machar. Since then, the violence escalated and hundreds have been killed, including dozens of civilians.