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Queen in Songs of Praise broadcast of church service for Christian charity Scripture Union
The Queen was guest of honour at a special church service broadcast on BBC One's Song's of Praise yesterday marking the Christian charity the Scripture Union's 150th anniversary.
Putin says Communism is like Christianity and Lenin is like a saint
Vladimir Putin said in a television interview that 'Communist ideology is very similar to Christianity' and compared the Bolshevik leader's mausoleum in Moscow's Red Square to the veneration of the relics of saints.
New Catholic Education Secretary 'set to axe' cap on faith schools
The new Education Secretary Damian Hinds is set to scrap the rule which forces new Catholic schools to accept 50 per cent non-Catholic pupils and plans a big increase in faith schools, according to the Mail on Sunday.
Threats to Pope Francis on Chile visit next week as three Catholic churches bombed
Three Catholic churches in the Chilean capital of Santiago have been bombed just days before Pope Francis begins his tour of the country.
Trump faces world outcry, including from Christians, as he denies 'vile, vulgar' comments about immigrants
Facing strong condemnation at home and abroad, including from Christians, Donald Trump last night denied using the word 's***hole' to describe Haiti and African countries, but kept up criticism of a Senate immigration plan that he said would force the US to admit people from countries that 'are doing badly'.
Bolivia: Christians under attack as new law threatens evangelism
Christians in Bolivia are warning they could be about to see the end of religious freedom in their country, according to Evangelical Focus.
Pope Francis could meet sex abuse survivors as protests loom in Chile visit
Pope Francis is set to meet with victims of Chile's oppressive military dictatorship on his upcoming visit to the country. As protests over the clerical child abuse scandal continue to flare in the Chilean Catholic Church, the Vatican said the Pope hasn't ruled out meeting with clerical sex abuse survivors too.
Former missionary gets 40 years for abusing Haitian children
A former missionary to Haiti has been sentenced to 40 years imprisonment, followed by 25 years of supervised release, for child sex tourism.
Kidnapped nuns freed after Nigerian police operation
Six women religious have been have been released from captivity in Nigeria after being abducted last November.
Anglican vicar chaining herself to London tree to fight HS2 green destruction
An Anglican vicar will chain herself to a tree today outside London's Euston station, as part of a protest against the clearing of more than 200 trees planned to make way for the controversial HS2 rail network.
Senior staff leave as trouble hits Moody Bible Institute
The troubled Moody Bible Institute has shed three of its most senior figures after accusations of financial and other impropriety rocked the venerable evangelical institution.
'Marked increase' in Jews converting to Christianity, says Christian Witness to Israel
One of the world's oldest missionary organisations is celebrating its 175th anniversary this month in Oxford.
Vatican takes control of scandal-hit conservative Catholic movement
Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican takeover of a conservative Catholic society in Peru whose founder is accused of sexually and physically abusing children and former members of the group.
South Sudan: Anglican archbishop attacks military over soldiers accused of rape
An Anglican archbishop in South Sudan is accusing his government of failing to take seriously accusations of rape by soldiers.
Zambia bans church services as it battles deadly cholera epidemic
Zambia has banned church assemblies in parts of its capital city Lusaka, as the nation fights to deter an epidemic of cholera.
Chinese state destroys Christian megachurch as religious crackdown continues
The Chinese government this week demolished with explosives a notorious Christian megachurch in its Shanxi province, heightening tensions between Chinese Christians and the government's atheistic communist regime.