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L'Arche founder Jean Vanier recovering in hospital after having stent fitted
Jean Vanier, the Canadian Catholic philosopher and theologian who founded L'Arche, the community for disabled people and their carers, is recovering in hospital after having a stent fitted.
Dating across the divide: Israeli police detain 15 extremists accused of threatening Arab men who date Jewish women
Israeli police said yesterday that they had detained 15 suspected Jewish extremists after an undercover investigation into a group accused of tracking down and threatening Arab men dating Jewish women.
British ISIS fighters can't be rehabilitated and need to be killed, says government minister
The international development minister has said of British fighters for Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria that 'the only way of dealing with them will be, in almost every case, to kill them'.
How this South Korean movie about a sinful church helps to shine a spotlight on us all
This film deserves praise for exploring the fact that churches, like all institutions, are made up of broken and flawed human beings, complicated individuals who are vessels of both good and bad and, yes, often hypocrites.
Women 'encouraged to undergo abortions by staff seeking bonuses' at Marie Stopes clinic
Staff felt pressured to encourage women to undergo abortions or lose their bonuses at one of the country's largest abortion providers, a report has found.
As Quebec bans religious face coverings, where else in the world has done the same?
In what is believed to be the first new law of its kind in North America, the Canadian province of Quebec has passed a sweeping ban on face coverings
Obama and Bush blast 'politics of fear' and 'bullying' in veiled criticisms of Donald Trump
The former presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush have separately expressed concern about the current political climate in the US, in comments seen as warnings about Donald Trump.
Pastor who prayed over Donald Trump says Hollywood is full of devil worshippers who drink children's blood
An evangelical pastor who was among those who prayed over Donald Trump in the Oval Office over the summer has said that Hollywood is full of devil-worshippers who engage in human sacrifice and drink the blood of children.
With so few children attending church, is the CofE's very existence in danger?
Just three children attend the average Church of England church, while the smallest 25 per cent of churches have none at all, according to the latest Statistics for Mission highlighted by the Church Times.
British men who 'look Muslim' face abuse, says study
In an indication of what Muslims in the UK have experienced after Brexit and the terrorist attacks, a new study has shown that non-Muslim men have suffered verbal, physical and emotional abuse because they 'look Muslim'.
For the first time, most Americans now say you can be good without God
Most people in the US now accept individuals can have morality without religion as, for the first time, a majority of Americans â 56 percent â say it is possible to be a good person without believing in God.
Pope Benedict isn't dying: secretary slams fake news
The personal secretary of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Archbishop Georg Ganswein, has rejected reports that the former pontiff is close to death and said that a quote attributed to him that hinted as much on social media is false.
Four month spike in hate crime - including religiously motivated attacks - as Home Office vows to protect places of worship
A four-month spike in 'hate crime' â- including religiously motivated offences â- following this year's terrorist attacks in the UK peaked at a higher level than the same form of crime after last year's divisive EU referendum, according to Home Office figures.
Abortion row between Catholic hierarchy and The Tablet escalates as another Bishop wades in
The row over abortion between the English Catholic Church heirarchy and a respected Catholic journal has escalated this week after a bishop said that Catholics â including on newspapers â cannot claim to be true to their faith if they question Church teaching on the issue.
Lost 200-seat Roman theatre revealed near Jerusalem's Western Wall
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient, 200-seat Roman theatre inside the Old City of Jerusalem, along with a large section of the Western Wall that had been buried underground for 1,700 years.
Prime Minister backs C of E's battle-plan to tackle 'barbaric crime' of modern slavery
The Prime Minister, Theresa May has backed the launch today of a project aimed at mobilising the Church of England's 12,000 parishes in the battle to eradicate modern slavery.