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Calls for restraint in Hong Kong as hundreds protest at university
UK politicians including a former Foreign Secretary have called on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam to order the city's police to show restraint towards protesters barricaded inside a university.
John Lewis criticised over gender neutral changing room policy
John Lewis has been criticised after telling a feminist activist that shoppers in its stores can change in whichever changing room they "feel most comfortable" in.
'The only superstar is Jesus,' says Kanye West during Sunday Service at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church
Lakewood, the church of Joel Osteen, was packed on Sunday for a special performance by recently converted rapper Kanye West.
Freedom of religion or belief 'continues to be a priority' for the UK
The Government said it hoped other governments would be encouraged to do more to support people suffering for their faith.
Breaking the silence around HIV
In South Africa, a young mother lives behind the veil of stigma as a result of living with HIV.
Women pastors 'are a disgrace', says John MacArthur
John MacArthur is standing by controversial comments he recently made about women preachers.
Venice floodwaters putting landmark church in peril
"There is no time to waste" in saving the historic St Mark's basilica in Venice from floodwaters and rising sea levels, says its head conservationist.
Prayers for peace and justice in Bolivia after installation of new president
Christians in Bolivia are praying for peace and justice after the historic resignation of president Evo Morales and the installation of Jeanine Ãñez in his place.
Churchgoers in China forced to have fingerprints scanned as state increases surveillance
Face and fingerprint scanning technology is reportedly being implemented in churches in China as the state continues its crackdown on religious minorities.
Ellie Goulding going ahead with Dallas Cowboys show after Salvation Army criticism
Ellie Goulding has agreed to go ahead with a performance at the Dallas Cowboys' Thanksgiving half time show after threatening to pull out because the proceeds were going towards The Salvation Army's Red Kettle appeal.
Turkish president says Christian churches in Syria will be reconstructed
Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan has said that churches in Syria will be restored so that Christians "can go back and start praying there again".
Only a quarter of evangelicals support blanket ban on abortion
Only a quarter of US evangelicals believe that abortion should be illegal in all cases, a new study has found.
Church of Scotland minister who heckled Jeremy Corbyn is suspended
The Church of Scotland has suspended a minister over his social media use and an incident in Glasgow earlier this week which he heckled Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Calls for religious freedom in Cuba after church leaders stopped from leaving the country
The World Evangelical Alliance is calling on the Cuban government to uphold religious freedom after several pastors were prevented from leaving the country last week in order to attend the organisation's General Assembly in Indonesia.
After 12-year struggle, Palestinian Authority officially recognises evangelical group
The Palestinian Authority has granted permission for the establishment of a regional branch of the World Evangelical Alliance, ending a 12-year struggle for formal recognition.
Fires at three churches in Egypt are 'not coincidence'
The historic Mar Girgis Orthodox church in Cairo, built in 1898, was gutted by fire.