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Poorest will be hurt the most by climate change, says Bishop of Dudley
The Bishop of Dudley has warned that the world's poorest people stand to lose the most as a result of climate change after the World Economic Forum said it was the greatest threat facing the world.

'We have a strong bond,' say Catholic and Anglican leaders in England
Catholic and Anglican leaders in England have expressed their ongoing commitment to dialogue after meeting for their biennial conference last week.

Facebook bringing in new rules to govern how employees can talk about religion
A new rulebook is reportedly coming into force at Facebook to govern the way workers at the company can discuss religion and politics.
'Fund the wall and give us DACA,' say evangelical leaders after Trump offers deal to end government shutdown
Evangelical leaders in the US are urging the Democrats to consider Donald Trump's DACA offer to end the government shutdown.

Hectic schedules are leaving women feeling tired and overwhelmed - survey
More than half of women feel overwhelmed by the number of things on their to-do list, a new survey has found.

After lead is ripped from 600-year-old church, vicar just wants prayers for the thieves
Despite causing thousands of pounds in damage, vicar Paul Harford says the thieves need more prayers than 'our poor roof'.

Emotional impact of divorce on children varies according to age
The emotional toll of divorce is greater on children who were in late childhood or early adolescence when their parents split up, a study has found.

Donald Trump tells anti-abortion rally he will 'always' defend the right to life
Donald Trump has told pro-lifers marching in Washington, DC that he will veto any legislation that 'weakens the protection of human life'.

Google stopped using the word 'family' after employees complained it was 'offensive'
Google execs dropped the word 'family' from company presentations after employees complained it was 'offensive' and 'homophobic', media reports have claimed.
British identity does not boil down to 'leaver' or 'remainer', say British Baptists
Reconciliation is urgently needed to heal the 'complex divisions' in British society exposed by the debate over Brexit, the Baptist Union of Great Britain has said.

Wales' struggling rural churches look to tourism for survival
A new tourism scheme is to offer a financial lifeline to rural churches fighting for their survival across Wales.

Christians are ignorant of Great Commission because churches aren't teaching it enough
Research by Barna found that over half of American Christians to not know what the Great Commission means
Government shutdown hurting Trump's approval rating - even among evangelicals
Donald Trump has enjoyed steady support from white evangelicals but new figures suggest even their loyalty is being tested by the government shutdown.

'Sad day' for Isle of Man as abortion is decriminalised
The Isle of Man has become the first place in the British Isles to decriminalise abortion

Christians in the Holy Land 'systematically discriminated against'
A delegation of Catholic bishops to the Holy Land has called upon Israel to ensure equality for all citizens, including Christians.

'McJesus' sculpture to be removed from Israeli art gallery after Christians protest
An art gallery in Israel has said it will remove a controversial sculpture after hundreds of Arab Christians protested.