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  Calais 'jungle' church and mosque demolished

  Ruth Gledhill | Mon 1 Feb 2016 12:44 GMT

  Bulldozers moved in to the "jungle" refugee camp in Calais this morning to demolish the mosque, St Michael's Church and other nearby structures.

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  Jamaican pastor weeps as he reaches retirement after decades of 'miraculous' ministry

  Ruth Gledhill | Mon 1 Feb 2016 11:59 GMT

  One of Jamaica's most popular pastors has finally retired at the age of 72 after a life of extraordinary and even miraculous ministry. He and the church survived earthquake, arson and even an attempt on his own life.

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  Archbishops set aside Pentecost 2016 in bid to evangelise England

  Ruth Gledhill | Sun 31 Jan 2016 11:09 GMT

  The Archbishop of Canterbury is heading the biggest evangelism project in the UK so far this millennium. Every cathedral, church and clergyman and woman in the land is being urged to share their faith and win new converts to Christianity.

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  Sadie Robertson literally follows 'footsteps' of her parents by handing out rain boots to poor Guatemala kids

  Hazel Torres | Fri 29 Jan 2016 22:33 GMT

  "Duck Dynasty" teen star Sadie Robertson continues to serve as a role model for young Christian people of the world as she pursues her own philanthropic work literally following the "footsteps" of her parents.

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  Support for same-sex marriage grows among CofE laity

  Ruth Gledhill | Fri 29 Jan 2016 18:38 GMT

  Conservatives criticise a poll that shows number of Church of England members who support same-sex marriage exceeds those who oppose it for the first time.

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  The child asked the Pope: 'What was God doing before he made the world?'

  Ruth Gledhill | Fri 29 Jan 2016 17:25 GMT

  Before God made the world, he was "loving". Or so says the Pope, answering a question asked of him by a child.

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  Pope Francis 'very likely' to visit Auschwitz says Vatican

  Ruth Gledhill | Fri 29 Jan 2016 15:46 GMT

  Pope Francis is expected to visit the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz during his visit to Poland for World Youth Day in July, according to the Vatican.

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  Mexican community expels 10 Baptist families for refusing to recant faith

  Ruth Gledhill | Fri 29 Jan 2016 15:45 GMT

  Ten Baptist families have been expelled by an indigenous community in Mexico for refusing to recant their Christian faith.

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  'Evolution is not a fact,' says Church of England head teacher

  Ruth Gledhill | Thu 28 Jan 2016 11:05 GMT

  A primary school website has been taken down and its head teacher's account removed from Twitter after she was deluged with angry complaints for tweeting: "Evolution is not a fact."

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  Pastor Greg Laurie says 'forgiven people should be forgiving people'

  Czarina Ong | Wed 27 Jan 2016 11:18 GMT

  There are three areas of sin that are prevalent in today's culture - anger, hatred, and lust. According to Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship, Christians should know how to deal with these three things the right way.

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  Why must we care for refugees? Because God commands it, says Rick Warren

  Czarina Ong | Mon 25 Jan 2016 21:28 GMT

  Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church does not think that Christians can turn a blind eye to the ongoing refugee crisis. During his address at the GC2 Refugee Summit held at Community Christian Church in Naperville, Illinois, Warren even says that Christianity will be doubted if people do nothing to help immigrants.

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  Billy Graham says people should learn from the sins of men and women from the Bible

  Czarina Ong | Mon 25 Jan 2016 21:02 GMT

  The Bible does not shy away from the controversies of the past and gives an honest account of the mistakes made by men and women before. According to legendary evangelist Billy Graham, there is a good reason why the Bible does not "gloss over the faults of those whose lives it records."