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Trash review: An adventure story for everyone
Trash gives us characters we cannot help but fall in love with, writes Jesse A Hall.

Boris Johnson not a 'serious practising Christian'
Boris Johnson "thinks about religion a lot" but does not actively practise any faith, he has revealed.

Muslim Council of Britain launches #VisitMyMosque day
If you've got some spare time this Sunday, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) wants you to visit your local mosque.

Rural vicars struggling with multiple churches and dying congregations
Vicars in rural Britain are rushing between multiple churches to take Sunday services while their congregations are dying off faster than they can be replaced, according to a new report.

Big Bang Theory's Sheldon Cooper to play God in Broadway comedy
Jim Parsons, best known as the nerdy scientist Sheldon Cooper in 'The Big Bang Theory', will be performing in 'An Act of God' on Broadway.

Life for Christians improving in Egypt, says Catholic leader
Egyptian Christians are enjoying greater freedoms under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a spokesman for the country's Catholic Church has said.
One third of Americans don't believe in evolution
Nearly a third of Americans do not believe in human evolution and instead imagine that humans and other living things have existed in their present form since the beginning of time.

Half of UK adults visited a church last year
Nearly half of British adults have visited a church or a chapel in the last year, according to a poll today.

Pakistan Christian school stormed in Charlie Hebdo protest
Armed students invaded a boys' school and demanded its closure.

Church of England to investigate Stephen Sizer over 9/11 Israel post
The Church of England is investigating one of its clergy after he posted a link on Facebook post to an article entitled "9-11/Israel did it".

Vatican will offer Rome's homeless shaves and haircuts in St Peter's Square
An earlier plan to provide free hot showers has been extended.

Justin Bieber: I'm leaving bad boy behaviour behind
The pop star has said that he is saying farewell to his "arrogant" and "conceited" attitude.

27 security personnel dead in Egypt, Islamic state claims responsibility
The attacks are the worse anti-Government violence in recent months.

Japan PM pledges 'every effort' to free Kenji Goto
No news has been received of the Christian journalist held by Islamic State.
Catholic church in California bans girls from being altar servers
A Catholic priest who has been newly assigned to a church in San Francisco has banned girls from serving in the church altars during Mass.
Religious extremists believed to be behind theft of Celtic god statue
Police in Northern Ireland believe that the theft of a fibreglass-and-steel statue of Celtic god of the sea Manannan Mac Lir in County Derry, Ireland, may have involved religious motivations.