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US Church leaders commit to challenging gun violence

Church leaders in the US say too many people are dying because of guns

Poverty must always be on Church agenda - bishop
Poverty must always be on Church agenda - bishop

The Bishop of Salisbury believes efforts to tackle poverty ought to always be a priority for the Church.

The Guilt Trip\'- An Ode to Mothers
The Guilt Trip'- An Ode to Mothers

The Guilt Trip is out in cinemas on 8 March

Free Easter song accompanies Real Easter Eggs

The Real Easter Egg is hitting supermarket shelves for the first time and this year a song by Tara Mathew's is accompanying the chocolate treat.

Benny Hinn and wife remarry

Televangelist Benny Hinn and his wife Suzanne remarried on Sunday at the Holyland Experience in Orlando, Florida in front of a thousand people.

Celebrate mums this Mother\'s Day
Celebrate mums this Mother's Day

Damaris Trust is encouraging people to think about everything their mums have done for them this Mother's Day

Brazil: Bishop tells Santa Maria community to turn grief into action

Bishop issues a statement calling on the city of Santa Maria to wake up to a new time of solidarity and witness of divine love.

Bishop of Hereford announces retirement

The Bishop of Hereford, the Right Reverend Anthony Priddis will retire from his post later in the year

Supermarkets agree to stock Christian Easter egg
Supermarkets agree to stock Christian Easter egg

The UK's major supermarket chains have given in to pressure to stock a religious-themed Easter egg.

Cardinal Keith O\'Brien apologises for sexual misconduct
Cardinal Keith O'Brien apologises for sexual misconduct

The former head of the Catholic Church in Scotland has admitted his sexual conduct had at times "fallen below the standards expected of me".

Cardinal Keith O'Brien apologises for sexual misconduct

The former head of the Catholic Church in Scotland has admitted his sexual conduct had at times "fallen below the standards expected of me".

Welsh chapels raise £200,000 for Christian Aid

The Presbyterian Church of Wales' 650 chapels spent last year fundraising for Christian Aid's work in Guatemala

Mini Archbishop joins fairtrade march
Mini Archbishop joins fairtrade march

The Archbishop of York is encouraging others to participate in the Fairtrade Foundation's paper march on Parliament

Bishop of Chichester to lead pilgrimage to the Middle East

The Bishop of Chichester will be leading a pilgrimage to the Middle East in November 2014

Anglicans and Methodists discuss joint mission work

The Anglican-Methodist International Commission for Unity in Mission has spent the week in Jamaica discussing areas of collaboration.

Church does not need to fear conflict – Archbishop

The Archbishop of Canterbury has encouraged Christians to be reconcilers and not avoid those who are different from them