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Stop badging us by our religion, Chaldean patriarch tells Iraqi government
The Iraqi government should end the practice of including citizens' religion on their identity cards, according to the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church in Iraq, Louis Raphael Sako.
BBC's Songs of Praise to feature Tearfund on Sunday
Tearfund's 50th anniversary will be celebrated by Songs of Praise in an episode due to be aired this Sunday on BBC One.
Commonwealth heads of government must tackle freedom of religion, says persecution charity
Open Doors, which serves persecuted Christians around the world, has called on the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting to put freedom of religion and belief at the heart of their discussions.
Aid agencies warn of Congo humanitarian disaster
Millions of people caught up in a humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo risk rising levels of hunger, death and disease due to a lack of aid funding, a coalition of humanitarian organisations warned ahead of a conference in Geneva today.
Why on earth are we eating our friends?
If creatures can show this much intelligence how on earth can we eat them?
Will someone tell when I'm being awful? Why we all need challenging friends
Again and again in the last few years we have seen situations come to light where influential people, in politics, the arts and the church, have behaved badly.
In a world at war, 8 Bible verses about peace
In a world of conflict, here are eight verses about peace from the Old Testament.
Do not escalate violence in Syria, Church in Wales warns UK government
The Church in Wales has called for a concerted diplomatic approach instead of military intervention in response to the suspected chemical attack in Syria.
World Vision questions Penny Mordaunt's overseas aid policy relaunch, calls for focus on children
A leading Christian charity has called on the government to put the world's most vulnerable children at the heart of overseas aid policy following a speech from the international development secretary in which she shifted its emphasis onto UK interests.
'Oaks of righteousness': The hidden lesson in a Bible prophecy
There's a beautiful line in Isaiah 61:3 where the prophet says that the broken-hearted, the prisoners, the mourners will be vindicated, crowned and comforted.
Less than a fortnight to go: The Rapture is due on April 23
If ever there were a good time to max out the credit cards on a really comprehensive bucket list, it's got to be now: if you're really determined, you can cram a lot of living into a fortnight.
Finding the one: Most millennials want to marry, research suggests
Most millienials want to marry, new research suggest, despite rapidly falling marriage rates and rises in co-habitation.
Shane Claiborne on Jerry Falwell Jr, Donald Trump and a 'brood of vipers'
The Christian social activist Shane Claiborne has hit out at Jerry Falwell Jr's failure to challenge the 'un-Christian' policies and 'lifestyle' of Donald Trump, and invoked Jesus's words about the religious elite being like a 'brood of vipers'.
Millions to be without electricity by 2030, report warns
Double the population of the USA and the UK will be without electricity by 2030 unless governments invest more in renewable energy, a new report is warning.
On this day: Christendom's shame, the sack of Constantinople
On this day in 1204, the Crusaders decided that instead of pursuing the Holy Land they would sack the Byzantine city of Constantinople instead, with tens of thousands of subsequent deaths.
'Prejudiced' parents withdraw children from RE because they don't like Islam
Ministers have been urged to stop 'prejudiced' parents from pulling their children out of Religious Education classes because they don't them learning about Islam.