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ITV commissions new drama about spiritual warfare
A new drama featuring a woman vicar as an exorcist who gets caught up in spiritual warfare between the forces of Christianity and paganism has been commissioned by ITV.
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Bishop of Gloucester describes 'sadness' at formal retirement
The Bishop of Gloucester has described his sadness at being unable to say a proper farewell to his flock as he formally retired from his diocesan episcopal post today.
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Muslim schools 'vulnerable to radicalisation', says Ofsted
Pupils at Muslim schools in east London are being made "vulnerable" to extremist influences and radicalisation, Ofsted said today.
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Religion is not main cause of war, research suggests
Wars are more likely caused by bad government, high corruption and poor relations with neighbours, writes Ruth Gledhill.
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Church school 'failed to safeguard pupils from Islamic extremism'
A top Church of England school is to be placed into special measures after inspectors judged that it had failed to safeguard its pupils from extremism.
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Muslim address to Synod: 'Muslims and Christians must learn more about each other'
Two out of three members of the Church of England in Britain will before long have a Muslim neighbour, according to the first Muslim to address Synod.
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Prince of Wales condemns 'grotesque and barbarous assault' on Middle East Christians
The Prince of Wales has condemned the persecution of Christians in the Middle East as "the most soul-destroying tragedy", reports Ruth Gledhill.
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UK Methodists might accept bishops as CofE covenant (slowly) progresses
Most Methodists in Britain might be prepared to accept Methodist bishops for the first time, according to a senior church figure.
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Credit where it's due: Justin Welby is laughing all the way to the Church
There's a new table-turner in town, writes Ruth Gledhill.
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Archbishop Ben Kwashi: Boko Haram terrorism is due to Islamic extremism, not poverty
The senior Archbishop in northern Nigeria has demanded that the activities of Boko Haram be acknowledged as examples of Islamic extremism rather than the results of poverty.
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Justin Welby launches credit union scheme to defeat payday lenders
The Archbishop of Canterbury today launches his plan to take on and outdo pay day lenders.
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Pope's US rep says televangelist Robert Schuller is 'great evangelical preacher'
The Pope's representative in the United States has singled out the retired televangelist and pastor Robert Schuller for warm praise as a "great evangelical preacher".
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One in 20 Brits has suffered religious hate crime
One in 20 people living in Britain has been the victim of a religious hate crime in the last 12 months, according to a new poll this month.
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Lambeth prayer community is 'a thing of God, it can't be anything else' says new Prior
Rev Anders Litzell says the Community of St Anselm will draw on old and new traditions, like "a re-bottling of a fine vintage claret".
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'Working for peace begins on our knees': Archbishop's chaplain on prayer
Ruth Gledhill sat down with Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Jo Wells, to learn more about the upcoming prayer community at Lambeth Palace.
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