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'Moving and humbling': 27 young Christians opt to live as monks and nuns for a year
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has welcomed his third intake of young men and women to spend 'a year in God's time' as part of the St Anselm's Community at Lambeth Palace
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Religious leaders speak out in horror at far right gains in German election
Religious leaders across all faiths in German are expressing shock at the gains made by the far right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Sunday's Bundestag election.
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#ThisFlag Pastor Evan Mawarire arrested again after attacking Mugabe's government
The arrest came after Mawarire urged fellow Zimbabweans to stand up against the government's economic measures in a post on Facebook.
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Christian pro-lifers condemn secret ballot over relaxing abortion laws
Christian pro-life campaigners have hit out at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) for denying members a chance to vote in a secret ballot on relaxing abortion laws.
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US prison inmate sues her facility for 'sponsoring' Christianity in alleged breach of First Amendment
A prison inmate in Kansas who is a practising Thelemite, the belief system founded by British occultist Aleister Crowley, is suing her facility claiming it has violated the First Amendment by promoting Christianity to the prison population,
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Resurrection of devastated Iraqi town of Karamles offers signs of hope
Christian families are starting to return to the devastated Iraq town of Karamles and weekly church services have started again.
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Nabeel Qureshi's funeral: Following in the footsteps of St Paul
Nabeel Qureshi: 'What the resurrection means is... that if it comes to a point in your life where it seems that even death is inevitable and there is no way to escape it, well, death is not the end. There is more. There is hope no matter what.'
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Are science and religion at war? No, but people think they are
More than seven out of 10 people believe a person with religious beliefs is someone who does not accept evolution and takes literally the Biblical account of creation, according to a poll.
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Evangelist and best-selling author Nabeel Qureshi dies of cancer at the age of just 34
Nabeel Qureshi, the best-selling author and Christian apologist, was diagnosed a year ago when he was given a very low chance of survival. His faith remained steadfast throughout the ordeal that followed.
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Shocking rise in hunger due to poverty and climate change
Thousands of adults in Britain are turning to food banks to feed their families as UN figures show that for the first time in a decade, the number of hungry people worldwide is growing
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Local churches open doors to commuters caught up in London tube bucket bomb
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby tweeted: 'Praying for all those caught up in this morning's terror incident at #ParsonsGreen, especially those who have sustained injuries or trauma.'
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Should the Church panic at the latest statistics on religious affiliation? Why this bishop says 'No'
The decline in the number of religious people and in particular Anglicans does not mean the Church has failed or that Britain has become an atheist country, according to a leading bishop.
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Pastor reprimanded for officiating at gay marriage
A Lutheran pastor who conducted a same-sex marriage has been reprimanded by his church.
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The loneliness of the long-time pastor's wife
Pastors wives shout at their children too much, they feel they have few friends and they are plagued by money worries, according to a new study. But on the bright side, their lives are filled with joy and purpose.
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Russia's culture minister warns Orthodox 'fanatics' against protesting Tsar film
Russia's culture minister has made a rare government intervention in the row over Alexei Uchitel's film 'Matilda', which tells the story of a romance between Nicholas II, before he became tsar, and a dancer.
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