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Church in Wales shows support for same sex marriage
A straw poll of the Governing Body of the Church in Wales on same-sex marriage in church showed a narrow majority in favour
Syrian bishop: Watching Christians leave is 'an experience of death'
The solution to the Syrian crisis is political, not military, the Chaldean bishop of Aleppo has said.
Donald Trump's evangelical joy ride could be losing pace
The evangelical support for Republican candidate Donald Trump might not be as high as is being assumed as pollsters Gallup suggest his support is actually below average among religious Republicans.
Donald Trump finally reveals his favourite Bible verse, which is, 'Never bend to envy' â but there's a problem: It doesn't exist
Controversial Republican presidential aspirant Donald Trump has said that his favorite book, but his supposed favorite Biblical verse cannot be found anywhere in the Holy Scriptures.
How to understand Justin Welby's vision for Christian unity
The Archbishop of Canterbury's decision to summon Anglican primates to a meeting at Canterbury to discuss the future of the Anglican Communion could lead to new Christian unity.
Chinese pastor missing as cross-removal campaign continues
Concern is growing for human rights activists and pastors embroiled in an ongoing church and cross demolition campaign on the east coast of China.
Burkina Faso in crisis as military takes power in coup
Demonstrations have taken place in favour of the ousted president.
Russia builds up Syria forces, proposes military talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry said he was considering the Kremlin proposal.
Russian comedians claim they pranked Elton John in gay rights call: 'I was Putin'
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied that Putin had made the call.
Pope's visit to US may worsen Republican Party's problem with Hispanic voters
Pope Francis is expected to address immigration, the closest issue to Hispanics' hearts.
Hungarian riot police detain migrants, including 'terrorist'
Helmeted riot police and armoured vehicles massed at the border with Serbia.
US Postal Service won't issue new holiday stamps but denies bid to stamp out religion
The US Postal Service has decided not to issue new religious-themed holiday stamps this year because of a "business decision" and not because it wants to "silence religious views" as its critics have been claiming.
Archbishop of Canterbury moves to heal Anglican divide
The Archbishop of Canterbury is to restructure the worldwide Anglican Communion to allow it to function still while allowing for deep divisions over issues such as women priests and gay ordination.
US House chief threatens to sue Obama for failure to disclose secret Iran agreements
US House Speaker John Boehner threatened to sue President Barack Obama over the Iran deal, which is pending in US Congress.
Alabama set to replace marriage licence with civil contract for same-sex union
A bill is likely to be passed by the Alabama legislature that will abolish marriage licenses and replace it with civil contract in response to the US Supreme Court ruling last June that legalized gay marriage in the country.
Arab refugees find unlikely allies in American Jews
Syrian refugees have found unexpected allies in Jewish Americans who have called Obama to open America's gates to the arab asylum seekers.