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First gay marriage in Australia at UK consulate

| Fri 27 Jun 2014 13:56 BST

Gordon Stevenson and Peter Fraser have become the first same-sex couple to marry in Australia.

10,000 have left Christian communities in northern Iraq following ISIS takeover

| Fri 27 Jun 2014 13:21 BST

As Human Rights Watch says it has located the site of a mass execution by ISIS militants, UNHCR is struggling to assist an influx of thousands of people from largely Christian communities in northern Iraq

Pakistan Karachi Jinnah International Airport under attack by armed militants with grenades - five dead

| Sun 8 Jun 2014 22:12 BST

Pakistan's Karachi Jinnah International Airport is currently under siege by terrorists who are heavily armed and have killed at least five people.

Meriam Ibrahim to be freed after death sentence for Christian faith overturned

| Sun 1 Jun 2014 3:55 BST

Ibrahim, who gave birth to a baby daughter on Tuesday, is set to be free in a few days, Sudan officials told news outlets.

Cathedrals and cupcakes for visitors to York this summer

| Wed 28 May 2014 11:13 BST

Visitors to York Minster and its grounds are in for a sweet treat over the summer with the arrival of a cupcake caravan.

Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart praying for California woman who disappeared 10 years ago

| Thu 22 May 2014 10:19 BST

Elizabeth Smart, the Utah kidnapping victim who was held for nine months, says she is praying for a California woman found 10 years after disappearing from her home.

A church destroyed by fire rises from the ashes

| Wed 21 May 2014 11:21 BST

A church reduced to ashes by fire sixteen years ago has celebrated the completion of the final stage in its reconstruction

Miranda Kerr: 'I'm Christian...praying is something my grandmother taught me'

| Mon 19 May 2014 12:12 BST

The Australian supermodel confirmed to a reporter that she was not Buddhist, as many have believed

Ian McEwan: Church leaders' views on right to die are 'medieval'

| Mon 19 May 2014 12:02 BST

The Atonement author says it is "ridiculous" that the law does not allow people to be assisted in dying when they are suffering extreme pain

Sudan: Court upholds pregnant Christian woman's death sentence for apostasy

| Thu 15 May 2014 14:33 BST

A court in Sudan has upheld the death sentence for heavily pregnant Christian woman Meriam Yahia Ibraham

Maradona to the Pope: 'The Vatican is a lie'

| Thu 15 May 2014 12:14 BST

The 'hand of God' footballing legend has some strong words for Pope Francis

'They died that we might live': York Minster remembers city's World War One fallen

| Thu 15 May 2014 11:47 BST

The King's Book of York Heroes contains the names, biographies and photographs of over a thousand of the city's citizens who fell in the Great War

#Pray4Media on Sunday 1 June

| Wed 14 May 2014 13:35 BST

Churches and Christians are being encouraged to pray for the media on Sunday 1 June

Confusion over whether churches must perform gay marriages

| Tue 13 May 2014 13:28 BST

Essex County Council wrote to churches saying they needed to be licenced to perform same-sex marriages

Bishop and school children lay foundation stone for Durham's new £2m diocesan centre

| Tue 13 May 2014 11:08 BST

The foundation stone has been laid for the Diocese of Durham's new £2m headquarters.

'Son of Sam' serial killer skips parole meeting because he is free in Jesus

| Tue 13 May 2014 9:34 BST

The man who killed six people in a murder spree that terrorised New York City over the course of a year has reportedly become a Christian behind bars

Harvard satanic black mass cancelled after protests and outcry

| Tue 13 May 2014 3:27 BST

A satanic black mass scheduled to take place at Harvard University has been cancelled after protests.

Kylie Minogue and the singing nun duet on Italy's The Voice with 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' [VIDEO]

| Fri 9 May 2014 14:06 BST

The singing nun has wowed again after singing on stage with Kylie Minogue on Italy's The Voice

Towering challenge: Fundraisers to scale Durham Cathedral 385 times

| Fri 9 May 2014 12:28 BST

Students from St John's College, Durham University, will be among those scaling the tower of Durham Cathedral on May 15 to raise money for charity.

Seen Jesus on your toast? Relax, it's normal, say researchers

| Fri 9 May 2014 11:20 BST

Researchers at the University of Toronto says the human brain is "uniquely wired" to recognise faces

Justin Bieber: 'God forgave everyone'

| Fri 9 May 2014 10:22 BST

Justin Bieber has spoken in a new YouTube video about his faith and how God showed his love for the whole world by giving up his son

Not Just Sundaes: Church's new ice cream parlour addresses lack of social spaces for young people

| Thu 8 May 2014 11:33 BST

The Bishop of Sherborne swapped his staff for an ice cream scoop this month when he dished out the delicious frozen stuff for the opening of a 14th century church's new ice-cream parlour and youth hub.

Poppies planted at Archbishop of York's residence in memory of World War One fallen

| Thu 8 May 2014 10:49 BST

The Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu recently teamed up with local school children to plant poppies commemorating the centenary of World War One.

Rowan Williams lives on £1 a day in solidarity with world's poor

| Thu 8 May 2014 8:55 BST

The former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams spent five days living below the poverty line to raise funds for Christian Aid