All Archive news articles – Page 14
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Archive newsI’m ‘not afraid’ to face Ebola, says Sam Dunnet
GP Sam Dunnet has worked in Mozambique, Angola, Sierra Leone, Liberia and South Africa in recent years. She is currently in Freetown, Sierra Leone, dealing with the direct and indirect effects of Ebola.
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Archive newsLegal action to follow ‘gay cake’ refusal
A Christian bakery that refused to produce a cake bearing a pro-gay slogan could face court proceedings.
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Archive newsThe rise and fall of Mark Driscoll
The embattled pastor has resigned from the church he founded following accusations of bullying and mismanagement. After a steep decline in attendance, Mars Hill church is also disbanding.
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Archive newsOpinion divided at Vatican’s family synod
Hundreds of Catholic leaders gathered in Rome in October for an Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.
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St Paul’s to serve outdoor Communion
Christians watching the Midnight Eucharist at St Paul’s Cathedral from the street this Christmas Eve are to be given Holy Communion for the first time.
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Archive newsGod TV co-founder leaves wife
God TV co-founder Rory Alec has left his wife Wendy for another woman and will no longer have any involvement with the station, which he and Wendy set up in 1995.
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RT Kendall: ‘I wouldn’t be surprised to see Arafat in heaven’
Church leader RT Kendall has said that he believes Yasser Arafat may have accepted Christ before his death a decade ago.
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Asia Bibi takes death sentence appeal to Supreme Court
The Pakistani High Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal from mother-of-five Asia Bibi, who was sentenced to death for blasphemy in 2010.
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Archive newsAnimated film provides unique slant on Nativity
Animated family film On Angel Wings, based on Michael Morpurgo’s picture book, will premiere on the BBC this Christmas.
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Archive newsEbola fears may keep West African Christians from church
Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu has urged churchgoers in West Africa not to meet ‘in big numbers’ in a bid to reduce the spread of Ebola. He told the BBC: ‘Don’t think that by not going to church because you are infected somehow there will be a bolt from the blue really smashing your head.’
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Premier rebroadcasts Priestland’s Progress
A landmark BBC radio series from the early 1980s is rebroadcasting on Premier Christian Radio in the lead-up to Christmas.
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Archive newsMercy Ships to sail for Madagascar
Mercy Ships is to send the world’s largest civilian hospital ship to Madagascar at the end of October.
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Archive newsService of reconciliation following Scottish ‘no’ vote
More than 1,000 people attended a special reconciliatory service at St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh, following the ‘no vote’ in the Scottish independence referendum.
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Bishop leads Hong Kong protests
Former Catholic bishop of Hong Kong, Joseph Zen, has lent his support to recent protests that saw tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators gather in Hong Kong.
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Archive newsThe UK’s first female bishop: the contenders
Since the Anglican Church voted ‘yes’ to women bishops in July, speculation has mounted that the first female bishop will be appointed before the end of the year. The following five candidates are among the contenders.
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Archive newsIS militants draw near to Baghdad
Canon Andrew White, known as the ‘Vicar of Baghdad’, has called for prayer as Islamic State (IS) militants continue their advance across Iraq.
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Justin Welby asks ‘Is there a God?’
The Archbishop of Canterbury has admitted he struggles with his faith at times.
