Pope and Justin Welby to visit South Sudan amid tensions over LGBTQ+ rights
Head of Anglican church in South Sudan said archbishop of Canterbury was ‘failing to defend biblical truth’ Pope Francis and the archbishop of Canterbury will...
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C of E’s historic slavery fund – worth £100m but how far will it stretch across communities?
Clerical leaders hope for ‘lasting legacy’ to serve places affected by past slavery trade, but fund may spread thinly across all of west Africa and...
Church of England bars Desmond Tutu’s daughter from officiating at funeral
Church says same-sex marriage means Mpho Tutu van Furth cannot preside over godfather’s service The daughter of the late Anglican archbishop Desmond Tutu has been...
Pope Francis ‘begs forgiveness’ over abuse at church schools in Canada
Pontiff apologises on visit to country over ‘catastrophic’ historical mistreatment of Indigenous children Pope Francis has apologised for the “disastrous error” and “evil” of Canada’s...
Pope in Canada to apologise for abuse of Indigenous children in church schools
‘This is a trip of penance,’ says Pope Francis, ahead of mass to be held during five-day trip Pope Francis landed in Canada on Sunday...
Sudan woman faces death by stoning for adultery in first case for a decade
Campaigners say sentence amounts to torture amid fears that country’s new regime is rolling back women’s rights A woman in Sudan has been sentenced to...
UN human rights commissioner criticised over planned Xinjiang visit
Exclusive: Politicians accuse China of organising a ‘Potemkin-style tour’ for Michelle Bachelet A group of 40 politicians from 18 countries have told the UN high...
Female student in Nigeria beaten to death over ‘blasphemy’
Witnesses say police failed to disperse mob of fellow students in Sokoto who set victim on fire following WhatsApp comments A female student in Nigeria...
Nigerian gospel singer’s death puts divorce beliefs in spotlight
Osinachi Nwachukwu’s family and friends allege that she was a victim of domestic abuse On most Sunday mornings, the searing voice of Osinachi Nwachukwu, one...
Nigerian humanist jailed for 24 years after pleading guilty to blasphemy
Mubarak Bala’s case seen as part of a clampdown on critics of religious orthodoxy in a deeply conservative region A prominent Nigerian humanist has been...
