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\'We Are Never Hopeless\': Iraqi Priest Vows To Keep The Church Alive
'We Are Never Hopeless': Iraqi Priest Vows To Keep The Church Alive

Many Iraqi Christians are too terrified to return home after ISIS, but one priest has vowed that the Church will "never, never give up" hope of Christianity flourishing in the country again.

Finding It Hard To Forgive? 10 Bible Verses On Mercy
Finding It Hard To Forgive? 10 Bible Verses On Mercy

"To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you," said CS Lewis.

Suicide Bombers Target Worshipers At Church In Nigeria
Suicide Bombers Target Worshipers At Church In Nigeria

Two suicide bombers today targeted worshippers at a church in Maiduguri, Nigeria, but were stopped at a checkpoint by security forces, according to local media.

John Hagee: Israel, Not Abortion, Won Trump The Evangelical Vote
John Hagee: Israel, Not Abortion, Won Trump The Evangelical Vote

Israel was the "hidden issue" of the presidential election, and clinched the evangelical vote for Trump, megachurch pastor John Hagee has said.

10 Bible Verses For When Fear Is Getting The Better Of You
10 Bible Verses For When Fear Is Getting The Better Of You

In a world filled with uncertainty, fear can sometimes overwhelm us. We may feel deep anxiety about the future, or very frightened about a specific situation.

\'God\'s Plan Will Prevail\': Up To 50,000 Christians In Iraq To Pray Together For Peace
'God's Plan Will Prevail': Up To 50,000 Christians In Iraq To Pray Together For Peace

Among the Christians who gather to pray will be representatives from the villages and towns recently liberated from ISIS near Mosul.

Why Have Tensions Increased Between Christians And Muslims In Nigeria?
Why Have Tensions Increased Between Christians And Muslims In Nigeria?

Christians are now more likely to say the government is "run for the benefit of only a few groups of people", as opposed to all Nigerians, than they were when former President Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian, was in power.

America Has A Duty To Welcome Refugees, Bishops Tell Trump

Donald Trump must welcome and protect refugees and immigrants as the next President of the United States, the country's Catholic bishops said on Monday.

Tears Amid Rubble And Shattered Glass: Christians Return To Iraq Church Devastated By ISIS
Tears Amid Rubble And Shattered Glass: Christians Return To Iraq Church Devastated By ISIS

Christians openly wept as they gathered in their church in Karamles in Iraq on Sunday, which had been desecrated during two years of ISIS rule.

Bethel Church\'s Bill Johnson: Why I Voted For Trump
Bethel Church's Bill Johnson: Why I Voted For Trump

The senior pastor of Bethel Church in Redding, California, has announced that he voted for president-elect Donald Trump in Tuesday's US election.

China Cracks down On Children Attending Church
China Cracks down On Children Attending Church

According to Texas-based watchdog China Aid, authorities in Zhejiang province have begun setting up community cultural centres and holding child-friendly activities at weekends to attract young people, "eliminating the problem of them attending church".

Iraqi Priests Celebrate Mass In Destroyed Church For First Time Since ISIS
Iraqi Priests Celebrate Mass In Destroyed Church For First Time Since ISIS

After more than two years of ISIS control, priests today held mass at the Mart Shmoni Church in Bashiqa, east of Mosul, for the first time since it was liberated.

ISIS Crucify Five In Mosul For \'Giving Information To Apostates\'
ISIS Crucify Five In Mosul For 'Giving Information To Apostates'

The crucified corpses of five people accused of giving information to "the enemy" have been displayed by ISIS in the city of Mosul in Iraq.

What Do We Know About Trump\'s Faith?
What Do We Know About Trump's Faith?

Donald Trump will be the 45th President of the United States, and among his main supporters are white evangelical Christians.

Evangelical Leaders Urge Unity Amid \'Deep Divisions\' Of US Election
Evangelical Leaders Urge Unity Amid 'Deep Divisions' Of US Election

As America comes to terms with the shock victory of Donald Trump, top evangelical leaders have signed a declaration of unity amid the "deeply divisive nature of this election cycle".

Fears For Millions Of Iraqis Living In Tents As Temperatures Expected To Plummet
Fears For Millions Of Iraqis Living In Tents As Temperatures Expected To Plummet

Millions of people displaced in Iraq will face freezing temperatures this winter, some with little or even no protection against the cold.