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Central African Republic evangelicals: We must rebuild our nation
Central African Republic evangelicals: We must rebuild our nation

Evangelical leaders in the strife-torn Central African Republic have pledged to unite in prayers and called for the rebuilding of the nation.

More Bill Hybels allegations: Nancy Ortberg describes unwanted encounter
More Bill Hybels allegations: Nancy Ortberg describes unwanted encounter

Nancy Ortberg, who with her husband John Ortberg and another couple, Leanne and Jim Mellado, brought into the open accusations of sexual misconduct against its founding pastor Bill Hybels, has said she too had experienced unwanted attentions from him.

Stop badging us by our religion, Chaldean patriarch tells Iraqi government
Stop badging us by our religion, Chaldean patriarch tells Iraqi government

The Iraqi government should end the practice of including citizens' religion on their identity cards, according to the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church in Iraq, Louis Raphael Sako.

BBC's Songs of Praise to feature Tearfund on Sunday
BBC's Songs of Praise to feature Tearfund on Sunday

Tearfund's 50th anniversary will be celebrated by Songs of Praise in an episode due to be aired this Sunday on BBC One.

Commonwealth heads of government must tackle freedom of religion, says persecution charity
Commonwealth heads of government must tackle freedom of religion, says persecution charity

Open Doors, which serves persecuted Christians around the world, has called on the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting to put freedom of religion and belief at the heart of their discussions.

Aid agencies warn of Congo humanitarian disaster
Aid agencies warn of Congo humanitarian disaster

Millions of people caught up in a humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo risk rising levels of hunger, death and disease due to a lack of aid funding, a coalition of humanitarian organisations warned ahead of a conference in Geneva today.

In a world at war, 8 Bible verses about peace
In a world at war, 8 Bible verses about peace

In a world of conflict, here are eight verses about peace from the Old Testament.

Do not escalate violence in Syria, Church in Wales warns UK government
Do not escalate violence in Syria, Church in Wales warns UK government

The Church in Wales has called for a concerted diplomatic approach instead of military intervention in response to the suspected chemical attack in Syria.

Finding the one: Most millennials want to marry, research suggests
Finding the one: Most millennials want to marry, research suggests

Most millienials want to marry, new research suggest, despite rapidly falling marriage rates and rises in co-habitation.

Millions to be without electricity by 2030, report warns
Millions to be without electricity by 2030, report warns

Double the population of the USA and the UK will be without electricity by 2030 unless governments invest more in renewable energy, a new report is warning.

On this day: Christendom's shame, the sack of Constantinople
On this day: Christendom's shame, the sack of Constantinople

On this day in 1204, the Crusaders decided that instead of pursuing the Holy Land they would sack the Byzantine city of Constantinople instead, with tens of thousands of subsequent deaths.

Alex Malarkey, the boy who didn't come back from heaven, sues publishers Tyndale House
Alex Malarkey, the boy who didn't come back from heaven, sues publishers Tyndale House

Alex Malarkey, who became famous as 'The boy who came back from heaven' after he nearly died in a car accident, is suing the publishers of the book that made him famous because he was paid nothing for the story.

Chibok 4 years on: Why there's still no celebration for the rescued schoolgirls
Chibok 4 years on: Why there's still no celebration for the rescued schoolgirls

Half of the girls abducted from the school in Chibok, Nigeria on April 14, 2014 remain in captivity – but parents whose children have returned won't be celebrating until they are all free.

Traditional antisemitism is thriving on far right and left, study finds
Traditional antisemitism is thriving on far right and left, study finds

European Jews are experiencing widespread feelings of insecurity because of the resurgence of the extreme right, anti-Zionism on the left and radical Islam, according to a global study of antisemitism.

Are the winds of war blowing into Gaza?
Are the winds of war blowing into Gaza?

In Israel, the defence minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has praised the Israeli soldiers who filmed themselves shooting at an unarmed Palestinian protester behind the border fence to Gaza, saying the sniper 'deserved a medal'.

Archbishop of Canterbury: Journalists are 'indispensable' to modern Britain
Archbishop of Canterbury: Journalists are 'indispensable' to modern Britain

The archbishop of Canterbury has said 'there is nothing more important' than a free press holding people to account.