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Oprah Winfrey says she'll only run for president if God tells her to
Oprah Winfrey says she'll only run for president if God tells her to

Oprah Winfrey has said she would only run for US president in 2020 if God made it absolutely clear that she should.

BBC's Songs of Praise accused of 'snubbing' Bangor Cathedral choir
BBC's Songs of Praise accused of 'snubbing' Bangor Cathedral choir

Members of Bangor Cathedral choir in Wales claim they have been 'snubbed' by the BBC's Songs of Praise after they were not asked to perform in the programme which is due to be recorded in Bangor on March 5.

Billy Graham's grand-daughter blasts evangelicals: 'You've lost the plot'
Billy Graham's grand-daughter blasts evangelicals: 'You've lost the plot'

Billy Graham's grand-daughter blasted white evangelicals this week, saying they are making God in their own 'ivory image'.

Bishop issues '10 commandments of Artificial Intelligence'
Bishop issues '10 commandments of Artificial Intelligence'

Steven Croft, who as bishop of Oxford sits on the House of Lords' artificial intelligence committee, has published a list of ten commandments on AI

Top South Korean cleric apologises after priest is accused of attempted rape
Top South Korean cleric apologises after priest is accused of attempted rape

One of South Korea's top Catholic clerics made a public apology today after a woman parishioner complained that a senior priest had attempted to rape her, amid growing criticism over the incident.

Campaigners want answers over death of Chinese Christian lawyer
Campaigners want answers over death of Chinese Christian lawyer

Dr Li Baiguang, 49, died on Monday at a government military hospital in Nanjing after checking in for a stomach complaint. The hospital said he bled to death because of a liver condition.

German church's 'Hitler' bell can stay, parish council rules
German church's 'Hitler' bell can stay, parish council rules

A church bell cast in honour of Adolph Hitler will remain in place after the parish council of Herxheim am Berg, southwest Germany, voted on Monday to keep it.

Prisons are on the hunt for pagan chaplains
Prisons are on the hunt for pagan chaplains

Prisons are on the hunt for pagan chaplains to 'provide for the religious care of prisoners and staff in the Pagan faith tradition'.

As Algeria ramps up pressure on Christians, World Evangelical Alliance calls for religious freedom
As Algeria ramps up pressure on Christians, World Evangelical Alliance calls for religious freedom

Following heightened government pressure on churches and Christians in Algeria, the World Evangelical Alliance's (WEA) Religious Liberty Commission (RLC) has called on authorities there to ensure religious freedom for people of all faiths.

'Guitar hero for bellringers': Virtual bells at Victorian church will ring the changes
'Guitar hero for bellringers': Virtual bells at Victorian church will ring the changes

Electronic sensors will allow trainee bellringers at a Victorian church in Cumbria, northern England, to practise their art without disturbing local residents.

George W Bush joins crowds mourning Billy Graham in North Carolina
George W Bush joins crowds mourning Billy Graham in North Carolina

The former president George W Bush and his wife Laura joined the crowd mourning the passing of Billy Graham in Charlotte, North Carolina on Monday, and paid tribute to the late evangelist.

Islamic State targets Russian Orthodox Church head and Putin
Islamic State targets Russian Orthodox Church head and Putin

Islamic State is taking aim in new propaganda posters at the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, as well as the Russian president Vladimir Putin alongside previous posters depicting the US and London as targets, according to orthodoxia.info and the SITE Intelligence Group.

Young people aren't even curious about God, new research suggests
Young people aren't even curious about God, new research suggests

Young people are showing little interest in God or questions of faith, new research is claiming.

Dagestan's deadly church attack: 3 arrests made
Dagestan's deadly church attack: 3 arrests made

Three people have been arrested in connection with the gun attack at a Russian Orthodox Church in Dagestan which took placeon February 18 in which five people died and five others were injured, World Watch Monitor (WWM) reported.

Gardener in Galilee finds 700-year-old St Nicholas ring
Gardener in Galilee finds 700-year-old St Nicholas ring

A rare, intact bronze ring from the Middle Ages, bearing the image of St Nicholas, popularly known today as Santa Claus, was discovered by chance during recent landscaping work in the garden of a home in a community in the Jezreel Valley, lower Galilee.

Cathedral invaded as violence flares in Congo over church-backed protests
Cathedral invaded as violence flares in Congo over church-backed protests

At least two people were killed and hundreds of ruling party supporters stormed Kinshasa cathedral in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo this weekend after the authorities there banned a planned church-backed rally against the country's president, Joseph Kabila.