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Why This Archbishop Wept When His Church Rejected Same-Sex Blessings
Why This Archbishop Wept When His Church Rejected Same-Sex Blessings

"I was glad I wear glasses or the Synod would have seen the tears." Those were the words of the Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba after the Church of Southern Africa's rejected a proposal to bless the the unions of gay couples.

Fast-track Sainthood Process Begins For Fr Jacques Hamel
Fast-track Sainthood Process Begins For Fr Jacques Hamel

The official process has begun for the beatification of Fr Jacques Hamel, the French priest who was killed by Islamic extremists while celebrating mass at his church in Normandy in July.

Colombia In Shock As Referendum Rejects Peace With FARC Rebels
Colombia In Shock As Referendum Rejects Peace With FARC Rebels

Voters rejected the hard-negotiated deal as too lenient on the rebels in a shock result that plunged the nation into uncertainty.

Christians In China Face Further Persecution With Tougher Rules Effective This Month
Christians In China Face Further Persecution With Tougher Rules Effective This Month

Christian human rights organisation China Aid recently raised concerns over the release of a draft of a new set of religious restrictions by the State Council of the People's Republic of China.

Christian School In Chicago Consider Arming Campus Security Officers, Prompting Debate
Christian School In Chicago Consider Arming Campus Security Officers, Prompting Debate

Christian schools in the United States used to be seen as safe spaces, where young minds learn their professions as well as God's Word with no threats facing their students whatsoever. However, this perception has changed, with some Christian universities opting to arm their campus security officers amid rising security concerns, prompting a debate about gun safety.

US Missionary To Russia Loses Appeal Against Conviction For Evangelising
US Missionary To Russia Loses Appeal Against Conviction For Evangelising

The American missionary who has become one of the first victims of the country's clampdown on religion has lost an appeal against his conviction.

What Would Change If Your Prayers Were Answered?
What Would Change If Your Prayers Were Answered?

If all your prayers were answered would it change the world or just your life?

10 Christian Authors Who\'ve Changed The Way We Think
10 Christian Authors Who've Changed The Way We Think

We look at 10 of the authors who've changed the way Christians think in the last two decades.

Safe Haven: Why This Brighton Church Is Flourishing In Britain\'s Gay Capital
Safe Haven: Why This Brighton Church Is Flourishing In Britain's Gay Capital

Archie said it got real when a 24-year-old woman was found dead on his church's doorstep.

Pope Says Gender Theory Is Part Of Global War On Marriage
Pope Says Gender Theory Is Part Of Global War On Marriage

Francis made his comments in an impromptu response to a question at a meeting of the small Catholic community in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia.

\'Barbarism\': Russian Jets Destroy Aleppo Hospital
'Barbarism': Russian Jets Destroy Aleppo Hospital

The city's main trauma hospital, in eastern Aleppo, was struck as the United States and its allies urged Russia to halt the bombing and reach a diplomatic resolution.

Brexit Begins: PM Vows To Make Britain 'Sovereign'

May said she would not wait for an election in Germany next September before triggering Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty to start formal divorce proceedings.

Should I Keep Obeying A Leader\'s Sinful Commands?
Should I Keep Obeying A Leader's Sinful Commands?

No. Our submission to human authority must be limited by our subjection to God's authority.

3 Ways You Can Help Your Pastor Become A Better Pastor
3 Ways You Can Help Your Pastor Become A Better Pastor

Would you want to help your pastor become better in his service for the Lord?

3 Ways To Deal With Unreasonable People
3 Ways To Deal With Unreasonable People

Dealing with unreasonable people is very hard to do. When people entertain thoughts or ideas that aren't based on good sense, we find it hard to reason with them. Other times, it's just so hard to deal with people who are uncooperative.

Pastor Saeed Abedini Says He Shared Gospel With Prison Official Who Was Waiting For His \'Ransom\' Money
Pastor Saeed Abedini Says He Shared Gospel With Prison Official Who Was Waiting For His 'Ransom' Money

Pastor Saeed Abedini, who was imprisoned for over three years in Iran because of his Christian faith, could not believe the news back in January that the United States government had finally managed to make a deal with Tehran for his freedom and that of three other fellow prisoners — Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, Marine veteran Amir Hekmati and Nosratollah Khosrawi.