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Church leaders told: Don't ignore social issues, talk politics to your congregation
Some people strongly believe that there should be a separation of church and state, but Reverend Frank Pavone of Priests for Life thinks it is okay if church leaders want to get involved in social affairs and discuss politics and the upcoming presidential elections.
Persecuted Slovak priest dies of lung cancer
A popular Slovak Roman Catholic priest who suffered persecution by the communist regime has died of lung cancer.
Iran, ISIS both believe in imminent coming of Muslim messiah Mahdi at world's end, fuelling their actions â experts
Joel C. Rosenberg, a U.S. evangelical Christian political strategist, says the future leader of America must be aware that "for the first time in human history, the leaders of two nation states are being driven by eschatology," the branch of theology that is concerned with the end times.
Lawsuit against 'celebrity pastor' alleges he used artwork without permission
A Florida pastor whose congregation includes Justin Bieber and the Kardashians has been accused of an alleged illicit use of art for his Miami church.
Police officer gives prayer instead of ticket to speeding driver, crying with him as they pray for his cancer-stricken daughter
A truck driver from the U.S. state of Indiana got a most pleasant surprise when he received not a ticket but a sympathetic prayer instead from a state trooper who stopped him along a busy highway for breaking the speed limit.
Meeting God in Psalm 119: Five beautiful prayers to feed your soul
Its themes include God's faithfulness amid persecution and the beauty and sufficiency of God's word.
Muslim refugees run amuck, rape German women; police told by officials to cover up crime to avoid panic
Muslim refugees in Germany are running amok, attacking and raping German women in at least three citiesâCologne Hamburg and Stuttgartâreports coming out of the country said.
Head of Christian charity warns of 'looming disaster' due to ageing populations and low birth rates
Nola Leach of Care was speaking to Christian Today after it was revealed a scheme that allows members of the public to petition for new EU laws could be abandoned, because the public keeps asking for the wrong sorts of laws.
North Korea tested a super-EMP weapon that could potentially wipe out nearly the entire U.S. population â experts
North Korea's claim that it has successfully detonated a test hydrogen bomb was greeted with scepticism by some analysts and even the White House, citing the low-kiloton yield and relatively small seismic wave caused by the blast.
Malaysian mother loses court battle over conversion of children to Islam
A kindergarten teacher in Malaysia is to appeal to a higher court after she lost a case challenging the conversion of all her three children to Islam by her ex-husband.
Want your church to grow? Then it's time to surprise people...
If people have stereotypes about church as cold, boring, irrelevant, unwelcoming, cliquey, and so on, then we have the answer. Many of our churches simply explode that myth.
Science and religion: What can we learn from Galileo?
The great scientist died today in 1642. The argument between him and the Inquisitions haunted theologians for centuries.
ISIS militant executes his mother for encouraging him to leave the group
An Islamic State militant executed his mother in public in the Syrian city of Raqqa because she had encouraged him to leave the group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Friday.
Muslims in US will double in a generation
The number of Muslims living in the United States will double within a generation, according to new research.
Christians in the Philippines suffering new levels of violence and intimidation
Christians in the Philippine island of Mindanao are suffering similar levels violence and intimidation as Christians in Iraq, according to a missionary priest.
Mexico: Persecution forces 30 Christians from their homes because of their faith
The Mexican government has failing to enforce laws protecting freedom of worship, campaigners say.