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Joyce Meyer shares the secrets to answered prayers: 'Ask God with a sincere heart'
Popular Christian speaker and author Joyce Meyer used to think that there was always something lacking in her prayers, and she often struggled with feelings of doubt, fear, and lack of confidence that God even heard her at all.

Gay activists demand their participation in non-Irish St. Patrick's Day parade in NY
Several activists have complained that the St. Patrick's Day Parade held annually in New York City is a parade purporting homophobia, and for the past 25 years, they have built a case against the parade claiming it to represent bigoted "Catholic character."

Pastor warns Christians in US: Persecution has started and it will only grow worse
The challenges faced by Christian Americans right now is similar to the ones faced by Jews in Nazi Germany during the 1930s, says Pastor Carl Gallups, and he is warning Christians to be prepared for the worst since the attack on America's faith-based groups is only getting started.

First black leader of US Episcopal Church urges Christians to bridge racial gaps
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has just been installed on Sunday as the first black leader of the U.S. Episcopal Church, and he is already encouraging Episcopalians to bridge the gap among different races, between the educated and uneducated, as well as among the rich and poor.

Before first childbirth, Jessa celebrates first wedding anniversary with husband Ben
Right before giving birth to their first child, Ben and Jessa Seewald are celebrating their first wedding anniversary with words of love, lots of throwback photos and videos, and some fast food.

Ancient land formations in Kazakhstan puzzle archaeologists and even NASA
Ancient formations found in Kazakhstan, are so baffling that archaeologists had to ask the space agency to help them figure out what these strange man-made mounds are.

Cuba: Wave of church demolitions halted by sit-in
A spontaneous sit-in at a church in Cuba scheduled for demolition has forced authorities to halt the bulldozers.

Gender roles: Is complementarianism on the wane in the US?
The so-called 'complementarian' movement in gender relations may have received a knock-back.

Christians in India unite to challenge growing intolerance
Prominent Christians in India have condemned the increasing intolerance in the country towards non-Hindus and "sinister attempts" to abolish positive discrimination policies that reserved jobs for those in lower castes.

Mulberry's Christmas advert replaces Jesus with £700 handbag in a nativity scene
Jesus has been replaced as the centre of the nativity scene by a £700 bag, according to Mulberry's Christmas advert.

Lost in translation: Six phrases that mean very different things in UK and US churches
Two countries divided by a common language. That's how Britain and the United States are often described, with their differing interpretations of potato chips, garbage, football and pants.

Could a church have found Shakespeare's skull? One vicar's foiled attempt to solve the mystery
A vicar's attempt to solve the mystery surrounding William Shakespeare's skull has been blocked by a senior church lawyer, The Telegraph reports.

Christian gallery forced to close for refusing to host same-sex marriage reopens as church
A Christian couple whose gallery was shut down after they refused to host a same-sex wedding, have now sold it to a church.

'Supergirl' star Melissa Benoist frustrated that people focus more on Kara Zor-El's gender than on story about humanity
People have placed too much hype surrounding Kara Zor-El's gender in the new television series "Supergirl," and this is something that has gotten lead star Melissa Benoist quite frustrated because it shifts the focus away from the show's values.

Vatican arrests after documents leaked to media in 'serious betrayal of Pope's trust'
The Vatican's police force has arrested a priest and a laywoman who were members of a commission that Pope Francis set up to study Church reform on suspicion of leaking confidential documents to the media.

Justice Anthony Kennedy likens US Supreme Court to Hitler's judiciary on same-sex marriage decision
This is quite incredible but true: An Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court has compared the judiciary in today's America to that of Nazi Germany during the time of Adolf Hitler on how it decided on the same-sex marriage issue.