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'No bigger question': Stephen Hawking launches $100-million hunt for alien life

World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking and Russian billionaire Yuri Milner announced a $100-million undertaking to actively search for proof of alien life.

Christians should focus on being loving rather than being right, says Kirk Franklin

It is unfortunate that many Christians today continue to use embarrassment and humiliation in their process of trying to win people to Jesus Christ, laments singer Kirk Franklin, and he believes that Christians should concentrate more on being loving rather than being right.

Cameroon: Nine students burned to death in suspected Boko Haram attack

Nine students burned to death and at least 14 other people were killed in an attack on a Cameroonian village by suspected Boko Haram militants.

How Joel Osteen dealt with lawsuits: God has purpose for everything, including trials

Popular American evangelist Joel Osteen is going on a trip down memory lane by recalling all of the lawsuits he dealt with in life, and looking back, Osteen remembers having a difficult time dealing with them, but he still feels thankful that God gave him the opportunity to test his strength amidst trials.

Bishops call for an end to death penalty 'cycle of violence'

Death sentences in the US are at their lowest level since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976.

A philosophy for the 21st century: How to read Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes is a book that, on first reading, is unspeakably bleak.

Joyce Meyer: People who treat God as their partner in life are free from worry and fear

Whenever people try to do things their own way and not heed God's help, they often end up getting worn out and frustrated by their mistakes and failures. In the end, people become burdened by worry, but popular Christian speaker and author Joyce Meyer is urging Christians to do away with unnecessary worry and trust God insted.

Burundi: Hopelessness and fear as election tensions heat up

The crisis in Burundi is deteriorating in the midst of today's election and is likely to worsen.

Trump way ahead of the pack in race for GOP presidential nomination â new poll

Real estate mogul Donald Trump has zoomed further into the top of the race for Republican presidential nomination, getting almost twice the support against his closest rivals, a new poll revealed.

Is this the missing ingredient in your spiritual life?

David Baker asks what is needed for deeper discipleship.

Oldest biblical text since Dead Sea Scrolls deciphered

An ancient, charred Torah scroll from 1,500 years ago has been translated as a text from the book of Leviticus.

Ken Ham blames school and media for teaching kids wrong things about Genesis

There have been some people accusing Creationist Ken Ham and Answers in Genesis for driving away young people from the church, but now Ham is coming to his own defense and is blaming the public school system and the secular media for teaching kids the wrong things.

Arrival of baby Meredith Grace in Duggar family greeted warmly by fans, but not all

Childbirth is supposed to be a joyous occasion, so when Josh's wife Anna Duggar finally gave birth to their fourth child and Duggar grandbaby number five Meredith Grace, the whole Duggar family rejoiced and thanked God for the newest addition to their family.