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Step away from the pasta and take some exercise - Pope Francis told by Vatican doctors
It was only a couple of weeks ago that the pope was receiving his own personal delivery of pizza, but he's now been warned that he needs to stay away from Italian staples like pasta by Vatican doctors.
Spring Harvest: How a 37-year-old conference is re-inventing itself for today's believers
Years of declining numbers haven't quenched its faith and trust, writes Mark Woods.
Death toll in Kenya university attack rises to 147, siege over: government body
The death toll in the attack by Somali Islamists on a university in northeastern Kenya on Thursday has risen to 147 and the siege has ended, the country's disaster response agency said.
The best of #ThingsJesusNeverSaid
A round up of some of the best responses on Twitter.
Kenyan university attacked during morning prayers, four dead
Gunmen have attacked a Kenyan university during morning prayers today, killing four and injuring at least 40, with the death toll expected to rise.
If God loves us, why do we face pain and suffering?
God is all-loving and all-powerful, yet evil exists. Why? Tom Price reflects.
Christy Wimber: We have created our own theology around what we're comfortable with
God can never be reduced to a formula, or made small enough to be packaged and sold in a church, but instead has to invade our very beings to bring transformation, says author and speaker Christy Wimber.
Beyond rainbows and smiley Jesuses - the place of art in worship
Christian art can be used to challenge people inside and outside the Church, says Deborah Last.
Cynthia Lennon, first wife of John Lennon, has died aged 75
The first wife of the late Beatle died at her home in Mallorca, Spain.
Soldiers from Chad and Niger kill 'hundreds' of Boko Haram militants in push to retake ground
Clashes in northern Nigeria yesterday saw significant gains against the insurgents.
Arkansas governor seeks to fix controversial religion law seen as targeting gay people
The state was hit by a storm of protest over its Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Iraqi forces retake strategic town of Tikrit in victory over Islamic State
Only small pockets of resistance remain after weeks of fighting.
Prayers answered: Mexican man granted visa for heart and liver transplant
A Mexican family is rejoicing after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approved a visa for 20-year-old Jose Chua Lopez this week.
Cardinal Burke: Gays, remarried Catholics, murderers all live in mortal sin despite being kind and generous
One of the Catholic Church's most outspoken conservatives had strong words for gays and remarried Catholics in an interview published last week.
Arab leaders to form coalition against ISIS
Leaders across the Arab world announced Sunday that they will form a military coalition in opposition of extremist forces such as the Islamic State (IS).
Arizona senator says suggestion to make church attendance mandatory was not meant to be taken seriously
Arizona Senator Sylvia Allen recently proposed that church services be made mandatory in order to launch a "moral rebirth" in the country.