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TD Jakes' daughter Sarah engaged to Pastor Touré Roberts

Sarah Jakes and Pastor Touré Roberts reportedly met while she was promoting her book "Lost and Found" earlier this year

Barbara Brown Taylor on experiencing light in the darkness: \'The places I least want to go are the richest places\'
Barbara Brown Taylor on experiencing light in the darkness: 'The places I least want to go are the richest places'

Episcopal priest and author Barbara Brown Taylor sat down with Oprah Winfrey for Super Soul Sunday to talk about her new book, 'Learning to Walk in the Dark'.

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar do their own version of Jessa and Ben\'s passionate kissing selfie
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar do their own version of Jessa and Ben's passionate kissing selfie

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar do their own version of Jessa and Ben's passionate kissing selfie

Band Aid 30 line-up includes One Direction, Adele and Ellie Goulding
Band Aid 30 line-up includes One Direction, Adele and Ellie Goulding

Bob Geldof today announced the line-up for Band Aid 30, which will vie for this year's Christmas No 1.

Lesbian couple are supporting Christian printer\'s right to refuse pro-gay T-shirt orders
Lesbian couple are supporting Christian printer's right to refuse pro-gay T-shirt orders

A Christian printer in Kentucky who found himself at the centre of a row over rights after refusing to print gay pride T-shirts has found support from an unlikely source - the lesbian owners of a T-shirt company.

Christian missionary Kenneth Bae feels \'no ill will\' towards North Korea after two years in labour camp
Christian missionary Kenneth Bae feels 'no ill will' towards North Korea after two years in labour camp

The American Christian missionary who spent two years in a North Korean labour camp before being freed over the weekend "bears no ill will" towards the communist country, his sister says.

Lambeth prayer community is \'a thing of God, it can\'t be anything else\' says new Prior
Lambeth prayer community is 'a thing of God, it can't be anything else' says new Prior

Rev Anders Litzell says the Community of St Anselm will draw on old and new traditions, like "a re-bottling of a fine vintage claret".

\'Working for peace begins on our knees\': Archbishop\'s chaplain on prayer
'Working for peace begins on our knees': Archbishop's chaplain on prayer

Ruth Gledhill sat down with Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Jo Wells, to learn more about the upcoming prayer community at Lambeth Palace.

Nigeria: Suicide bomber kills 48 in school assembly
Nigeria: Suicide bomber kills 48 in school assembly

A suicide bomber dressed as a student today killed at least 48 people and injured 79 others at a school assembly in the northeastern town of Potiskum.

Protesters decry corruption ahead of Brisbane\'s G20 summit
Protesters decry corruption ahead of Brisbane's G20 summit

Vicars and protestors have dressed up as accountants amongst a mock 'tax-haven' to highlight the problem of corruption and tax avoidance for the world's poor.

West End star to launch new multi-denominational Songs of Praise
West End star to launch new multi-denominational Songs of Praise

After over 50 years of broadcasting Anglican services, Songs of Praise is to begin featuring congregations from a variety of Christian faiths.

Hundreds mourn deaths in Spanish church group bus crash
Hundreds mourn deaths in Spanish church group bus crash

A thousand people have gathered today to mourn the deaths of 14 church-goers who died in a bus crash in southern Spain on Saturday.

Prince Harry quotes Bible in Remembrance Day tribute
Prince Harry quotes Bible in Remembrance Day tribute

Prince Harry yesterday paid tribute to those who died serving the British military in Afghanistan with a verse from the Gospel of John.

Prayers after pastor Myles Munroe and wife Ruth killed in Bahamas plane crash
Prayers after pastor Myles Munroe and wife Ruth killed in Bahamas plane crash

A plane carrying two pastors and their families has crashed in the Bahamas, killing all nine on board, police have confirmed.

Egyptian militant group pledges loyalty to Islamic State
Egyptian militant group pledges loyalty to Islamic State

If genuine, the declaration of allegiance would be a boost for Islamic State.

Iraqi military reach Baiji; ISIS leader Baghdadi\'s fate unclear
Iraqi military reach Baiji; ISIS leader Baghdadi's fate unclear

Iraqi military forces reached the centre of the northern city of Baiji on Sunday, while contradictory reports emerged over the fate of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.