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Virgen De Guadalupe day Dec. 12: Catholic Churches celebrate day when Juan Diego saw the Virgin Mary
Virgen De Guadalupe day Dec. 12: Catholic Churches celebrate day when Juan Diego saw the Virgin Mary

Today is Virgen De Guadalupe day, a day in Mexican history where thousands of Catholic churches celebrate the Saint.

Up to 1,000 killed in Central African Republic
Up to 1,000 killed in Central African Republic

Fighting broke out once again between rebel groups in the Central African Republic last week and reports suggest that almost 1,000 people have been killed.

WOW Hits 2014 Deluxe Edition

2014's edition features music from Chris Tomlin, Matthew West and Amy Grant. Labels including Capitol, Provident and Word Entertainment are all represented over the 36 tracks.

Time magazine \'Person of the Year\': Past winners and their lesser known Christian faith
Time magazine 'Person of the Year': Past winners and their lesser known Christian faith

Five winners of Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' whose Christian leanings are not so talked about.

First facelift for Church of the Nativity in centuries
First facelift for Church of the Nativity in centuries

The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is wrapped in scaffolding this Christmas as it gets its first renovation in over half a millennium.

Malaysia's 'Allah' ruling widely criticised

Malaysia's escalating dispute over who has the right to use the word 'Allah' to describe God continues unabated.

Graham Usher to be next Bishop of Dudley
Graham Usher to be next Bishop of Dudley

The Reverend Canon Graham Usher is currently rector and lecturer of Hexham Abbey in the Diocese of Newcastle

Australia: Christians welcome same-sex marriage decision
Australia: Christians welcome same-sex marriage decision

The Australian Christian Lobby has welcomed a High Court ruling overturning legislation allowing gay marriage in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

Syria: Let kidnapped nuns go free

A passionate appeal for the release of 12 religious sisters kidnapped in Syria has been made by a bishop from a country torn apart by violence and persecution.

Mandela showed how to be happy in sadness and oppression
Mandela showed how to be happy in sadness and oppression

Friends, colleagues and admirers of Nelson Mandela came together for a memorial church service in London today.

Pope Francis is Time\'s Person of the Year
Pope Francis is Time's Person of the Year

After just nine months into his pontificate, Pope Francis has made such an impression that he has just been named Time magazine's Person of the Year.

Duck Dynasty\'s Willie and Korie Robertson star in new movie, God\'s Not Dead
Duck Dynasty's Willie and Korie Robertson star in new movie, God's Not Dead

A new film that explores a student's struggle to prove the existence of God will be released in cinemas around the US next year.

Review: Turning the Tables on Mission, edited by Israel Olofinjana
Review: Turning the Tables on Mission, edited by Israel Olofinjana

It isn't just about Western Europeans, North Americans and South Koreans reaching out to the rest of the world, it's about the rest of the world stretching all the way back to us.

Half a million pounds granted for Cathedral improvements
Half a million pounds granted for Cathedral improvements

Thirteen cathedrals across the UK have been awarded grants totalling almost £500,000 towards the cost of repairs and enhancements to their buildings.

UK Supreme Court recognises Scientology as religion
UK Supreme Court recognises Scientology as religion

Religion "does not need to recognise supreme deity", says Supreme Court

British travellers happy to help themselves to more than hotel room\'s tea and coffee
British travellers happy to help themselves to more than hotel room's tea and coffee

If that 'Friends' episode where Ross and Chandler steal everything in their hotel room (well – within certain boundaries: "the lamp is off limits, but the bulb is fine to take") resonates with you, then you're not alone.