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Syriac Patriarch gives thanks to God after assassination attempt
The head of the Syriac Orthodox Church has condemned the spread of "hatred" and thanked God for his protection after being targeted for assassination in Syria last week.

Istanbul attack: Pope and Archbishops condemn 'evil of violence' as death toll rises to 41
Senior Church figures have restated their commitment to peace and eradicating terrorism in the wake of a gun and suicide attack in Istanbul that killed 41 and injured more than 200.

Ted Cruz accuses Obama administration of 'willful blindness' to threat of radical Islam
Former Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz said the Obama administration had under-emphasized the "threat of radical Islam".

'We will send jihadists straight to hell': Lebanese Christian women take up arms after deadly suicide bombings
Christian women in Lebanon are arming themselves in the wake of a series of devastating suicide attacks on Monday.

Huge spike in anti-Muslim hate crime across UK
Tell Mama released its annual report today, which showed a 326 per cent increase in public incidents of anti-Muslim hate in 2015, including physical and verbal attacks.

Word of Life: Church beating survivor 'confesses to inappropriate touching of children'
The young man who survived a mass church beating that killed his brother has confessed to having "inappropriately" touched his step-sister's children, CNN reports.

Church announces review of how George Bell sex abuse case was handled
An independent review of the processes used in the case of Bishop George Bell, accused after his death of abusing a child, was today announced by his former diocese.
Soldiers beheaded, churches destroyed and constant fear: Syrian Christian on life under ISIS in Raqqa
Raqqa was overrun by Islamic State miliants on 13 January 2014.

John Wesley: 10 quotes on faith, evangelism and putting God first
Today would have been John Wesley's 313th birthday.

Tim Tebow praised after praying for dying passenger on Delta flight
Former NFL star and Christian Tim Tebow has been praised by passengers after praying with the family of a man who collapsed on a flight from Atlanta, Georgia, last weekend.

Trump failing to secure white evangelical vote
The Republican presumptive nominee is failing to clean up among white evangelicals, unlike his former rival Ted Cruz, Gallup said on Monday.

10 Bible verses on the glory of God in creation
Many of us experience God through seeing his reflection in the beauty of nature.

'You can be gay and Christian', says Orlando church leader
"For so long the message has been wrong out there that we can't be both gay and Christian, and you really can. It's not oxymoronic," said Rev Terri Steed Pierce.

North Korea warns Christian former detainee Kenneth Bae to stop 'babbling' about prison
North Korea has demanded former detainee and Christian missionary Kenneth Bae stop "babbling" about his time in prison, warning that if he does not do so, it will not negotiate with the US over two American citizens it is still holding.

Pope Francis: I often have a 'crisis of faith'
Even Pope Francis has doubts about the Christian faith, he admitted to a group of young people in Rome on Saturday.

Syrian refugees must not be sent back to Turkey, human rights campaigners warn
Syrian refugees in Turkey are failing to access vital support and must not be returned there by EU countries, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.