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Couple married for 56 years die hours apart still holding hands
Couple married for 56 years die hours apart still holding hands

A Michigan couple whose family described as inseparable in life died hours apart while holding hands earlier this month.

More Catholics considering leaving the Church over sexual abuse scandal

A growing number of Catholics are now questioning their commitment to the Church in the wake of the recent sexual abuse scandal involving young people and priests, a new Gallup poll has found.

Independent Advisory Group says Bill Hybels should receive counselling
Independent Advisory Group says Bill Hybels should receive counselling

'The credibility of the allegations is not based on any one accusation or accuser but on the collective testimony and context of the allegations,' the group said.

Pastor staged his suicide to look like a murder so his family wouldn't suffer shame - police
Pastor staged his suicide to look like a murder so his family wouldn't suffer shame - police

"None of the evidence points toward foul play," Kent County Sheriff's Detective Lt. Ron Gates told Wood TV in a recent interview. "It all points to it was self-inflicted."

Megachurch pastor takes his own life after struggle with mental illness
Megachurch pastor takes his own life after struggle with mental illness

Jim Howard, lead pastor of the Valencia campus of the more than 6,000 member Real Life Church in California fatally shot himself at home Wednesday after a protracted battle with mental illness.

New York state legalises abortion up to birth
New York state legalises abortion up to birth

After an intense debate for and against the proposal, the New York state Legislature passed a bill Tuesday that makes it legal for doctors and other health care professionals, such as midwives and physician assistants, to perform abortions up until birth in the state.

Pastor Davey Blackburn announces resignation three years after wife's tragic murder
Pastor Davey Blackburn announces resignation three years after wife's tragic murder

Three years after the murder of his first wife inside their home and a year after he remarried, Pastor Davey Blackburn of Resonate Church in Indiana announced on Sunday that he is resigning from his church.

Christian dishwasher fired by hotel for refusing to work Sundays is awarded $21m
Christian dishwasher fired by hotel for refusing to work Sundays is awarded $21m

A devout Christian dishwasher and mother of six who was fired by the Conrad Hotel in Miami, Florida, for refusing to work on Sundays was awarded $21 million in punitive damages by a federal jury Monday after she sued for the violation of her religious rights.

Church raising money to help workers affected by US government shutdown

As the partial federal government shutdown moves toward a fourth week, a historic church in Memphis, Tennessee, has stepped in to help their affected members weather an uncertain period of missed paychecks.

Pastor John Gray takes flak for gifting wife with pricey Lamborghini
Pastor John Gray takes flak for gifting wife with pricey Lamborghini

With a price tag of around $200,000, Lamborghini Urus are out of reach for most people

Pastor under fire for asking man dressed as woman to leave his church
Pastor under fire for asking man dressed as woman to leave his church

Pastor Antonio Rocquemore of Power House International Ministries in Chicago, Illinois, is coming under fire from advocates of the LGBTQ community for publicly rebuking a male member who came to his church dressed as a woman Sunday night.

University student rep faces calls to resign after saying she does not believe gender is a choice
University student rep faces calls to resign after saying she does not believe gender is a choice

A student senator at the University of California-Berkeley says she is determined to represent the Christian view on gender despite calls for her resignation

Mother of man killed in California bar shooting says she doesn't want any more prayers
Mother of man killed in California bar shooting says she doesn't want any more prayers

Susan Orfanos, the mother of 27-year-old Telemachus Orfanos who was killed in Wednesday's mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, after surviving last year's shooting in Las Vegas, said in a recent interview that she wants no more thoughts and prayers.

Young Christian couple die in tragic helicopter crash hours after tying the knot in 'fairytale wedding'
Young Christian couple die in tragic helicopter crash hours after tying the knot in 'fairytale wedding'

Less than two hours after getting married in a "fairytale wedding" on Saturday, a young Christian couple from Texas died after a helicopter they were traveling in crashed into the side of a hill on their family farm.

Crowd prays and sings 'Amazing Grace' at Trump rally after supporter takes ill
Crowd prays and sings 'Amazing Grace' at Trump rally after supporter takes ill

President Donald Trump stepped away from his microphone and remained silent except to urge calm and prayers Monday after a woman fainted at a rally in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Pastor Andrew Stoecklein's widow doesn't believe the 'myth' that people who commit suicide don't go to Heaven
Pastor Andrew Stoecklein's widow doesn't believe the 'myth' that people who commit suicide don't go to Heaven

Kayla Stoecklein, widow of late Inland Hills Church Lead Pastor Andrew Stoecklein, who died after attempting suicide at his church last month, says she is confident her husband is in Heaven despite the enduring "myth" that suicide victims are condemned to Hell.