Mark Yapching

Westminster Abbey criticised for flying flag at half mast for Saudi Arabia\'s King Abdullah
Westminster Abbey criticised for flying flag at half mast for Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah

Westminster Abbey is under fire for its decision to fly its flag at half-mast in an effort to honour the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

American Sniper dominates the box office
American Sniper dominates the box office

Clint Eastwood's latest blockbuster based on the life of a prolific US Navy SEAL sniper continued to dominate the box office over the weekend.

Bishop Efraim Tendero of the Philippines elected next Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance
Bishop Efraim Tendero of the Philippines elected next Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance

A bishop from the Philippines has been chosen to head the World Evangelical Alliance as its Secretary General.

Newsboys co-founder George Perdikis has \'renounced Christianity once and for all\'
Newsboys co-founder George Perdikis has 'renounced Christianity once and for all'

Newsboys co-founding member George Perdikis said: "By 2007, I renounced Christianity once and for all and declared myself an atheist."

Cleric and French aid worker kidnapped in the Central African Republic are released

After spending four days in captivity at the hands of anti-Balaka vigilantes, a cleric and a French aid worker were released by their captors on January 23.

India: Christian villagers living in fear after Hindu nationalists burn down village church

According to International Christian Concern, Hindu radicals burned down the only church in the village of Tadur in India's Mahabubnagar district in Telengana state in January 16.

Huckabee Announces National Day of Service
Huckabee Announces National Day of Service

Fox News Host and former governor Arkansas Mick Huckabee is urging Christians to show their faith and commitment by being in service to their fellow men on Good Friday.

Egyptian Christian shot dead by gunmen in suspected religiously motivated attack

An Egyptian Christian man was shot dead in what was believed to be a murder with religious motivations.

Researchers may soon be able to read 2,000-year-old scrolls charred when vesuvius erupted over Pompeii
Researchers may soon be able to read 2,000-year-old scrolls charred when vesuvius erupted over Pompeii

If the new X-ray tomography technique for reading papyri scrolls that currently being studied by researchers proves effective, scientists could finally uncover the ideas locked in the still-unread ancient scrolls from one of the few intact libraries from antiquity.

Crow Nation Native American reservation declares \'Jesus Christ is Lord\'
Crow Nation Native American reservation declares 'Jesus Christ is Lord'

The Crow Nation has taken the "Jesus Is Lord" resolution drafted by Senator JC Stewart in 2013 and erected a billboard, proclaiming that "Jesus Christ is Lord in the Crow Nation."

Report claims 7,000 people experienced persecution in India
Report claims 7,000 people experienced persecution in India

Discrimination against Christians in India reach new heights last year as a new report reveals that approximately 7,000 Christians experienced aggression and persecution from non-Christians in 2014.

Pakistan: Homes of 13 Christian families demolished after they refuse to be bonded labourers
Pakistan: Homes of 13 Christian families demolished after they refuse to be bonded labourers

Thirteen Pakistani Christian families are now without their homes after local government officials demolished their homes when they refused to become bonded labourers in the local brick kiln factory.

Billy Graham is \'very weak\', says his son Franklin
Billy Graham is 'very weak', says his son Franklin

The son of the man known as "America's Pastor" has revealed that his father still has a sharp mind despite being sick for two years now.

Aaron Rodgers doesn\'t think God cares about who wins the football game
Aaron Rodgers doesn't think God cares about who wins the football game

God doesn't have a lot to do with football games, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers seems to think.

Alex Malarkey\'s admission about making up near-death story threatens Heaven tourism industry
Alex Malarkey's admission about making up near-death story threatens Heaven tourism industry

The admission of an author of a best selling Heaven tourism book that his account was not real could send the industry into a downward spiral.

Al Qaeda were planning an attack on the Pope during his visit to Manila
Al Qaeda were planning an attack on the Pope during his visit to Manila

Pope Francis concluded a successful five-day visit to the Philippines on Monday, but the security situation was not as placid as it seemed, say insiders within the authorities in charge of security.