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Christian church website hacked by militant Islamist cyber terrorists
Islamist terrorists have hacked a Christian church website with the statement: "We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses and enslave your women by the permission of Allah, the Exalted."
Christian author Jen Hatmaker calls for full inclusion of LGBT community in church
Bestselling Christian author Jen Hatmaker has called for Christians to welcome the LGBT community with open arms.
Pope Francis tells youth: Love is 'the only valid document identifying us as Christians'
Pope Francis told thousands of youth gathered in Rome that happiness is not a game app that they can download in their mobile phones.
India: Church vandalised and pastor and wife doused in petrol
A pastor and his wife have been doused in petrol during an attack on their church in India, Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports.
Pope Francis urges prayer for kidnapped priests in Syria
"May the Merciful God touch the heart of the abductors and grant the release of our brothers," Francis said.
Pope Francis tells teens: 'Happiness cannot be downloaded like an app'
Happiness cannot be downloaded like a smartphone app, Pope Francis told teenagers on Sunday as part of a weekend-long celebration of young people in the Vatican.
Bishop and pastor face church trial for same-sex wedding
Bishop Melvin Talbert and Pastor Val Rosenquist officiated at the service for Jim Wilborne and John Romano.
Pennsylvania church killing: Man shot dead during 'altercation' in service
Robert Braxton, 27, was shot in the chest and died during a confrontation.
Former atheist artist finds real beauty in Christ, becomes an unlikely evangelist
How can one find real beauty on Earth? For an artist that was once an atheist, the eyes can only see what is really beautiful through Jesus Christ, and this realization changed his life forever.
Mormon Church records slowest growth rate â but no need to worry, says expert
Should followers of the Mormon Church be concerned about the 1.7-percent increase in membership it recorded last year--the slowest ever since 1937?
Muslim mob destroys Christian church in Uganda, slaughters members' pigs, saying animals are 'haram'
An angry Muslim mob slaughtered pigs owned by Christians and razed their church building in a village in Uganda last week, the Morning Star News reports.
Sons of murdered Christian woman embrace Jesus Christ after witnessing mother's martyrdom
A Christian woman newly converted from Islam was recently murdered by her husband and other Muslim fanatics for her act, but she did not die in vain.
Pope Francis tells Christians: Reach out to sinners but reject sin 'without compromises'
Speaking to thousands gathered at St. Peter's Square in The Vatican for his regular Wednesday general audience, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church emphasized that God's mercy always reaches out to all of us, sinners, and forgives our sins.
Christian pastor fired for criticising homosexuality in sermons sues health department
A Christian pastor is suing a United States health department for "religious discrimination" after he was fired because of statements he made in sermons.
Man facing murder charge asks for forgiveness for killing priest
A man facing a murder charge in the killing of a Florida priest has said he "lost control" and is "very sorry".
Bishop at Denzel Washington's church in bizarre row over abuse claims
Florida pastor Earl Carter has been in a long-running feud with Bishop Charles Blake.