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Pope Francis: The devil is 'always lying in wait by our door'
Evil is prevalent, and Christians must guard themselves against the devil, Pope Francis warned yesterday in Rome.
40,000 young adults give glory to God at Passion 2016
Passion 2016 attracted participants aged 18-25 from across the United States and from dozens of countries around the world.
Remembering TS Eliot: 10 quotes from a great Christian poet
TS Eliot was perhaps the greatest poet writing in English in the 20th century.
Christianity 'squeezed out' of public sector, says top CofE official
William Nye has said that a "secularising spirit" permeates the civil service.
Syria: Islamic State suicide bombers target Christian restaurants
Residents of the city in Syria's north-eastern province of Hasakah were preparing to celebrate the New Year when the attackers struck at three restaurants.
Establishment figures wrote letters in support of sex-abusing bishop who escaped justice for years
Senior establishment figures wrote letters to the Crown Prosecution Service and leading police officers in support of disgraced Church of England bishop Peter Ball.
Pope Francis: World must overcome 'torrent of misery' to live in peace
About 10,000 people went through airport-style screening to get into St Peter's Basilica for the New Year mass.
Suspending hoverboard priest 'too harsh' for 'Year of Mercy'
Social media is divided over whether the Philippine diocese of San Pablo overreacted in disciplining the hoverboard priest
New Year's resolutions: Americans want to grow in their relationship with God
A research conducted by Lifeway Research found out that 52 percent of Americans have included growing in their walk with God as a top priority for their New Year's goals.
Top 10 acts of courage shown by ordinary Christians who found themselves in extraordinary situations in 2015
2015 saw many ordinary Christians who found themselves in extraordinary situations that tested their faith to the limitâand succeeded in serving as shining examples of virtuous believers and followers of Christ.
Asia Bibi, under sentence of death for blasphemy in Pakistan, forgives her persecutors
Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who has spent her seventh Christmas behind bars under death sentence in Pakistan for blasphemy, has forgiven her persecutors.
Top Catholic newspaper names gay couple 'Persons of the year'
The National Catholic Reporter said Greg Bourke and Michael DeLeon, both practising Catholics, "tell the story of the benefits of same-sex marriage".
Revolutionising Roman Catholic Church: How Pope Francis won the hearts of people in 2015
In many ways, Pope Francis revolutionized the Roman Catholic Church and made it possible for people from all walks of life to find an affinity with it.
Iran: Nine Christians arrested in church on Christmas Day
A group of Christians in Iran have been arrested while attending church on Christmas Day in Shiraz.
Video of Catholic priest riding hoverboard during Mass goes viral
A diocese has criticised one of its priests for riding a hoverboard at the end of Mass.
CofE to fast track black and Asian clergy into leadership
The Church of England is to fast-track black and ethnic minority clergy into leadership after fears of institutional racism.