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Bobbie Houston: The world is ripe for harvest
People are searching for God, and we're entering into an "enormous harvest", Hillsong's Bobbie Houston told Christian Today.
US-China human rights dialogue is 'useless, toothless show' says China Aid president
The president of human rights organisation China Aid will tell a US Congressional hearing tomorrow that the Government should be much tougher on China over religious persecution.
LGBT Catholics 'alienated' by Church, gay priest says in letter to Pope
A gay priest fired from his job as a university chaplain has urged Pope Francis to meet with LGBT Catholics when he makes his trip to the US later this year.
Bishops call for an end to death penalty 'cycle of violence'
Death sentences in the US are at their lowest level since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976.
A philosophy for the 21st century: How to read Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is a book that, on first reading, is unspeakably bleak.
Reverse missionaries: Can priests from India help revive the Church in Scotland?
The Catholic Church in Scotland is importing priests from India with the aim of evangelisation.
Catholic Church in Germany hit by mass withdrawals
More than 200,000 German Roman Catholics formally left the Church last year.
Chattanooga shooting stokes US Muslim fears about radicalisation
American Muslims are realising the need to stop young people being drawn to radical ideologies.
War on drugs ineffective? Group of 600 Methodist churches wants campaign to end
The New England Conference of United Methodist Churches, a group of churches spanning six states, recently passed during its annual conference a resolution calling for an end to the government's War on Drugs.
10 amazing churches that are nothing like your own
Weird and wonderful worship spaces from all around the world.
The Lord's Prayer: Where it came from and why it matters
The Lord's Prayer isn't as unique as it seems â but that's fine, says Mark Woods.
Vatican finance clean-up reveals extra â¬1.1 billion
The Pope's clean-up of Vatican finances led by Cardinal George Pell has resulted in nearly billion euros being added to overall assets that were previously not declared.
Tony Anthony: Feigning the tiger?
The re-release of a controversial autobiography has sparked renewed debate about its truthfulness.
Huge compensation award for Southern Baptist missionary paralysed in car accident
A Southern Baptist missionary student who was paralysed in a car accident aged 21 has been awarded $26 million in compensation.
Tim Keller on how to do preaching that is apologetic, evangelistic and pastoral
Krish Kandiah speaks to Tim Keller about his latest book, 'Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Scepticism'.
ISIS may send female jihadists to Europe to attack Christian sites, warns Syrian expert
The Islamic State is looking to send members of its feared all-female police force to spread the jihadist group's terror in religious sites in Europe, with one security expert cautioning against the women's possible disguise as tourists to easily slip through authorities.