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Coptic churches in Egypt cancel Easter celebrations, mourning Palm Sunday bombings
Coptic churches in the south of Egypt said they would not hold Easter celebrations this year, in mourning of the 45 Coptic Christians killed in the two Palm Sunday bomb attacks.
Franklin Graham hits back at Saeed Abedini over claims he failed to help the pastor after his release from Iranian prison
The evangelist Franklin Graham has hit back at his former ally Saeed Abedini, the pastor who has claimed that Graham did very little to help him since his release from an Iranian prison last January.
Britney Spears' little sister says God put her in her place after daughter's serious accident
"Wow, did God put me in my place..." said Jamie Lynn Spears after her daughter survived the accident in February.
'Cyrus Prophecy' the reason why witches everywhere are casting spells on Donald Trump?
"The witches community globally is incensed with Donald Trump," says Christian writer Lance Wallnau
Do fervent prayers guarantee answers from God?
Everybody wants answered prayers, and many even want their prayers answered right away. When God chooses to stay silent, some believers are tempted to just stop praying altogether.
What have Easter bunnies and Easter eggs got to do with Easter anyway?
For Christians, Easter is all about Jesus, but other traditions have sprung up with it and you're probably wondering why.
Does the Bible contain secret hidden codes?
Conspiracy theorists just can't help themselves.
Chinese Christians forced to set up surveillance cameras in their churches
The Zhejiang provincial government had instructed local authorities to install security cameras in churches with the aim of helping them monitor religious activities.
Egyptians honour the Muslim woman police officer who died saving Christians
Egyptians have been paying their respects to a female police officer who was killed when she stopped an Islamic extremist suicide bomber from entering a Coptic church in Alexandria on Sunday.
Michael Bublé's wife thanks God for son's recovery from cancer, says God gave her strength
Luisana Lopilato said she kept faith that God had a miracle throughout her three-year-old son's ordeal.
French evangelicals implore prayer for country facing terrorism, corruption and division ahead of presidential elections
A body of evangelical Christians in France has urged the Christian community to pray for France ahead of its next presidential election.
Christ with a barbed wire crown: St Paul's Cathedral installs Wallinger statue to highlight plight of prisoners
Ecce Homo, by renowned sculptor Mark Wallinger, has been installed in collaboration with the cathedral and Amnesty International and will remain there for six weeks.
Despite bombings, Pope Francis to go ahead with Egypt trip and show solidarity with besieged Coptic Christians
The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis will go ahead with a trip to Egypt later this month, despite the twin bombings of Coptic churches on Palm Sunday and a subsequent state of emergency being declared in the country.
Pope Francis opens free launderette in Rome in latest move to help homeless
Pope Francis has opened a free launderette in Rome, in the latest of a series of moves aimed at helping poor andhomeless people that has included help with housing, meals, showers, haircuts and medical care.
'Love, even when we disagree': Archbishop of Canterbury urges radical Christian unity
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby made an impassioned plea for Christian unity at the weekend, saying he hopes the Church can show the world that it's possible to 'love, even when you disagree passionately'.
Jailed missionary Andrew Brunson's sister: 'We believe God is with him'
The sister of Andrew Brunson, the American missionary jailed in Turkey on what his supporters say are false charges of membership of a terrorist organisation, has spoken of how the family's faith in God is sustaining them.