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Four Christians on trial in Sudan for highlighting persecution of Christians
The trial has resumed in Khartoum in Sudan of four men who are being accused of bringing Christian persecution to public attention.
Leading Muslim convert to Christianity diagnosed with stomach cancer
Nabeel Qureshi, a popular evangelist and travelling preacher whose new book No God But One: Allah or Jesus? was published yesterday, has cancelled nearly all speaking engagements while he "aggressively" persues healing, both "medical and miraculous", he wrote on his Facebook page.
Mother Teresa and her critics: Should she really be made a saint?
Mother Teresa's work has not been without its critics, some of them fiercely antagonistic to her and everything she stood for.
China: Five Christian prisoners released ahead of G20 summit
China has released five Christian detainees in Zhejiang province after four months in prison for protesting a church demolition.
Former satanist offers churches 'supernatural bootcamps' to bring about deliverance
A former Satanist who converted to Christianity has teamed up with a popular evangelist to offer "supernatural bootcamps" to help Christians take up arms against the devil.
Italian monks forced into tents after monastery struck by earthquake
Monks have been forced to abandon their monastery for two tents after they were caught up in Italy's devastating earthquake last week.
Soccer legend Sir Alex Ferguson says the Boys' Brigade Christian organisation taught him teamwork
Soccer legend Sir Alex Ferguson has praised the Christian youth organisation, the Boys' Brigade, for teaching him the importance of team work and helping others.
ISIS leader killed in Syria
ISIS' chief strategist and one of its longest serving leaders has been killed in Syria, the group's news agency has reported.
Leading conservative Anglican says Church of England must split to stop 'contagious' gay marriage
A prominent conservative Anglican group has issued an unprecedented call for the Church of England to split over the issue of gay marriage.
This time, ISIS uses flamethrower to execute 6 of its leaders in Iraq for trying to escape to Syria
New method, same old savagery. The Islamic State (ISIS) has found yet another barbaric way to kill its enemies.
Religion off-limits in Red Cross shelters? Officer told to get out after praying with Louisiana flood victims
Has it come to this in America? A humanitarian organisation that has the Christian cross in its name and symbol is apparently now shunning Christian prayers and Bibles in its shelters for flood victims in Louisiana.
Pastor found dead in car with self-inflicted gunshot wound after weeklong vacation; no suicide note
Why? That's the question on everyone's mind at the Valley Presbyterian Church in Green Valley, Arizona following the mysterious death, allegedly by a self-inflicted" gunshot wound, of pastor and former Navy chaplain Lawrence "Larry" DeLong, the Christian Post reports.
Michele Bachmann: God raised up Trump for US president
Senior Republican politician and former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has said she believes God raised up Donald Trump to win the US presidential election.
Senior Church of England clergyman arrested on suspicion of voyeurism
Rev Martin Thrower was suspended by the St Edmundsbury and Ipswich diocese after he was arrested in Ipswich. He has been bailed to return to Suffolk police in October.
Israel condemned for 'secret trial' of Christian charity World Vision's Gaza director
Amnesty International has warned Israel not to continue with a "secret trial" of the Christian charity World Vision's Gaza director amid reports that media and the charity's staff were barred from the trial and an undisclosed allegation of mistreatment in custody.
Egypt: Lawmakers fear that new church law will discriminate against Christians
Egypt has passed a law on building and restoring churches after weeks of heavy criticism from the Coptic Christian community.