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Mexican Priest Missing After Two Kidnapped And Killed
Mexican Priest Missing After Two Kidnapped And Killed

A Catholic priest has been kidnapped in Mexico, following the kidnapping and murder of two priests at the weekend.

Relentless Decline Of The US Episcopal Church Continues
Relentless Decline Of The US Episcopal Church Continues

The US Episcopal Church has lost nearly ten per cent of its members in just five years, latest figures show.

Justin Welby: Same-Sex Unions A Reality \'Whether We Agree Or Not\'
Justin Welby: Same-Sex Unions A Reality 'Whether We Agree Or Not'

Justin Welby has said that new family structures, including same sex unions, are now a reality "whether we agree or not" in a sermon which dismissed the idea of a Victorian golden age of family values as a "myth".

\'Our Lives Have Become Miserable\': The Indian Christians Ostracised For Their Faith
'Our Lives Have Become Miserable': The Indian Christians Ostracised For Their Faith

Christian families in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh have been ostracised by their village because they have refused to renounce their faith.

Four Fifths Of Evangelical Christians Do Not Believe Humans Cause Climate Change
Four Fifths Of Evangelical Christians Do Not Believe Humans Cause Climate Change

Evangelical Christians remain resolutely behind-the-times when it comes to the "polarizing" belief that human action has caused climate change.

Debate Over \'Blasphemy\' Flares In Gaza
Debate Over 'Blasphemy' Flares In Gaza

A debate over blasphemy has broken out in the Gaza Strip after a senior academic with ties to Hamas suggested an anti-blasphemy law should be introduced.

\'What\'s Happening Now Is Annihilation\': Airstrikes Pound Rebels In Aleppo
'What's Happening Now Is Annihilation': Airstrikes Pound Rebels In Aleppo

The Syrian military, which is backed by the Russian air force, said late on Thursday it was starting a new operation against the rebel-held east.

What we can learn from Hannah, the mother of Samuel, on dealing with depression
What we can learn from Hannah, the mother of Samuel, on dealing with depression

So many people have this wrong notion that depression shuts us out from God's presence - that only "happy" people can pray, worship and experience God.

Here\'s how \'taking every thought captive into the obedience of Christ\' looks like
Here's how 'taking every thought captive into the obedience of Christ' looks like

Whatever Jesus has said and done passes through the filter and is allowed into our minds. But all that is not founded in Him is left in the filter after sifting, and then thrown away as trash.

How bad experiences can be used as springboards to success
How bad experiences can be used as springboards to success

All of us go through bad experiences every now and then. Losses, failures, injustice and defeat — these bad experiences can either be the reason for us to stay down and stuck in the mud, or the reason for us to rise up and be enabled to pull others out of the clay as well.

Quiet time: Learning the art of being still and knowing that He is God
Quiet time: Learning the art of being still and knowing that He is God

Remember, it's called a 'quiet time' because we quiet ourselves so that we could listen to God.

Christians world\'s most persecuted faith group, Vatican official tells U.N.
Christians world's most persecuted faith group, Vatican official tells U.N.

Speaking this week at the United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants in New York, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin called for greater global action for people displaced by conflicts around the world.

Finding focus: Four ideas for the desperately distracted
Finding focus: Four ideas for the desperately distracted

The digital world can leave many of us overwhelmed by distraction, and it's not good for us. What do we do about that?

Bieber sings Delirious? Six other musical acts and the worship songs they should cover
Bieber sings Delirious? Six other musical acts and the worship songs they should cover

The prodigious pop star made an unannounced detour into the mid-'90s British worship back catalogue during the Paris leg of his Purpose Tour.

Bishop of Exeter slams Cathedral Dean for lack of spiritual leadership
Bishop of Exeter slams Cathedral Dean for lack of spiritual leadership

The Bishop of Exeter has castigated the Dean of Exeter in a report that condemns him as "remote and disinterested".

In good times and bad, why Psalm 23 will see us through
In good times and bad, why Psalm 23 will see us through

The reason Psalm 23 has remained so popular and profound for believers around the world throughout the ages is that it doesn't just work in one given situation. It works in any given situation.