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Pastor and ex-NFL player Antonio Armstrong and his wife shot dead; teen son charged with murder
"It makes no sense." The statement made by one of the victims' relatives underscores the mystery behind the killing on Friday of Pastor Antonio Armstrong, a former Texas A&M and Miami Dolphins linebacker, and his wife, Dawn, apparently by their own 16-year-old son, who was not identified due to his young age.
Should you use your smartphone during worship?
How do we find a place for them in the church today so that we don't take away from our worship of God?
Franklin Graham targets Pope Francis over Islamic violence
Outspoken evangelist Franklin Graham has targeted Pope Francis for saying recent terrorist violence was not religiously motivated.
Another gay Anglican priest marries long-term partner
Another gay Anglican vicar has married his long-term male partner, defying the Church of England's ban on clergy entering same-sex marriages.
Rio 2016: Will this Olympic Games be the most unjust ever?
Concerns are mounting that the legacy for Rio might be one of increased poverty and crime, sports facilities that will prove to be white elephants, and shocking levels of debt.
Does the Bible say Christians shouldn't marry non-Christians?
For many Christians this isn't a theoretical question, but one of burning personal urgency.
Katy Perry's parents make a plea to singer's bashers: 'Don't judge her, pray for her'
Pop star Katy Perry's parents Keith and Mary Hudson, who are both ministers, hope their daughter's bashers would turn to prayer instead of criticising her.
Theresa May's plan to end modern slavery welcomed
Cardinal Vincent Nichols and the leading charity Hope for Justice praises May's intervention, which came yesterday in the Sunday Telegraph
Lifting Holy Hands - a spotters' guide to worshippers' arms
Lifting Holy Hands - a spotters' guide to worshippers' arms
Devastating long term poverty costs UK £78bn each year
Poverty costs every person in the UK £1,200 each on average and a total of £78bn per year, according to a new report on Monday.
Belgium: Priest 'stabbed at home by asylum seeker'
A priest in Belgium was reportedly stabbed in his own home after he let in an asylum seeker in to use the shower. There is no suggestion the incident was terrorism-related
Pope says Cardinal George Pell should not be judged - yet - over child abuse claims
Pope Francis has said that people should withhold judgement and not "gossip" about Cardinal George Pell, who has been accused of sexually abusing children in Australia during the 1970s
France church attack: Two under investigation over murder of priest
Two men are being investigated over the murder of a priest in a church in northern France.
Muslims flocked to churches on Sunday after Fr Jacques Hamel murder
Muslims in France and Italy attended Catholic masses on Sunday in a gesture of solidarity.
Ticking 'Jedi' on national census makes us seem more religious than we are, say atheist campaigners
Kylie Sturgess, president of the Atheist Foundation of Australia, is leading the 'Don't Mark Yourself as Jedi' campaign
Greece: anarchists raid Cathedral, 26 arrested
Greek police have arrested 26 protesters who yesterday raided the Greek Orthodox Cathedral in the northern city of Thessaloniki during Mass