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Pope Francis: The world is at war but not a religious one

The world is at war but not a religious one, Pope Francis said as he travelled to Poland for a five-day trip in celebration of World Youth Day.

Twitter chorus of approval greets Archbishop of Canterbury's new peace advisor

Women bishops, homosexuality, divisions between the West and the developing world - these are just some of the issues the Archbishop of Canterbury's new reconciliation chief Sarah Snyder must master.

How God's gift of a horse helped a Christian woman through the hardest year of her life

"There comes a crisis point where everything changes. To recover, my father had to go into care. It was a fork in the road."

Hillary Clinton victory heralds a new day for women, says Tony Campolo

He prayed God would "Imbue our religious leaders with your love so that they will teach us how to transcend our differences and become one people."

3 ways that God prepares us for what's to come

We're not always aware of when God's doing something with the purpose of preparing us for what's to come so we can become frustrated, confused and even disheartened at the time. Identifying some of the ways that He prepare us can help us to be more alert to and appreciative about instances when He's at work in our lives.

Finding Dory review: Beautiful and hilarious but too dangerous for my 10-year-old and 93,468 other children

If you have adopted children who are still vulnerable, this film may not be for you

Think positive: 5 Bible verses to help you say no to negative thoughts

We're used to maintaining a focus on the dangers posed from external harmful influences but we shouldn't neglect that we can poison our own minds with negative thoughts about ourselves. We can act as our own worst enemies by telling ourselves that we're not good enough, not wise enough, not loveable. These five Bible verses can help you to assert your power over pessimistic thinking.

Indian Christian forced to 'reconvert' among Hindu extremists' crackdown

An Indian Christian was forced to reconvert to Hinduism as extremists continue to systematically target Christians and other religious minorities.

World Youth Day: Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics welcome Pope Francis to Poland

Pope Francis can expect a warm welcome from hundreds of thousands of young Catholics when he arrives in Poland for the a five day visit to World Youth Day in Krakow.

Pastor Greg Laurie and wife Cathe thanks friends for support on 8th anniversary of son Christopher's death

Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship and his wife Cathe recalled their son Christopher on his eighth death anniversary, saying they have many more tears to shed because of his passing.

3 practical ways to keep Jesus as your role model

How can we make sure that Christ is a constant source of instruction in our daily lives? How can we make or default response to situations that test our faith or force us to choose between what's Christ-like and what's unrighteous "What would Jesus do?" instead of "What best benefits me?" Here are three practical ways that provide us with some answers.

5 Bible-rooted pieces of advice on waiting for \'the one\'