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Bangladesh: Hindu priest hacked to death while preparing morning prayers
Shaymanonda Das, 45, was killed in front of a temple in Jhinaidah district headquarter, 300 km south west of the capital Dhaka.

US giving hundreds of millions to countries that recruit child soldiers
The US is giving hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to countries that use and recruit child soldiers.

Pope Francis wants 'prayers and tears' not a sermon at Auschwitz death camp
Pope Francis wants to mark the deaths of six million Jews and millions of other minorities with tears and prayers when he visits the Auschwitz Nazi death camp in Poland at the end of this month.

Egypt: Islamic State claims responsibility for Coptic priest murder
Rev Rafael Moussa, 46, was outside a car repair shop near his church in El Arish, the region's main town.

Books for Life: Growing in your faith through reading
Krish Kandiah unveils his new initiative: Books for Life.

Church calls for underage sexual assault victims to be named
A Kansas church is asking for the identity of two under-age girls who were the victims of sexual assault at a holiday Bible school to be revealed by the court.

Russia: Evangelicals pray, fast and lobby Putin as severe restrictions placed on evangelism
The law will prohibit evangelism anywhere outside a church or religious site â including private homes and online â and those in breach of it will be fined.

Christian leaders warn against election violence in South Africa
Catholic bishops in South Africa have warned against rising violence as next month's municipal elections approach.

Belgian Catholic nursing home has to pay damages for refusing euthanasia
A Catholic nursing home in Belgium is reported to have fallen foul of the country's courts after refusing to permit a resident to access euthanasia.

Word of Life trial: Father testifies against daughter
Bruce Leonard, the father of the boy beaten to death by a church counselling session, has testified in court against his own daughter.

4 ways to respond to God-given success
Success comes naturally when we put our faith in Jesus and surrender all our endeavours to Him.

Moving from 'performance-driven' to 'Spirit-driven' work in your career
One of the biggest misconceptions today is that we need to work for grace.

No more settlements on Palestinian land, Middle East Quartet to tell Israel
The draft report by the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations said the Israeli policy "is steadily eroding the viability of the two state solution".

Does repentance scare you? It shouldn't as it's a beautiful picture of God's grace
The true essence of repentance is not a scary feeling, but a call to turn to Jesus Christ and that is the most beautiful thing ever.

God wants us to be pursue kindness before correctness
The truth has nothing to do with political or doctrinal correctness, but rather has everything to do with the Person of Jesus Christ as being the truth in the flesh.

The fine line between hate and murder
Many of us think that we're far away from the sin of murder because we could never imagine ourselves taking the life of another person, but Jesus declares that hatred is little different to murder.