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Pan-Orthodox Council: 1,000 scholars urge Churches to go ahead
Pan-Orthodox Council: 1,000 scholars urge Churches to go ahead

The council, scheduled to begin on Saturday, has been hit by the withdrawal of five of the 14 autocephalous Churches.

WATCH: Jude Law in first official trailer of \'The Young Pope\'
WATCH: Jude Law in first official trailer of 'The Young Pope'

The eight-part miniseries will see Law playing Lenny Belardo, the first American Pope in history.

Youtuber slammed for releasing \'Christian vs Islamic terrorism\' video one day after Orlando Massacre
Youtuber slammed for releasing 'Christian vs Islamic terrorism' video one day after Orlando Massacre

A YouTuber who released a "social experiment" video comparing Christian and Islamic terrorism days after the Orlando massacre has received heavy criticism.

\'The Conjuring 2\' is a horror movie that is \'unapologetically spiritual and specifically Catholic,\' says actor Patrick Wilson
'The Conjuring 2' is a horror movie that is 'unapologetically spiritual and specifically Catholic,' says actor Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson reprises his role as "demonologist" Ed Warren in the James Wan-directed horror film "The Conjuring 2." Vera Farmiga plays his onscreen wife Lorraine.

Aleppo: ISIS militants kidnap more than 200 young Kurds
Aleppo: ISIS militants kidnap more than 200 young Kurds

Jihadists reportedly raided six villages near the city of al-Bab in Aleppo, and purposefully targeted Kurdish homes.

Elderly Christian man can\'t afford ISIS tax, forced to convert to Islam
Elderly Christian man can't afford ISIS tax, forced to convert to Islam

Islamic State's Amaq news agency released a video in which a man named Mostafa Abu Alzer recites the Shahada, the Muslim profession of faith.

Eurosceptic Christian MPs lead threat of rebellion on post-Brexit budget
Eurosceptic Christian MPs lead threat of rebellion on post-Brexit budget

A host of Christians are among 57 Eurosceptic Tory MPs to threaten a mass rebellion on their own party's budget if it voted to the leave the EU.

Orlando Massacre: Youtube removes video of Baptist pastor comparing LGBT victims to paedophiles
Orlando Massacre: Youtube removes video of Baptist pastor comparing LGBT victims to paedophiles

Youtube has removed a video of a Sacramento pastor's sermon that said the LGBT victims of the Orlando massacre on Sunday "deserved what they got".

Cameron, Brown, Blair and Major \'to share platform\' in last-ditch bid to keep Britain in EU
Cameron, Brown, Blair and Major 'to share platform' in last-ditch bid to keep Britain in EU

David Cameron is seeking to bring together his three predecessors as prime minister in a last-ditch effort to persuade voters to keep Britain in the EU, multiple sources have told Christian Today.

Megachurch pastor Joel Hunter: \'Evangelicals must repent of LGBT oppression\'
Megachurch pastor Joel Hunter: 'Evangelicals must repent of LGBT oppression'

Megachurch pastor Joel Hunter says evangelicals, including himself, must repent of where they have been complicit in the oppression of LGBT communities.

Pope turns down Argentinian President\'s donation because it included the figure 666
Pope turns down Argentinian President's donation because it included the figure 666

Officials have tried to soften reports that relations are strained between the Pope and the Argentinian government after Francis turned down a significant donation from the Argentinian President because the sum included the figure 666.

Southern Baptists repudiate Confederate flag: \'We march under the banner of the cross\'
Southern Baptists repudiate Confederate flag: 'We march under the banner of the cross'

An ovewhelming majority of 'messengers' or delegates voted in favour of a resolution that urged a resolution that urged Christians to discontinue the display of the Confederate battle flag.

Obama attacks Trump\'s ban on Muslims: It is \'not the America we want\'
Obama attacks Trump's ban on Muslims: It is 'not the America we want'

Donald Trump's proposed Muslim ban was attacked by President Obama on Tuesday as "not the America we want".

North Korea may be 'significantly' upping nuclear bomb output

North Korea may now have a total of 13 to 21 weapons or even more.

Ben and Jessa Seewald criticised for quoting anti-gay Christian leaders after Orlando massacre
Ben and Jessa Seewald criticised for quoting anti-gay Christian leaders after Orlando massacre

"Jill and Jessa: Counting On" stars Ben and Jessa Seewald earned the ire of the public when they weighed in on Sunday's massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

Franklin Graham condemns Orlando gay club massacre, says Obama should call it an act of \'radical Islamic terrorism\'
Franklin Graham condemns Orlando gay club massacre, says Obama should call it an act of 'radical Islamic terrorism'

Rev. Franklin Graham has condemned the recent Orlando gay bar shooting as a "senseless" act of terrorismm and he is praying for the many victims and their family members.