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Christian businessman Brian Souter named one of the UK\'s most generous celebrities
Christian businessman Brian Souter named one of the UK's most generous celebrities

Christian businessman Brian Souter has been named one of the most generous celebrities in the UK for supporting a variety of charitable causes.

Who are the most influential Christians of 2016?
Who are the most influential Christians of 2016?

Time has released its list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016. Here's a look at the Christians that made the cut.

Faith and alcohol: Four spiritual benefits of being a sober Christian
Faith and alcohol: Four spiritual benefits of being a sober Christian

Alannah Francis on what changed for the better after she gave up drinking alcohol a few years ago.

Why teenage Christians need friends with faith
Why teenage Christians need friends with faith

It's hard to navigate adolescence but it's even harder to do it without friends who share your values and beliefs. Here are three reasons teenage Christians need friends with faith

Burundi: Tensions rise as Catholic Church accused of sponsoring terrorism
Burundi: Tensions rise as Catholic Church accused of sponsoring terrorism

Burundi's government has accused the Catholic Church of sponsoring terrorism in the latest spat between supporters and opponents of the controversial President Pierre Nkurunziza.

Christian pastor fired for criticising homosexuality in sermons sues health department
Christian pastor fired for criticising homosexuality in sermons sues health department

A Christian pastor is suing a United States health department for "religious discrimination" after he was fired because of statements he made in sermons.

Austrian bishop forbids government from building anti migrant fence on church land
Austrian bishop forbids government from building anti migrant fence on church land

The Bishop of Eisenstadt, Aegidius Zsifkokvics, is refusing permission for an anti-migrant fence on Church land.

Man facing murder charge asks for forgiveness for killing priest
Man facing murder charge asks for forgiveness for killing priest

A man facing a murder charge in the killing of a Florida priest has said he "lost control" and is "very sorry".

Hindu radicals beat pastor and his pregnant wife, try to burn them alive as Christian persecution persists in India
Hindu radicals beat pastor and his pregnant wife, try to burn them alive as Christian persecution persists in India

Two suspected Hindu radicals reportedly beat a pastor and his pregnant wife after posing as fellow believers at a church in Chhattisgarh, India, then doused them and other materials in place with petrol and tried to set them on fire.

Bishop at Denzel Washington\'s church in bizarre row over abuse claims
Bishop at Denzel Washington's church in bizarre row over abuse claims

Florida pastor Earl Carter has been in a long-running feud with Bishop Charles Blake.

Oprah Winfrey: New TV show on megachurch is a \'dream come true\'
Oprah Winfrey: New TV show on megachurch is a 'dream come true'

Oprah Winfrey is returning to scripted television after two decades to star in a show about a black megachurch in Memphis.

Northern Irish church displays massive pro-Brexit mural quoting Revelation
Northern Irish church displays massive pro-Brexit mural quoting Revelation

One mural in Northern Ireland claims the ultimate authority by quoting a Bible verse to support a Brexit slogan.

Gospel for Asia fights back against fraud allegations
Gospel for Asia fights back against fraud allegations

GFA is facing accusations of financial mismanagement and deliberate attempts to deceive its donors.

Top abortion advocate Cecile Richards gets standing ovation at Georgetown, oldest U.S. Catholic university
Top abortion advocate Cecile Richards gets standing ovation at Georgetown, oldest U.S. Catholic university

Planned Parenthood Federation President and CEO Cecile Richards was recently lauded at the nation's oldest Catholic school where she delivered a lecture to a packed auditorium, advocating abortion and defending her organisation's stance on respecting women's reproductive decisions despite protests from pro-life students and the archbishop of Washington.

Jewish family claim Nazis stole precious ancient manuscript
Jewish family claim Nazis stole precious ancient manuscript

A Jewish family have claimed that the famous Birds' Head Haggadah, the oldest illustrated Passover manuscript, was stolen from their family by the Nazis.

US Catholics like the Pope, but don\'t listen to him
US Catholics like the Pope, but don't listen to him

Only about one in 10 American Catholics say they turn to the Pope "a great deal" for guidance on difficult moral questions.