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Pastor Saeed Abedini says America needs the 'fall-on-your-knees-and-pray' kind of Christian revival
Pastor Saeed Abedini is saying that America is in dire need of a revival, and people need to "pray five hours a day" despite the persecution they are facing.

Pressure grows for release of jailed Christian human rights lawyer in China
Release International has launched a petition calling on China's president Xi Jinping to release the jailed Christian human rights lawyer Zhang Kai.

Mary's Meals: How a Christian-inspired charity is bringing hope to refugees in Lebanon
A Catholic-inspired charity with a vision to see each child fed and educated has moved into Lebanon to provide school meals for 1,000 children.

'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson shows support to Ted Cruz anew: 'He's godly and won't budge on principle'
"Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson is showing his support for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz once again when he appeared at a "Cruzin' to Victory" rally held at The Castine Center in Mandeville, Louisiana.

Egypt: Questions over authorities' claim of Christian army conscript's 'suicide'
An Egyptian Christian army conscript has died in what his family believe are suspicious circumstances.

Donald Trump showed support to LGBT community when he lauded Elton John's marriage
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump showed his support to the LGBT community when he celebrated the same-sex marriage of singer Elton John to David Furnish back in 2005.

Islamic State is targeting children to secure the future of the 'caliphate'
Islamic State is deliberately targeting children for indoctrination in Iraq and Syria, according to counter-extremism think-tank the Quilliam Foundation.

Germany: Congregation backs priest driven out by death threats for defending refugees
Local people have rallied to the support of the Congolese-born priest in Bavaria who resigned after receiving death threats for speaking up for refugees.

5 ways to test whether you've heard from God
So you think God might have spoken to you...how can you know for certain?

India: Hindu radicals arrested for attack on Pentecostal church
Seven people have been arrested in connection with an attack on a Pentecostal church in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

Rick Warren: 'Every blessing we have comes through God's grace; in other words, He gives us what we don't deserve'
Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church says that people don't always get what they deserve, but it's okay.

World's first nano Bible is so small it can be worn as jewellery
"Give the gift of faith â the smallest Bible ever printed on one surface." That's how the world's first nano Bible is being marketed.

When is Good Friday in 2016? Key dates for Easter
Good Friday is the day on which Christians remember the death of Jesus on the cross.

Trump wins races in 3 states â Michigan, Mississippi, Hawaii â as Cruz takes Idaho; Sanders upsets Clinton in Michigan
Donald Trump won three of four Republican presidential races on Tuesday, taking the Michigan and Mississippi primaries and Hawaii caucus, as he strengthened his grip on the party's nomination race despite massive personal attacks on him in recent days by his rivals and the Republican establishment. Ted Cruz, Trump's strongest rival, won the Idaho primary.

Can I be a Christian even if I don't repent of my sins?
A lot of people everywhere don't like hearing the word "repent." It almost feels like it's unbiblical. But have we as Christians truly experienced the beauty and grace that is repentance?

France: 80-year-old arrested over theft of 3,000 church statues, crucifixes and religious icons
Two elderly people have been arrested in a Paris suburb in connection with the theft of thousands of objects from churches.