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Rare gold coin, nearly 2000 years old, discovered by hiker in Israel

A hiker in the Israeli countryside has found a rare gold coin dedicated to Augustus, Roman Emperor at the time of Christ's birth.

Disgraced Christian minister Paul Flowers in new sex and drugs scandal

The disgraced former head of the Co-operative Bank has been caught up in a new scandal.

Donald Trump's 'Islam hates America' comment proved wrong by researchers

Donald Trump's claim that "Islam hates us" has been discredited by research showing the majority of Muslims have a favourable opinion of America.

Do you have to read the Bible to be a good Christian?

Christians need to change how we see the Bible, says Mark Woods.

Egypt urged to revoke Christian teenagers' blasphemy conviction

The Coptic Christian teenagers convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to five years in jail should have their sentences overturned, Human Rights Watch said today.

Islamic State jihadists set fire to hundreds of Christian books in Mosul

Hundreds of Christian books have been burned by Islamic State in Mosul, almost two years after jihadists took over the Iraqi city.

Sacked Christian magistrate who opposed gay adoption will sue Michael Gove

A Christian magistrate will sue the justice secretary Michael Gove after he was sacked for opposing gay adoption.

Al Qaeda gunmen kill 16 in Ivory Coast beach attack

Gunmen from al Qaeda's North African branch killed 16 people, including four Europeans, at a beach resort town in Ivory Coast on Sunday.

Phoenix City council brings back prayer to public meetings â but limited to fire, police chaplains

The Phoenix City Council in Arizona voted Wednesday to bring back prayer during public meetings a month they scrapped the tradition to prevent Satanists from speaking at the regular event.

'He's a mass killer': After his own death, euthanasia activist confesses to illegally helping 8 people die

Late last month, Canadian right-to-die activist John Hofsess passed away at age 78 by subjecting himself to euthanasia. Before he died, Hofsess made a startling confession: he took part in illegally helping eight people die.

Pope Francis to replace envoy to U.S. who set his controversial meeting with anti-gay activist Kim Davis

Pope Francis is soon replacing his retired representative to the United States who made the controversial decision of setting up his meeting with an anti-gay activist.

No time for a spiritual retreat? How to incorporate some of the elements into your routine

This week Pope Francis and members of the Roman Curia began their annual Lenten retreat in Ariccia. We might not be able to take a week off to focus purely on our faith at this time but we can adopt some of the Pope's practices into our Lenten observance.

7 Bible verses which help us build up a picture of what marriage means

Marriage remains a significant aspect of Christian life but the way that it is valued has undergone a shift in wider society. Higher numbers of couples are moving in together and cohabiting for years before even considering walking down the aisle, if they contemplate it at all.