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Chattanooga shooting: Prayer vigil held for victims
Chattanooga shooting: Prayer vigil held for victims

Hundreds gathered to mourn the deaths of four US Marines in an attack in Chattanooga, Tennessee yesterday.

Vatican finance clean-up reveals extra €1.1 billion
Vatican finance clean-up reveals extra €1.1 billion

The Pope's clean-up of Vatican finances led by Cardinal George Pell has resulted in nearly billion euros being added to overall assets that were previously not declared.

Tony Anthony: Feigning the tiger?
Tony Anthony: Feigning the tiger?

The re-release of a controversial autobiography has sparked renewed debate about its truthfulness.

Ex-President Bill Clinton admits he only made US criminal justice system worse
Ex-President Bill Clinton admits he only made US criminal justice system worse

Former US President Bill Clinton has publicly confessed that the crime measure he enacted back in 1994 when he occupied the country's top post only made the US criminal justice system worse, expressing his remorse that the law caused crime to rise.

Hillary Clinton to lose to Republican bet in  6 swing states if polls held today — survey
Hillary Clinton to lose to Republican bet in 6 swing states if polls held today — survey

A survey initiated by a pro-GOP group has shown how low the popularity of Democratic party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is in six swing states, trailing by a single-digit percentage behind an unnamed Republican nominee if the elections were held today.

Huge compensation award for Southern Baptist missionary paralysed in car accident
Huge compensation award for Southern Baptist missionary paralysed in car accident

A Southern Baptist missionary student who was paralysed in a car accident aged 21 has been awarded $26 million in compensation.

Tim Keller on how to do preaching that is apologetic, evangelistic and pastoral
Tim Keller on how to do preaching that is apologetic, evangelistic and pastoral

Krish Kandiah speaks to Tim Keller about his latest book, 'Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Scepticism'.

ISIS may send female jihadists to Europe to attack Christian sites, warns Syrian expert
ISIS may send female jihadists to Europe to attack Christian sites, warns Syrian expert

The Islamic State is looking to send members of its feared all-female police force to spread the jihadist group's terror in religious sites in Europe, with one security expert cautioning against the women's possible disguise as tourists to easily slip through authorities.

Climate change seen as world\'s top threat; ISIS cited as top concern in US, Mideast
Climate change seen as world's top threat; ISIS cited as top concern in US, Mideast

A month after the release of Pope Francis' encyclical on the care of creation, a new Pew Research Center survey involving publics around the world has named climate change as the top global threat.

Ben Seewald greets mom happy birthday: \'Thank you for your loving care, sacrifice\'
Ben Seewald greets mom happy birthday: 'Thank you for your loving care, sacrifice'

Ben Seewald, the deeply religious husband of Jessa Duggar from "19 Kids and Counting" often shares about the Scripture on his social media accounts, and makes it a point to spread God's love with fans.

Churches as sanctuaries for illegal aliens? Robert Jeffress, Richard Land tackle issue
Churches as sanctuaries for illegal aliens? Robert Jeffress, Richard Land tackle issue

Should the church protect all those who come to its protection, including illegal immigrants or should it abide by the law and turn them over? These were the questions posed on the church right after illegal immigrant Francisco Sanchez shot medical saleswoman Kate Steinle.

Ken Ham says even atheists know truth about God but choose not to believe it
Ken Ham says even atheists know truth about God but choose not to believe it

Creation Museum CEO and President Ken Ham does not believe in atheists. In fact, even though world-famous atheists such as Richard Dawkins claim not to believe in God, Ham believes that they are "so aggressive" in their beliefs because deep down in their hearts, they know the truth but simply choose not to believe it.

Obama says he can\'t revoke Bill Cosby\'s presidential medal despite rape claims
Obama says he can't revoke Bill Cosby's presidential medal despite rape claims

United States President Barack Obama has finally given his opinion regarding comedian Bill Cosby's sexual assault allegations, after several groups have been urging him to revoke the latter's Medal of Freedom.

Iraqi civilians in the line of fire as government prepares to retake Falluja
Iraqi civilians in the line of fire as government prepares to retake Falluja

A UN official says there is "a vice, a noose around the neck of the population".

Boy Scouts of America\'s executive panel votes 17-0 allowing homosexual leaders
Boy Scouts of America's executive panel votes 17-0 allowing homosexual leaders

Despite opposition from Christian groups and other sectors, the executive committee of the Boy Scouts of America has decided to allow homosexuals to lead the youth organization—one of the biggest in the United States.

Search for another Earth gets a boost as Jupiter\'s twin found circling sun-like star
Search for another Earth gets a boost as Jupiter's twin found circling sun-like star

A team of space scientists has recently found out that a planet that can be considered the twin of the gas giant, Jupiter. The newly discovered planet has a mass and occupies an orbit very similar to Jupiter.