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\'Duck Dynasty\' teen star Sadie Robertson  creates new line of rain boots with Roma
'Duck Dynasty' teen star Sadie Robertson creates new line of rain boots with Roma

Sadie Robertson, the teenage star of the "Duck Dynasty" show has dipped her toes into fashion once again since she just tied up with Roma to create a new line of rain boots.

Doctor faces jail time for health care fraud, including giving chemo to healthy patients
Doctor faces jail time for health care fraud, including giving chemo to healthy patients

A Detroit doctor is facing up to 175 years in prison for health care fraud, money laundering and conspiracy that enabled him to file claims with Medicare amounting to $225 million over six years.

Producers bare new plans for \'A.D. The  Bible Continues\' after NBC cancellation
Producers bare new plans for 'A.D. The Bible Continues' after NBC cancellation

Christian producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey struck gold with their television series "The Bible," but its sequel "A.D. The Bible Continues" unfortunately did not attain the same level of success as the first show and has therefore been canceled by NBC Network.

Deaf Bible Society aims to share God\'s Word to 80% of world\'s deaf by 2025
Deaf Bible Society aims to share God's Word to 80% of world's deaf by 2025

Deaf people encounter so many hardships, and one of these is illiteracy. Because they cannot hear, the deaf people in every community are looked down on, and have to resort to sign language just to communicate with others. But there are actually over 400 different sign languages worldwide, and only less than one percent have a complete translation of the Bible.

Pastor Ed Young in hot water for inviting Mormon Glenn Beck to his Sunday service
Pastor Ed Young in hot water for inviting Mormon Glenn Beck to his Sunday service

Pastor Ed Young of Fellowship Church is currently in hot water for inviting Mormon speaker and author Glenn Beck to speak during his Sunday service as part of Young's Freedom Experience event.

Franklin Graham fumes over \'outrageous\' prosecution of Christian bakers in Oregon
Franklin Graham fumes over 'outrageous' prosecution of Christian bakers in Oregon

American evangelist Franklin Graham is fuming over the unfair treatment that has been given to Aaron and Melissa Klein, the Christian bakery owners in Oregon who have been prosecuted by the state after they refused to serve a same-sex marriage by baking their wedding cake.

7-year-old boy among 10 dead in Chicago 4th of July shootings; 52 others wounded
7-year-old boy among 10 dead in Chicago 4th of July shootings; 52 others wounded

Five people were killed and 27 others were wounded in Chicago in just eight hours as the city celebrated the Fourth of July weekend.

How God is on the move in Westminster
How God is on the move in Westminster

Let's not confuse 'church' work with 'Christian' work, says Gillan Scott.

Make Poverty History: A decade on, has it made a difference?
Make Poverty History: A decade on, has it made a difference?

Ten years ago today, almost a quarter of a million people marched in Edinburgh under the banner Make Poverty History.

ISIS video shows young militants killing 25 men in Palmyra theatre
ISIS video shows young militants killing 25 men in Palmyra theatre

A new video released by Islamic State purports to show 25 Syrian soldiers being killed by young militants in the amphitheatre of the ancient city of Palmyra.

Christians fleeing ISIS must get priority asylum in Europe - bishops
Christians fleeing ISIS must get priority asylum in Europe - bishops

Christians fleeing Islamic State and other terror groups must be given priority for asylum in Europe, according to the Bishop of Coventry.

Jesus\' baptism site to get tourist boost after becoming world heritage site
Jesus' baptism site to get tourist boost after becoming world heritage site

The site in Jordan believed to be where Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist has been designated a world heritage site.

Most Americans don\'t believe the US is a Christian nation
Most Americans don't believe the US is a Christian nation

The majority of Americans believe that faith in God is an important part of being a true American, but that the US is not a Christian nation, a new study has found.

Pope Francis: Authoritarian church leaders are \'servants of the devil\'
Pope Francis: Authoritarian church leaders are 'servants of the devil'

The Pope has issued a strong warning against those tempted by personal charisma to be authoritarian leaders in the Church, describing such leaders as "servants of the devil".

Pope Francis brings message of hope as he lands in Ecuador to start Latin America trip
Pope Francis brings message of hope as he lands in Ecuador to start Latin America trip

Pope Francis has begun his week-long visit in three countries in South America on Sunday afternoon, arriving in Ecuador where he was greeted by a youth orchestra and a long line of Catholic crowd from the airport to Quinto.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu and wife Leah renew wedding vows, celebrate 60th anniversary
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and wife Leah renew wedding vows, celebrate 60th anniversary

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and his wife Nomalizo Leah have renewed their wedding vows as they celebrated 60 years of marriage in South Africa last week.