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Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar to address Josh child molestation raps in \'The Kelly File\'
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar to address Josh child molestation raps in 'The Kelly File'

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, the mother and father tandem from 19 Kids and Counting will be appearing on The Kelly File show this week to air out their thoughts and concerns on their son Josh Duggar's child molestation raps.

Duggar cousin Amy speaks out on Josh scandal: Never stop praying
Duggar cousin Amy speaks out on Josh scandal: Never stop praying

While the rest of the Duggar family seem to prefer keeping quiet about Josh's child molestation raps, their cousin Amy is not afraid to let her voice be heard.

Bereaved again: How Joe Biden\'s faith will be tested again, and how the Bible can help
Bereaved again: How Joe Biden's faith will be tested again, and how the Bible can help

Having faced appalling tragedy once, now Joe Biden has to do it all over again.

Pakistan: New legislation could stop misuse of blasphemy laws
Pakistan: New legislation could stop misuse of blasphemy laws

Pakistan's strict blasphemy laws could soon be modified to combat increasing misuse, it has emerged, just weeks after experts warned that the government is failing to protect its citizens.

Fox asked to drop \'Lucifer\' show for portraying Satan as good guy and mocking the Bible
Fox asked to drop 'Lucifer' show for portraying Satan as good guy and mocking the Bible

An online petition has been started by the American Family Association's One Million Moms calling for Fox Network to backtrack its plans to air a new television series called "Lucifer" in 2016, saying that the program "mischaracterizes" Satan and "mocks the Bible."

Jews protest against Christian worshippers at \'site of the Last Supper\'
Jews protest against Christian worshippers at 'site of the Last Supper'

Christian worshippers were almost stopped from holding a Pentecost service in Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday after hundreds of Jewish protesters gathered outside the ceremony.

Meet the woman who prays for hundreds of strangers using a mountaintop prayer box
Meet the woman who prays for hundreds of strangers using a mountaintop prayer box

After feeling called by God to pray on behalf of others, Angela Tomiye set up a prayer box on top of a mountain in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Britain\'s Got Talent finalist: \'I just prayed that God\'s will be done\'
Britain's Got Talent finalist: 'I just prayed that God's will be done'

A Welsh vicar who came close to winning Britain's Got Talent in the Côr Glanaethwy choir has described how he prayed for God's will to be done to cope with the stress in the run-up to the final.

Abortion decline in Canada; Pro-life groups celebrate steady drop in abortions in British Columbia
Abortion decline in Canada; Pro-life groups celebrate steady drop in abortions in British Columbia

Good news for pro-life advocates: the number of abortion incidents in the Canadian province of British Columbia have been steadily declining for the past five years.

\'Jesa Christa\': God is female too, say Church of England campaigners
'Jesa Christa': God is female too, say Church of England campaigners

Calls to refer to God as female in official liturgies are growing among men and women in the Church of England.

Christian college drops Dennis Hastert\'s name from Chicago center after indictment
Christian college drops Dennis Hastert's name from Chicago center after indictment

A Christian college in Chicago on Sunday dropped the name of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert from an academic research center following a federal indictment accusing him of violating bank laws when he paid $3.5-million hush money to cover a "prior misconduct."

Ohio pastor who \'loved life\' commits suicide after admitting adultery
Ohio pastor who 'loved life' commits suicide after admitting adultery

Pastor Seth Oiler, 42 from the First United Methodist Church (UMC) in Newark, Ohio sadly claimed his own life in his church-owned home a week ago following his admission of engaging in an adulterous relationship.

China admits some Communist party members have become believers
China admits some Communist party members have become believers

Religious activities pose a threat against communist ideology, saying they will lead to "disastrous consequences," warned the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Why do children suffer? Pope Francis says the answer is in the Cross
Why do children suffer? Pope Francis says the answer is in the Cross

A lot of people cannot understand why God allows children to suffer, and this is a "mystery" even Pope Francis himself cannot seem to find the answer to.

French National Front leader meets religious leaders in Egypt
French National Front leader meets religious leaders in Egypt

The leader of France's far right National Front party said on Sunday that a visit to Egypt to meet with the country's religious and political leaders had no effect on her views on Arab and Muslim immigration to France.

Special Report: Egypt wants to tackle militant Islam in the classroom
Special Report: Egypt wants to tackle militant Islam in the classroom

In his battle against militant Islam, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi wants clerics to counter radicalism in the classroom.