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Supreme Court justices appear to back Arizona church over publication of worship services
Supreme Court justices appear to back Arizona church

Rare identical triplets born in Montana
A family of three quickly grew into a family of six after welcoming a rare set of identical triplets last month.

TD Jakes: Racial tensions in US are 'a tremendous opportunity for the church to be the light'
Amid racial tensions in the US, renowned pastor and bestselling author Bishop TD Jakes is leading the "Healing the Racial Divide" summit on January 15, the birthday of humanitarian and activist Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

19 Kids and Counting twins Jana and John-David Duggar turn 25
The Duggars celebrated twins Jana Marie and John-David's 25th birthday yesterday.
Why Christian? Nadia Bolz-Weber and Rachel Held Evans launch new conference
Bolz-Weber and Evans have joined together to launch a brand new conference asking why we continue to choose to follow Jesus â with an all-female line-up of speakers.

Are nudist weddings going to be the next big thing?
As wedding law reviews begin â stay-at-home, sky-diving or even nude weddings may soon be a possibility, writes Sarah Stone.

Chick-fil-A manager moved by homeless man's cold hands offers him meal of his choice and gives him his own gloves
Chick-fil-A manager Mark Meadows gave a homeless man a free meal and his own gloves.

Austria: Teenagers who planned to marry IS jihadists walk free
Two Austrian teenage girls intercepted on their way to marry fighters of the insurgent group Islamic State walked free from custody on Tuesday when a judge issued a preliminary ruling that they had committed no crime.

Nigerian church leader tells international community: 'Do not forget that we are here'
Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama wants there to be the same level of international support when a terrorist attack happens in Africa as there is when one happens in Europe

Psychologist nun becomes first female president of Catholic Charities USA
Sister Donna Markham has been named as the new president of Catholic Charities USA, the first time a woman has occupied the post in the organisation's 105-year history.

Islamic State claims to hold 21 Coptic Christians in Libya
The extremist group says it was responsible for capturing Egyptian workers earlier this month.

New Charlie Hebdo cover depicts Muhammad
The front cover of the first issue of Charlie Hebdo since last week's attack on the magazine features a caricature of the Muslim prophet Muhammad.
Islamic State release photographs of teenage suicide bomber
Photos of a Syrian boy blowing himself up in a suicide attack in Iraq have been released by Islamic State militants.

Justin Welby and John Sentamu warn that Church of England must reverse its decline
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York say that urgent action needs to be taken.

Islamic State must be wiped out - French defence minister
Islamic State fighters must be wiped out, France's defence minister said on Tuesday, indicating that Paris would not pull back from military operations overseas.

One third of US pastors are obese
A third of US pastors are too heavy â but that can change, says a Baylor University researcher.