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Mark Driscoll's Resurgence conference cancelled by Mars Hill
Flagship Christian conference has been cancelled due to "unforeseen changes" in the line-up of speakers

Ebola outbreak: Christian hospital Mercy Ships cancels trip due to risk
A planned Mercy Ship voyage to Benin has been halted. Mercy Ships may have to stop its work in Africa until the risk reduces.

Church's plan to house immigrant children horrifies locals
Church's plan to house immigrant children horrifies locals.

Pastor on Ferguson shooting: 'No one should be gunned down in the street'
Pastor on Ferguson shooting: 'No one should be gunned down in the street'

Willie and Korie Robertson talk 'Duck Dynasty' ratings slump: 'We'll let the Lord guide us where he takes us'
Willie and Korie Robertson talk 'Duck Dynasty' ratings slump: 'We'll let the Lord guide us where he takes us'

Travelodge explains why they removed Bibles from their hotel rooms
One of the UK's largest hotel chains, Travelodge, is defending its decision to remove Bibles from all of its hotel rooms.

Horror film about the rapture, 'The Remaining,' coming to theatres
Another film about the rapture, 'The Remaining,' coming to theatres

Dozens of Yazidi men 'massacred' by the Islamic State, women and children abducted
Dozens of Yazidi men 'massacred' by the Islamic State, women and children abducted.

Nancy Writebol's husband, David, released from quarantine, visits her in Atlanta
Nancy Writebol's husband, David, released from quarantine, visits her in Atlanta.

Pope Francis 'deeply pained' following death of young relatives
The Pope's two great-nephews and their mother were killed in a car accident in Argentina during the early hours of this morning.

Should Oscar Romero be beatified? Pope Francis seems to think so...
Pope Francis lifts the ban on beatification of the Salvadorian Archbishop murdered for challenging the government.

Jewish-Muslim wedding causes outrage in Israel
A wedding between a Jewish woman and a Muslim man attracted over 200 protestors in Israel on Sunday, who chanted "death to the Arabs" outside the ceremony held in Tel Aviv.

Boko Haram on course to create an Islamic state in Nigeria, destroying Christian towns
Nigerian Army struggles to over come the Islamist militia.

'Two or three years and I'll be off to the Father's House' â Pope Francis jokes about his own death
Pope Francis has suggested that he may not have long left as the head of the Catholic Church in a revealing interview given yesterday during his plane trip back from Korea.

Tim Vine wins funniest joke at Edinburgh Fringe
The Christian comedian is the first person to win for a second time.

Mission in Cornwall faces 'organisational death spiral' unless giving increases
Truro is facing a £1 million shortfall this year.