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Prayer drive-thru resonates with commuters: \'So many people are searching for answers\'
Prayer drive-thru resonates with commuters: 'So many people are searching for answers'

A church's idea of erecting a 'prayer box' in their parking lot has caught on across the US.

Heaven is for Real still riding high in US box office
Heaven is for Real still riding high in US box office

The film about Colton Burpo is inching towards the $100 million mark.

Benham brothers thank Christians for support but warn freedom of expression is being \'fractured\'
Benham brothers thank Christians for support but warn freedom of expression is being 'fractured'

The Benham brothers have thanked Christians for their support during the row over their conservative beliefs.

Church of Scotland General Assembly to debate independence
Church of Scotland General Assembly to debate independence

The annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is set to debate independence this afternoon, Tuesday 20 May.

Abstaining is the worst option in the European elections and here\'s why
Abstaining is the worst option in the European elections and here's why

Voter turnout in European Elections tends to be depressingly low, writes Philip Walters, but we have a Christian duty to engage

Forget pets, fancy adopting a French priest?

The Catholic Church in France has initiated an unusual donation campaign; a parody video offering its finest priests up for 'adoption' – for a small fee, of course

Another Chinese church set to be demolished
Another Chinese church set to be demolished

As fears surrounding the right to religious freedom in China rise, yet another church has been officially marked for demolition by government officials.

Yorkshire churches prepare to welcome the Tour de France
Yorkshire churches prepare to welcome the Tour de France

Yorkshire is preparing for a very special event in July: the Tour de France is hitting the dales

9/11 Museum gift shop draws criticism
9/11 Museum gift shop draws criticism

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum's May 21 opening is controversial because of an addition that some of the victims' family members have called "crass" and "insensitive"—a gift shop.

Verdict not final in case of pregnant Christian Sudanese woman sentenced to death for apostasy
Verdict not final in case of pregnant Christian Sudanese woman sentenced to death for apostasy

Verdict not final in case of pregnant Sudanese woman sentenced to death for apostasy

Dear Francis, we\'re in love with priests, please let us marry them
Dear Francis, we're in love with priests, please let us marry them

26 women have signed a letter petitioning Pope Francis to change Church celibacy laws

Miranda Kerr: \'I\'m Christian...praying is something my grandmother taught me\'
Miranda Kerr: 'I'm Christian...praying is something my grandmother taught me'

The Australian supermodel confirmed to a reporter that she was not Buddhist, as many have believed

\'Outrageous\' Jews for Jesus holocaust video removed
'Outrageous' Jews for Jesus holocaust video removed

A video depicting Jesus being sentenced to death at a Nazi concentration camp has been removed from the Australian Jews for Jesus website after causing outrage

Ian McEwan: Church leaders\' views on right to die are \'medieval\'
Ian McEwan: Church leaders' views on right to die are 'medieval'

The Atonement author says it is "ridiculous" that the law does not allow people to be assisted in dying when they are suffering extreme pain