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99-year-old who's read through the whole Bible 60 times is aiming for 61
99-year-old who's read through the whole Bible 60 times is aiming for 61

"I've been through the Bible 60 times and I might as well make it 61."

'I'm ready to go,' says evangelist Luis Palau
'I'm ready to go,' says evangelist Luis Palau

Evangelist Luis Palau, who has been battling stage 4 lung cancer since 2018, says he feels the "peace of the Lord" and is "ready to go".

Church of England looks to sport to attract newcomers
Church of England looks to sport to attract newcomers

Sports quizzes, fitness classes and holiday football clubs are some of the pilot projects being championed by the Church of England in a bid to increase its reach among non-churchgoers.

New tool to help churches evaluate impact of projects
New tool to help churches evaluate impact of projects

A new tool has been launched to help churches and Christian organisations evaluate the impact of their projects.

Islamist terror groups are set on 'destroying Christianity', says Nigerian bishop
Islamist terror groups are set on 'destroying Christianity', says Nigerian bishop

Islamist terrorist groups causing havoc in northern Nigeria are set on "killing Christians" and "destroying Christianity", a bishop has warned.

Millions at risk of being unable to access benefits, Salvation Army warns
Millions at risk of being unable to access benefits, Salvation Army warns

Millions are at risk of a benefits "lock out" when Universal Credit is rolled out, The Salvation Army has warned.

Malaysian government pressured over pastor who disappeared three years ago
Malaysian government pressured over pastor who disappeared three years ago

Pastor Raymond Koh has not been seen since he was abducted off the street near his home in Petaling Jaya on February 13, 2017.

Religious liberty has been eroded in Switzerland
Religious liberty has been eroded in Switzerland

Under no circumstances should Christians use any expression that would be theologically defined as hateful speech. Today, however, a traditional defence of biblical Christianity can be defined by secularists as hate speech and, as is the case now in Switzerland, as a criminal act.

Francis Chan: I healed deaf boy and girl in Myanmar - 'My faith was at another level'
Francis Chan: I healed deaf boy and girl in Myanmar - 'My faith was at another level'

Crazy Love author Francis Chan said that during a recent trip to Myanmar he, along with a team of other Christians, miraculously healed a number of individuals in a rural village, including a little boy and girl who were deaf.

Pope Francis ignores calls for married priests in Amazon

In his highly anticipated apostolic exhortation, Querida Amazonia, Pope Francis ignored calls for married priests in the Amazon.

Church must 'step up' to stop spread of transgender ideology, says ex-trans man
Church must 'step up' to stop spread of transgender ideology, says ex-trans man

The Church of England must "step up" to "halt" the spread of transgender ideology in schools, says a man who had a sex change to become a woman before experiencing regret and detransitioning.

The rise of the religious nones may be slowing down
The rise of the religious nones may be slowing down

The much-documented decline in religious affiliation among United States citizens may finally be slowing down, according to recent research.

Climate activists welcome Church of England's 2030 net zero target
Climate activists welcome Church of England's 2030 net zero target

Christian Aid's Director of Policy and Campaigns, Patrick Watt, said that the 2030 target would be an encouragement to "vulnerable people on the front lines of the climate crisis who will see an institution taking the danger seriously and responding to it".

Archbishop of Canterbury reaffirms apology to victims of clergy abuse
Archbishop of Canterbury reaffirms apology to victims of clergy abuse

The Church of England has a long way to go before it can call itself a "safe" Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury admitted on Wednesday.

Climate campaigners want Church of England to bring forward zero emissions target
Climate campaigners want Church of England to bring forward zero emissions target

Members of Christian Climate Action (CCA) are holding the vigil outside the Church of England's General Synod in memory of "the children who have lost their lives to the climate emergency".

Starbucks partners with Mermaids on transgender campaign
Starbucks partners with Mermaids on transgender campaign

It's "a symbol of our warm welcome", Starbucks said.