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Kanye West performs 'Sunday Service' concert for Texas inmates ahead of Lakewood Church service (Video)
Kanye West has performed his Sunday Service at two Harris County jails ahead of another eagerly awaited concert at Pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church on Sunday.

Breaking the silence around HIV
In South Africa, a young mother lives behind the veil of stigma as a result of living with HIV.

Women pastors 'are a disgrace', says John MacArthur
John MacArthur is standing by controversial comments he recently made about women preachers.

Venice floodwaters putting landmark church in peril
"There is no time to waste" in saving the historic St Mark's basilica in Venice from floodwaters and rising sea levels, says its head conservationist.
Prayers for peace and justice in Bolivia after installation of new president
Christians in Bolivia are praying for peace and justice after the historic resignation of president Evo Morales and the installation of Jeanine Ãñez in his place.
Churchgoers in China forced to have fingerprints scanned as state increases surveillance
Face and fingerprint scanning technology is reportedly being implemented in churches in China as the state continues its crackdown on religious minorities.

Australia is burning: here are some possible explanations
Just as we should not dismiss the extremist Green view that this is Mother Earth getting her revenge, so we should not dismiss the judgement of God as a factor.
Ellie Goulding going ahead with Dallas Cowboys show after Salvation Army criticism
Ellie Goulding has agreed to go ahead with a performance at the Dallas Cowboys' Thanksgiving half time show after threatening to pull out because the proceeds were going towards The Salvation Army's Red Kettle appeal.
Turkish president says Christian churches in Syria will be reconstructed
Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan has said that churches in Syria will be restored so that Christians "can go back and start praying there again".

Only a quarter of evangelicals support blanket ban on abortion
Only a quarter of US evangelicals believe that abortion should be illegal in all cases, a new study has found.

Church of Scotland minister who heckled Jeremy Corbyn is suspended
The Church of Scotland has suspended a minister over his social media use and an incident in Glasgow earlier this week which he heckled Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Islamic State claims responsibility for killing of priest and his father in Syria
Islamic State (IS) militants claimed responsibility for killing an Armenian Catholic priest and his father on Monday in eastern Syria, where they had traveled from their home in a northeastern town hit by Turkish air strikes and terrorist bombs.

We shouldn't be surprised if we are rejected by this world
If we really don't conform to the pressures and standards of this world, then we shouldn't expect to feel loved by this world.

We ignore the church fathers at our peril
Our church fathers shaped Christianity as we know it, and handed us clearly articulated explanations of doctrines including the Trinity and Christ's nature. Yet we still seem to ignore them.

Making disciples of all nations: The challenges and opportunities for global evangelicalism in the next 10 years
The World Evangelical Alliance's Secretary General, Bishop Efraim Tendero, shares his vision for the next 10 years and how he wants to see the organisation expand to have a presence in every country

Kanye West to join Megachurch Pastor Joel Osteen's Sunday Service
Kanye West will join U.S. megachurch pastor Joel Osteen at his Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, on Sunday in what is being touted as the rapper's biggest 'Sunday Service' audience yet.