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Israel Folau reaches settlement with Rugby Australia over 'hell awaits' Instagram post

Rugby Australia (RA), NSW Rugby and Israel Folau have reached a settlement following a dispute over a religious message he posted to social media.

Third Day's Mac Powell update on wife's brain aneurysm: 'She's coming back to me!'
Third Day's Mac Powell update on wife's brain aneurysm: 'She's coming back to me!'

Third Day lead singer Mac Powell updated his fans on his wife Aimee's condition after she suffered a brain aneurysm on Saturday.

TV evangelist Joseph Prince buys a Singapore mall for $217m
TV evangelist Joseph Prince buys a Singapore mall for $217m

Rock Productions, the business arm of the megachurch led by TV evangelist Joseph Prince, has just bought a mall for $217m.

Changing Church doctrine on marriage is an 'insult to the love of LGBTQI people'
Changing Church doctrine on marriage is an 'insult to the love of LGBTQI people'

Evangelicals in the Methodist Church have been strongly encouraged by a gay celibate Christian to fight attempts to change the Church's historic position on marriage.

Political parties asked to support nation's historic church buildings ahead of General Election
Political parties asked to support nation's historic church buildings ahead of General Election

The main political parties are being asked to commit to supporting the nation's thousands of historic churches and chapels ahead of the General Election.

Chinese church pastor sentenced to four years in prison
Chinese church pastor sentenced to four years in prison

Christian Solidarity Worldwide is calling for the release of a church elder in China's Sichuan Province who has been sentenced to four years in prison.

Pastor says Christians are 'filled with pain' after church attack that killed 14 in Burkina Faso
Pastor says Christians are 'filled with pain' after church attack that killed 14 in Burkina Faso

The Christian community in Burkina Faso is mourning the deaths of 14 people killed in a church attack on Sunday.

Unborn babies see more than we first thought, study reveals
Unborn babies see more than we first thought, study reveals

The developing eyes of unborn babies are far more complex than scientists first thought, new research suggests.

Office for Students accepts Spurgeon's College after earlier rejection
Office for Students accepts Spurgeon's College after earlier rejection

The Office for Students (OfS), the official regulator for the higher education sector, has accepted the application of Spurgeon's College after an earlier rejection.

Bid to introduce gender neutral 'X' to passports goes to the Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeals is today hearing the case of a campaigner who wants the government to introduce an 'X' marker to passports for people who do not identify as male or female.

Third Day singer Mac Powell's wife suffers brain aneurysm; Singer requests prayers
Third Day singer Mac Powell's wife suffers brain aneurysm; Singer requests prayers

Third Day lead singer Mac Powell has asked fans to pray for his wife, Aimee Powell, after she suffered a brain aneurysm.

Pastor receives death threat after saying gay Pride events are 'harmful for children'
Pastor receives death threat after saying gay Pride events are 'harmful for children'

A Christian pastor received a death threat after saying he believed gay Pride events were "harmful for children".

Revival can come at any moment
Revival can come at any moment

At the right hour, God will open the floodgate and release the cleansing river into society. This was the promise of Jesus.

Court orders release of five Christians jailed for 11 years for a murder they didn't commit
Court orders release of five Christians jailed for 11 years for a murder they didn't commit

After spending 11 years behind bars for a murder they did not commit, five Christians in eastern India were finally ordered to be freed on November 26, sources said.

How slowing down can help us to get further
How slowing down can help us to get further

To slow down and occasionally to stop altogether appears counterintuitive in a world where there is always something to do. The question is – how much are we actually getting done running at full speed and what is the cost?

Pro-life campaigners condemn medical body's support for abortion pills at home
Pro-life campaigners condemn medical body's support for abortion pills at home

Pro-life group the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has condemned a leading medical professional body's support for women taking abortion pills at home.