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Parents of boy killed by alligator 'blessed' with birth of baby boy
The family of a two-year-old boy killed by an alligator near a Disney resort in Florida say they have been blessed by God with another baby.

Russia's Orthodox Church freezes ties with Constantinople over Ukraine spat
Ukraine's pro-Western political leaders have sought step by step to take the former Soviet republic out of Moscow's orbit.

Zimbabwe's churches faced with 'special challenge' after fresh cholera outbreak
Zimbabwe's churches are being urged to take action to curb the spread of cholera after more than two dozen people died from the disease in the past two weeks.

At the turn of the year, Jews return to G-d
Last week, on Rosh Hashana (the Head or Beginning of the Year), we were inscribed in G-d's book and beginning on Tuesday evening, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, our fate will be sealed.
Pope Francis expels Chilean priest accused of child sex abuse
Pope Francis on Saturday expelled a Chilean priest under investigation in a case involving the sexual abuse of children.

Aiming high: Why getting away with it isn't good enough
'We cannot measure ourselves by what we think we should also be able to get away with.'

Christians welcome Labour call for ban on gender test for abortion
Labour MPs have called for the Non-Invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT) â used by doctors to diagnose genetic conditions â to be banned for private use.
Pope tells the Mafia to repent
Pope Francis appealed to Sicily's Mafia on Saturday to abandon a life of crime and violence, saying the island needed "men and women of love, not men and women 'of honor,'" using the term mobsters apply to themselves.

Hurricane Florence evacuee comes to faith in Christ as hope shines through destruction
Stories of hope and faith have been emerging even as Hurricane Florence continues to pound the Carolinas

God didn't send Hurricane Florence because He is mad, says Franklin Graham
Franklin Graham has sought to assure people Friday that Hurricane Florence is not the result of God's anger.

Pastor Andrew Stoecklein's widow doesn't believe the 'myth' that people who commit suicide don't go to Heaven
Kayla Stoecklein, widow of late Inland Hills Church Lead Pastor Andrew Stoecklein, who died after attempting suicide at his church last month, says she is confident her husband is in Heaven despite the enduring "myth" that suicide victims are condemned to Hell.

Chelsea Clinton says an abortion ban would be 'unchristian'
Chelsea Clinton has said that, as a "deeply religious person," the idea of America going back to a pre-Roe v. Wade society where abortions were banned is "unchristian."

94-year-old veteran skydives for Christian work 74 years after parachuting into Normandy on D-Day
Despite turning 94 this year, great-great grandfather Harry Read jumped from the skies once more on Friday to raise money for The Salvation Army's work to stop anti trafficking and modern day slavery.

Historic Scottish church in Rotterdam celebrates 375 year milestone
A Scottish congregation that has been meeting in Rotterdam since 1643 will celebrate the milestone in a special service on Sunday.

Faith at work: How Christians can be safe from workplace discrimination
Three Christian organisations have teamed up to produce a resource aimed at helping employers understand issues facing Christians at work.

Trump administration slashes number of Christian refugees admitted to US
Evangelicals have hit out at the record low numbers admitted during this fiscal year â only 22,000, less than half the number permitted under Trump's already low cap of 45,000.