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US imposes sanctions on Turkish officials over Pastor Andrew Brunson's detention
The US Treasury Department acted against justice minister Abdulhamit Gul and interior minister Suleyman Soylu over the country's imprisonment of Andrew Brunson.
Why Americans aren't turning up for worship: We have faith, but church doesn't do it for us
Americans appear to be falling out of love with church â though not necessarily with Jesus.
Most US Protestants believe God wants them to be rich, study says
Most American Protestants believe God wants them to prosper financially, according to a new study from LifeWay Research.
'Give me sweets': the sad reality of childhood poverty in Kenya's largest slum
The sugar rush completely transforms the space around them, it brings colour and light â and who can blame a child for wanting a little piece of that?
Pray for Zimbabwe, urge churches as tensions rise before election announcement
Christians in Zimbabwe are calling for prayer in advance of the results of the presidential election.
If only church leaders grasped 5 vital truths about people retiring today
Church leaders have been valiantly spinning plates while something significant has changed around them.
'There's going to be a raid' â A Chilean prosecutor forces Catholic Church to give up secrets
The surprise sweeps, ordered by Emiliano Arias, a provincial prosecutor, marked the start of one of the most aggressive investigations ever undertaken by a judicial authority anywhere in the world
Passengers 'grateful to God' after plane crashes in Mexico with no deaths
Dozens of people were injured when a packed Aeromexico-operated Embraer jet crashed after takeoff in Mexico's state of Durango on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe's ruling party wins majority in parliament, opposition questions poll
On his official Twitter feed, Chamisa accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission of releasing the parliamentary results first to prepare Zimbabweans for a Mnangagwa victory.
Bishop of Burnley says Leeds crisis shows 'shocking disparity' between CofE dioceses
'We are refusing to be obedient to the Scriptures â why do we think God will honour us as a Church?'
Aid sector 'verging on complicity' in sexual exploitation and abuse, say MPs
The international aid sector has 'collectively failed' to confront the scandal of sexual exploitation and abuse, according to UK parliamentarians.
Australian church abuse victims welcome archbishop's resignation
Wilson had stepped down from his role as archbishop of Adelaide but refused to resign while he was appealing against his conviction.
Manchester suicide bomber was rescued by British navy in 2014 from Libya
Salman Abedi, born to Libyan parents, was thought to have been on holiday in Libya in August 2014 when fighting broke out and British officials offered to evacuate UK citizens.
Anthony Hopkins reveals how trusting in God saved him from alcoholism
"Because that's what you do in theater, you drink," the 80-year-old Welsh actor told around 500 students at the University of California, Los Angeles this week.
Australian archbishop accused of abuse cover-up resigns
Wilson, 67, the archbishop of Adelaide, was convicted in May of failing to disclose to police abuse by a priest.
Andrew Brunson appeals for release, lifting of travel ban
Relations between Turkey and the United States have spiralled into a full-blown crisis over the trial of pastor Andrew Brunson.