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Finding the line: When does a prayer request become gossip?
Christians aren't generally fuzzy on the concept of gossip. We know it's wrong; Paul talks about 'no corrupting talk' coming out of our mouths.
Religious freedoms deteriorating, US federal watchdog finds â but there are glimmers of hope
While many countries are increasingly denying religious freedoms, especially bad acts of religious persecution are more likely to draw global protest, a federal watchdog commission has reported.
Abuse victims can feel 'abandoned or punished by a god', IICSA interim abuse report says
Institutions like the Church are putting their reputations ahead of victims of child sexual abuse, an interim report published yesterday said.
Ancient manuscript shows Quran writers erased Coptic Christian text
A 8th-century manuscript has been found to show Coptic Christian writing erased and replaced by text from the Quran, Islam's holy text.
Pope Francis: Exorcism is vital in the battle against evil
Pope Francis has praised exorcisms as a 'way to fight against evil', battle against 'seductions' and 'escape from the power of sin' during his weekly address in Rome.
Alfie Evans: Court rejects last-ditch appeal over treatment in Italy
Alfie Evans' parents lost another legal battle today as judges rejected their appeal against a previous ruling as 'totally without merit'.
Obama's faith adviser criticizes 'antagonism toward faith groups' that aren't totally progressive
Speaking during a panel discussion Tuesday on "religiously motivated dissent," former President Barack Obama's faith adviser Melissa Rogers was critical of some on the political Left over their attitudes towards Christians who don't subscribe to a full "progressive package of policies."
'Evil' and 'Satanic' - 19 Christians slaughtered by radicals during church mass
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Tuesday's slaughter of 19 Christians, including two Roman Catholic priests, during morning mass on Tuesday is both "evil and satanic."
Khloe Kardashian chooses Bible stories for bedtime reading with baby girl True
Khloe Kardashian says she is excited to read to her baby True and some of the bedtime reading she has picked for her newborn were religious children's books like illustrated Bible stories and a baby prayer book.
GOP Rep. Steve Scalise says he's alive because of God's miracle one year after Virginia shooting
The congressman was shot on the hip during the attack and is still undergoing surgeries and treatments a year later.
Waffle House hero James Shaw Jr. went to church hours after stopping mass shooter
James Shaw Jr. has been hailed a hero for stopping a mass shooter from further killing innocent civilians at the Waffle House in Nashville in the early hours of Sunday, April 22.
Pew survey: What do Americans actually mean when they say they believe in God?
Half of Americans believe their lives are planned by God, a new survey suggests, with only a quarter saying God hardly ever determines the course of their life.
What would you do if you won £121 million?
Somewhere in the UK, however, someone has bought a lottery ticket and â perhaps â had their prayers answered.
Row as conservatives plan to display crosses in all Bavarian government buildings
A plan to make it obligatory to display crosses in Bavaria's government buildings has drawn an angry reaction from opposition politicians and one prominent cleric accused the regional government of 'hypocrisy' ahead of an election.
Philippines to expel Australian nun Patricia Fox for 'political activity'
A Catholic nun has been ordered to leave the Philippines within 30 days after the country's President Rodrigo Duterte personally complained about her participation in protest rallies.
70 years after the Holocaust, antisemitism rises in Germany
Antisemitism in Germany is being fiercely debated after a series of attacks on Jews, with the leader of the country's Jewish community advising Jews not to wear traditional skullcaps or kippahs in public.