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Prayers and a pint: Scottish highlands pub expands its remit after blessing by church
The Crask Inn in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands, is now providing prayers, spiritual retreats and clergy training as well as drink, food and beds.

'The Middle' actress Patricia Heaton asks for prayers as she joins World Vision's humanitarian efforts in Uganda
On her Facebook page last Saturday, Heaton, a Christian conservative, posted a video which showed her reading the prayers that she collected from her fans for a 14-year-old refugee named Victor.

Nigerian priest freed after being kidnapped and held for 4 days
Fr Edwin Omoregbe, who had been kidnapped last week in Nigeria's Edo state, was released on Sunday

Royal Wedding: Gospel choir chosen to perform for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have chosen one of Britain's leading gospel choirs â the Kingdom Choir â to perform at their wedding on May 19.

Jeremy Lin news: Lin wants his legacy to be for God following NBA career that has 'God's fingerprints all over it'
Nothing lasts forever, and NBA star Jeremy Lin knows his basketball career will soon come to a close - especially given his fight against injury.

From Nazi uniform to the Stephen Lawrence memorial: Prince Harry's impressive journey to maturity
The last VIP guests to arrive yesterday afternoon at the memorial service at St Martin-in-the-Fields church in Trafalgar Square, central London, marking 25 years since the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, were Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle.

Christian bus driver removed from route after leading student passengers in prayer
A Christian bus driver has been removed from his bus route after leading a prayer for some of his student passengers.

Greg Laurie on who can take over from Billy Graham following his death
Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Irvine and Riverside, California, has said that no one can take over the mantle of the late evangelist Billy Graham, even as Harvest America 2018 seeks to become the largest one-day evangelistic event in U.S. history in June.

This is what Pope Francis told crying boy asking whether his atheist dad went to heaven
Pope Francis was tasked on Sunday with answering a challenging question by a little boy, who asked whether his late atheist father, described as a "good" person, is in Heaven.

Megachurch Pastor Les Hughey admits 'inappropriate relationships' as 4 women accuse him of sexual abuse when he was youth pastor
Les Hughey, the founder of Highlands Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, has been placed on leave as the megachurch investigates accusations recently made by four women who say that he took sexual advantage of them when they were teenagers.

Pastor Rick Warren explains the 'fundamental difference' between Christianity and all other religions
What sets Christianity apart from all the other religions in the world? This question can be best answered, according to Pastor Rick Warren, by asking another question.

The Last Apologist: Was C S Lewis the last of the line?
What did CS Lewis have that modern apologists lack?

Royal baby: How do third children fare in the Bible?
The future king and queen have had another baby. God bless them all: they seem like a very happy family.

Jeremy Corbyn in crunch talks with Jewish leaders about antisemitism under his leadership
Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, will hold a crunch meeting with Jewish leaders later today to discuss what steps he has taken to address antisemitism in the party under his leadership.

Three billboards outside St Mary's, Hackney: Church highlights homelessness in campaign inspired by movie
A church in east London has erected three billboards in its grounds highlighting the thousands of local homeless people, inspired by the award-winning movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri in which a mother campaigns for justice for her murdered daughter.

Annual Stephen Lawrence Day announced at memorial church service 25 years after teenager's racist murder
There will be an annual Stephen Lawrence Day to be held on the anniversary of the teenager's murder, 22 April, the prime minister has announced. Theresa May made the announcement at a memorial service to mark the 25th anniversary of the racist murder that shocked Britain and led to the Metropolitan police being described as institutionally racist, the Guardian reported.