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China's Christians are being told to take down their pictures of Jesus and replace them with President Xi instead
China's Christians are being told to take down their pictures of Jesus and replace them with President Xi instead

The poor Christians were told to take down the pictures of Jesus in their homes and replace them with photos of Chinese president Xi Jinping if they wanted to receive financial aid.

Doubting your victory? 5 Bible passages to restore your confidence in reaching the promised land
Doubting your victory? 5 Bible passages to restore your confidence in reaching the promised land

Because of problems, sins, and other things, we can feel discouraged and lose sight of the hope that we have in Christ.

3 characteristics Christian leaders should have
3 characteristics Christian leaders should have

If we want to succeed in the sight of God, we've got to have the characteristics that He wants for us. Here are three of the most important characteristics of a Christian leader.

Christian priest not afraid to openly wear his cross in Saudi Arabia where Christianity is banned
Christian priest not afraid to openly wear his cross in Saudi Arabia where Christianity is banned

A visiting church leader took every opportunity to wear a large golden cross in the strict Muslim country.

Texas church gunman's ex-wife says he once put a gun to her head and threatened to kill her
Texas church gunman's ex-wife says he once put a gun to her head and threatened to kill her

The ex-wife of Devin Patrick Kelley, the gunman who shot and killed 26 people in a church service in Sutherland Springs on November 5, has broken her silence to reveal horrifying details about her one-time husband.

Archaeologists think they have found the gates to King Solomon's desert fortress recorded in the Bible
Archaeologists think they have found the gates to King Solomon's desert fortress recorded in the Bible

Archaeologists in Israel believe the recent find is proof of the Biblical structure

Two years after his wife was murdered, Indianapolis pastor Davey Blackburn announces engagement
Two years after his wife was murdered, Indianapolis pastor Davey Blackburn announces engagement

Two years after his wife was murdered, Indianapolis pastor Davey Blackburn has announced that he is now engaged and set to marry this year.

An obscure meeting in Bonn is challenging everything about your life
An obscure meeting in Bonn is challenging everything about your life

Time has come to answer Pope Francis's call to action and tackle the climate crisis at its roots.

Oswald Chambers: The most famous Christian writer who never wrote a book
Oswald Chambers: The most famous Christian writer who never wrote a book

Oswald Chambers, the famed author and preacher, died 100 years ago today.

Robert Mugabe has been 'neutralised': Zimbabwe's military take control
Robert Mugabe has been 'neutralised': Zimbabwe's military take control

Robert Mugabe has been 'neutralised', according to a prominent campaigner in Zimbabwe hours after a military take over that has the hallmarks of a coup.

Greggs apologises for replacing baby Jesus with sausage roll
Greggs apologises for replacing baby Jesus with sausage roll

Greggs has apologised for its Christmas advert that features a sausage role in the place of baby Jesus in the nativity scene.

Australian Christian Lobby vows to fight on after same-sex marriage vote defeat
Australian Christian Lobby vows to fight on after same-sex marriage vote defeat

The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has declared defiantly that the 61.6 per cent majority vote in favour of same sex marriage merely represents 'the beginning of a new phase' in campaigning 'to bring Christ's influence into politics'.

Woman thrown out of church in Poland for banner declaring 'racism is a sin'
Woman thrown out of church in Poland for banner declaring 'racism is a sin'

A woman was thrown out of a Polish Catholic church after unfurling a banner which quoted the former Pope St John Paul II as saying 'racism is a sin'.

Pope will visit prison during Ireland visit and 'be present with the marginalised'
Pope will visit prison during Ireland visit and 'be present with the marginalised'

Pope Francis will visit a prison in Ireland when he visits the country next August, Dublin's Archbishop has revealed.

Australia backs same-sex marriage: Divisive vote leaves Christian leaders 'deeply disappointed'
Australia backs same-sex marriage: Divisive vote leaves Christian leaders 'deeply disappointed'

It was a highly divisive campaign and, in the end, division between religious representatives and wider secular society remains in Australia after the result, even though it was decisive.

Zimbabwe's military seize power as Robert Mugabe detained
Zimbabwe's military seize power as Robert Mugabe detained

Zimbabwe's military seized power early on Wednesday saying it is targeting 'criminals' around President Robert Mugabe but giving assurances on national television that the 93-year-old leader and his family were 'safe and sound'.