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Priest called in to bless room where Las Vegas shooter killed people: 'God's grace is at work,' says he felt presence of evil
"I felt like I was being pushed back, like don't come in here," he said.
Spain fires Catalan police chief as Madrid tightens grip
Spain has sacked the chief of Catalonia's regional police force, Josep Lluis Trapero, as the government in Madrid takes control of the autonomous region to block its push for independence.
China's conservatives welcome Xi's new era, but say he is not the new Mao
A fringe group of hard-line conservatives who long for the way things were under communist China's founding leader, Mao Zedong, have welcomed President Xi Jinping's 'new era' of socialism and its renewed emphasis on equality.
Why 'Onward Christian Soldiers' may not be sung at this church for Remembrance Sunday
The hymn Onward, Christian Soldiers has been dropped from one English church's Remembrance Sunday service over concerns that it will offend non-Christians.
Opposition party leaders sign MPs' letter urging ban on prayer vigils outside abortion clinics
A total of 113 MPs, including the opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, have signed a letter urging the Home Secretary Amber Rudd to ban prayer vigils outside abortion clinics.
Head of Martin Luther's monastic order calls the reformer 'obstinate, intolerant, abusive and rude'
The head of the Catholic Order of St Augustine â of which Martin Luther was once a part â has offered a stinging rebuke of the famed Protestant reformer, describing him as 'obstinate, intolerant, abusive and rude'.
Russell Moore joins evangelical leaders to blast 'white lives matter' rally as 'work of the devil'
Leading conservative evangelicals are condemning a 'white lives matter' protest due on Saturday in Tennessee as 'a work of the devil' and 'an assault against the word of God'.
Orthodox Patriarch: Russian Revolution was 'catastrophic' for Church
The October Revolution that heralded the triumph of communism in Russia had 'catastrophic consequences' for religious communities, according to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church
Spain in crisis: Catalonia parliament votes to declare independence
Catalonia's regional parliament has voted to declare independence from Spain as the central government looks set to impose direct rule.
Abortion at 50: Hundreds of Christians flood Westminster to mourn #8MillionTooMany
Hundreds of Christians gathered in Westminster on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Abortion Act.
Christian expelled from university for saying homosexuality is sinful loses High Court battle
A Christian teacher has lost a High Court battle after he protested to being thrown of his Sheffield University social work course for allegedly posting 'derogatory' comments about homosexuals and bisexuals on Facebook.
The dark side of the Reformation: John Calvin and the burning of heretics
On this day in 1553, the condemned heretic Michael Servetus was burned at the stake in Geneva, largely thanks to the efforts of theologian and Protestant reformer John Calvin. His involvement in this execution remains an unforgettable reminder of how theology can turn sinister.
We used to be poor. Now we have raspberries
'We are a very happy community. We are actually earning more than a government doctor â we can now easily send our children to school.'
The Archbishop of Canterbury 'does God' with Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former spin doctor, famously 'doesn't do God', as he reminds the Archbishop of Canterbury at the beginning of a revelatory interview for GQ magazine.
Freedom of Belief Day: 4 reasons religious liberty still matters
Today, October 27, is International Freedom of Religion or Belief Day, an occasion to celebrate freedom where it exists and raise awareness of where it's sorely lacking. Here are four reasons freedom of belief matters for all across the world, religious or otherwise.
Unintended pregnancy: Finding real choice after 50 years of a broken Abortion Law
'I was raped. I'm 12 weeks pregnant.' I sat speechless in my clinic while waves of shame ran over me for being a male of our species.