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How can Christians mobilise Africa's youth to help rebuild their continent?
How can Christians mobilise Africa's youth to help rebuild their continent?

The focus is on youth as African Christian leaders, young and old, meet this week in Youandé, the Cameroon capital for this year's African Biblical Leadership Initiative forum.

Senior French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin faces trial for not reporting child abuse
Senior French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin faces trial for not reporting child abuse

A senior French cardinal, Philippe Barbarin, is to be tried on charges of failing to report historical child sexual abuse.

Mexico mourns its dead as search continues for earthquake survivors
Mexico mourns its dead as search continues for earthquake survivors

The magnitude 7.1 shock killed at least 216 people, nearly half of them in the capital, less than two weeks after a powerful tremor killed nearly 100 people in the south of the country.

India 'wants to chase away Catholics' as Church-run hostel shut down
India 'wants to chase away Catholics' as Church-run hostel shut down

A Catholic bishop in India is accusing the local government of trying to 'harass Catholics' after it closed a church-run local hostel, moving the boys to a state run boarding school.

5 football players from evangelical school Wheaton College charged over 'hazing' incident
5 football players from evangelical school Wheaton College charged over 'hazing' incident

Five American football players from the conservative evangelical institution Wheaton College are facing charges after they were accused of assaulting a teammate in a 2016 'hazing' incident that allegedly left the victim stranded while half-naked with two torn shoulders.

For King & Country singer Luke Smallbone asks for prayer after his 2-month-old baby stopped breathing
For King & Country singer Luke Smallbone asks for prayer after his 2-month-old baby stopped breathing

2-month-old Leo Oliver Smallbone was rushed to the hospital after he stopped breathing during his sleep. Doctors are now running tests.

Should Church Buildings Be Used For Yoga Classes?
Should Church Buildings Be Used For Yoga Classes?

There are Evangelicals and Catholics who critique yoga as wrong for Christians because its mantras originate in eastern religion.

Exorcist believes recent hurricanes and North Korea crisis are signs that the biblical apocalypse is near
Exorcist believes recent hurricanes and North Korea crisis are signs that the biblical apocalypse is near

"All natural disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, demonstrate that the end of the world is coming," said professional exorcist Don Antonio Mattatelli.

Why did God not heal Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi of his cancer?
Why did God not heal Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi of his cancer?

Nabeel had so much more to give to his family and the Kingdom of God that his death seems completely senseless.

We may have to destroy North Korea, Trump tells UN

His words about North Korea drew the strongest reaction, with loud murmurs filling the green-marbled UN General Assembly hall.

Nuns and refugees run through Rome for 'multi-religious' half-marathon praised by Pope Francis
Nuns and refugees run through Rome for 'multi-religious' half-marathon praised by Pope Francis

Pope Francis has praised the first ever 'multi-religious' half-marathon which saw nuns, refugees and others run through Rome and was sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Culture.

Rev Richard Coles reveals how Strictly stars 'strip to our pants'
Rev Richard Coles reveals how Strictly stars 'strip to our pants'

Rev Richard Coles has revealed how Strictly stars 'strip to our pants' for fake-tanning before their ballrooms routine as one of the show's judges rejected his call for same-sex dance partners.

How a key that could have saved the Titanic is still funding a Christian charity's work at sea
How a key that could have saved the Titanic is still funding a Christian charity's work at sea

Proceeds from the sale a decade ago of a small iron key that is believed to have secured the binoculars for the Titanic's crow's nest are still helping to fund the education programme for the international Christian maritime charity Sailors' Society.

Deadly issue of witchcraft to be tackled at UN human rights gathering
Deadly issue of witchcraft to be tackled at UN human rights gathering

Experts on witchcraft are gathering under the banner of the United Nations (UN) in Geneva this week for discussions aimed at tackling the phenomenon, which is estimated to kill, maim and affect thousands of people every year.

Australia gay marriage poll: Church threatened with firebombing over 'vote no' billboard
Australia gay marriage poll: Church threatened with firebombing over 'vote no' billboard

An evangelical church in Australia has been threatened with a petrol fire by gay rights activists after it displayed a billboard saying, 'God designed marriage between a man and a woman'.

Ban conservative bishops until we have gender equality, Church told
Ban conservative bishops until we have gender equality, Church told

A senior Anglican academic is calling on the Church not to appoint any 'traditionalists' – those opposed to women priests – until a third of all bishops are women.