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Woman who fell from St Paul's Whispering Gallery 'loved God but was very sad'
The woman who died in a fall from the Whispering Gallery at St Paul's Cathedral last week 'loved God' and was 'the definition of good', according to her grieving family.

Snipers take out ISIS militants seconds before they behead Christian family
Just two snipers pulled off the amazing rescue of a Christian family of eight as ISIS executioners held their knives to their throats, ready to behead them.

Christian family praise God after 16-year-old daughter kidnapped by Islamic extremists comes home
16-year-old Marilyn was kidnapped in June and forced to convert to Islam. It is feared she would have been married or sold off against her will if she had not been rescued by police.

Church defends dress code after mom says her daughter was 'uninvited' from First Communion for wearing pant suit
Chris Mansell said her church 'uninvited' her 9-year-old daughter, Cady, from her First Communion because she wanted to wear a pant suit for the ceremony.

3-year-old Christian girl who loved God 'with all her heart' drowns in grease pit at ice cream shop
'She had more faith than any child I've ever seen,' said her grieving mom, Corrie Andrews, who regularly attends the popular Church of the Highlands with her family.

The 9 types of coward in the church: are you one of them?
Sadly, not everyone in the church behaves in a Christ-like manner.

Can I get a hedge of protection? Why Christians need to mind our language
There is a whole range of rather wonderful pious phrases that either mean nothing or mean something rather different from what they appear to say.

The strangest church names in London
The Baptist Tabernacle Stockton was far from among the worst title chosen by the original founders.

Pope Francis implicitly criticises Trump over the US leaving Paris climate accord
Pope Francis implicitly criticised the US today for pulling out of the Paris agreement on climate change, praising the agreement as a means to control the devastating effects of global warming.

Income from C of E parishes tops £1 billion for the first time
Church of England parishes raised income which topped £1 billion for the first time in 2015, despite an apparently ongoing decline in church attendance.

Donald Trump: It's time to say 'Merry Christmas' again
Donald Trump repeated his oft-promised return to traditional beliefs last week, vowing to instil 'Merry Christmas' back into American discourse.

Female church leader named as new top pastor at Willow Creek
A woman will take over as lead pastor of the evangelical megachurch Willow Creek Community Church.

How crack SAS snipers saved a Christian family seconds from death
A Christian family near Mosul, Iraq, narrowly escaped death as a result of intervention by SAS snipers.

As Israeli PM hails evangelical 'best friends,' a heartfelt cry from Bethlehem's mayor over the 'strangling' of Jesus' birthplace
The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday told a group of Christian media representatives that Israel has no better friend than the world's Christian communities. The message has caused criticism from the mayor of Bethlehem.

Christian printer refuses to print business cards for 'gobsmacked' transgender woman
A Christian printer refused to produce business cards for a transgender 'diversity consultant' who was left 'gobsmacked' by the decision, according to reports.

Simchat Torah: The joy of the Torah and how music and dance can change lives
In Judaism law is personified as a woman. To observant Jews, the Torah is simply the 'boss'.