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Trump launches new faith initiative to give religious leaders stronger voice in government

Donald Trump is launching a new drive to give faith groups a stronger voice in government.

Beheaded body of Christian pastor found in India

The beheaded body of an abducted pastor was found by a reservoir in eastern India yesterday morning.

Supporters of Clinton are more likely to abandon evangelical label than Trump voters, study finds

New research has found that Christians who voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election are more likely to drop the evangelical label and their churches compared to those who voted for Donald Trump.

Chick-Fil-A employee thanks God after fast food chain surprises her with $25,000 scholarship grant

A Chick-Fil-A employee in North Carolina was busy working the drive-thru last Thursday when company leaders surprised her with a giant $25,000 check to pay for her university tuition.

Trump says he is working 'very, very hard' to stop attacks on Christians in Nigeria

U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to work "very, very hard" to prevent the attacks against Christians in Nigeria, where the government has been struggling to curb violence committed by extremist groups like Boko Haram and militant Fulani herdsmen.

'It's rare to be kidnapped': Door to door collecting through a cartoonist's eyes

What's funny about tragedy? Nothing, really â but with a typically wry look at the process of collecting for Christian Aid Week, cartoonist Dave Walker is at least looking for something to smile at.

More Dead Sea Scrolls deciphered: NASA technology reveals previously unknown writing

Previously unknown writings on some of the Dead Sea Scrolls have been discovered and deciphered by academics using advanced imaging technology.

Church bells ring every evening across Manila after priest shot dead

Church bells will be rung across the archdiocese of Manila every evening to remember another priest shot dead in the Phillippines.

Israel at 70: The Haifa years âÂ 6 stories

Heeding the words of Robert Wistrich to 'do something' about the antisemitism prevalent in the UK, from 2003-6 I engaged with the churches and the media.

Liberty's Jerry Falwell in spat over who has biggest Christian university

Jerry Falwell Jnr, the controversial Trump-ally and president of Liberty University, is trying to claim his school is still the 'largest Christian university' despite a drop in enrolment.

Pressure mounts on Paige Patterson after more Southern Baptists call for him to go

Pressure is continuing to mount on Southern Baptist leader Paige Patterson after another leading figure in the denomination called on him to retire.

Athanasius against the world: How the church clashed on the nature of Christ

Today marks the feast day of a Church father titanic in influence but perhaps unknown to many Christians today. Saint Athanasius of Alexandria faced down heresy and controversy in the earliest years of the church â decisively shaping orthodoxy as we know it today.

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