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Trump hails Billy Graham as 'ambassador of Christ' at memorial in US Capitol
Donald Trump has hailed Billy Graham's 'extraordinary life', praising him as a hero and an 'ambassador of Christ' at a memorial service in the Capitol Rotunda to honour the evangelist following his death aged 99 last week.
Billy Graham's grand-daughter blasts evangelicals: 'You've lost the plot'
Billy Graham's grand-daughter blasted white evangelicals this week, saying they are making God in their own 'ivory image'.
Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' memoir set for mid-November release
Michelle Obama is releasing a new book later this year.
Campaigners want answers over death of Chinese Christian lawyer
Dr Li Baiguang, 49, died on Monday at a government military hospital in Nanjing after checking in for a stomach complaint. The hospital said he bled to death because of a liver condition.
German church's 'Hitler' bell can stay, parish council rules
A church bell cast in honour of Adolph Hitler will remain in place after the parish council of Herxheim am Berg, southwest Germany, voted on Monday to keep it.
Joaquin Phoenix on how playing 'heart-wrenching' Jesus in 'Mary Magdalene' inspires him to be 'more empathetic, considerate and forgiving'
Joaquin Phoenix has revealed that he studied the four New Testament Gospels in preparation for playing Jesus in the new movie Mary Magdalene, and spoken movingly about how Christ's 'heart-wrenching' example in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the cross make him want 'to be more empathetic and considerate and forgiving'.
When God delays: The question that twists like a fish-hook in the heart
It was not just the sinfulness of the people that brought Habakkuk close to despair, it was also the delay in God's action.
5 reason white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump
Katie Harrison on why Trump's evangelical supporters have knowingly embraced with open arms a man who makes no apology for his behaviour.
Banning circumcision would give Hitler a posthumous victory
To ban the practice would be to perpetrate a new Shoah all over again, and there is no doubt that the Jewish communities of Europe will resist any banning of this covenantal act, the key practice of our faith.
George W Bush joins crowds mourning Billy Graham in North Carolina
The former president George W Bush and his wife Laura joined the crowd mourning the passing of Billy Graham in Charlotte, North Carolina on Monday, and paid tribute to the late evangelist.
Donald Trump will attend Billy Graham's funeral, White House confirms
Donald Trump will attend Billy Graham's funeral on Friday, the White House has confirmed.
How the launch of Christianity Explored is bringing fresh hope to Albania's Christians
Many Christians working in Albania believe that a significant window for evangelism is now open.
Rome's Colosseum lit in red to symbolise blood of persecuted Christians
Rome's Colosseum was bathed in red on Saturday as part of a worldwide campaign to highlight the persecution of Christians.
'Marmite' Trump: How the president polarises black and evangelical voters
Donald Trump's 'marmite' tendency to polarise is highlighted in a dramatic new poll showing the extent of white evangelical's loyal approval of their president.
Jerusalem's Church of Holy Sepulchre shuts indefinitely amid fierce row with Israel
Jerusalem's famous Church of the Holy Schepulre will close indefinitely today in an unprecedented move amid a fierce row with the Israeli government.
UN demands Syria truce as airstrikes continue
The UN Security Council on Saturday demanded a 30-day truce across Syria as rescuers in the country's eastern Ghouta region said bombing had not let up long enough for them to count bodies during one of the bloodiest air assaults of the seven-year war.