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Thoughts and Prayers computer game mocks the Christian response to shootings... but does it have a point?
Christians are among the targets of a satirical online game designed in the midst of America's continuing mass-shooting epidemic.

Mass grave with 21 Coptic Christians' beheaded bodies found in Libya
A mass grave with the bodies of 21 Coptic Christians beheaded in Libya has been found, according to the country's interior ministry.

Tens of thousands gather for controversial prayer event in Poland
Tens of thousands of people have taken part in a controversial prayer event for the salvation of Poland and the world.

Donald Trump threatens North Korea: 'Only one thing will work'
US President Donald Trump is warning 'only one thing will work' in dealing with North Korea after previous administrations had talked to Pyongyang without results.

Hurricane Nate slams into US coast bringing flooding and storm-surges
Hurricane Nate slammed into the Mississippi coast on Sunday with destructive winds and torrential rains that flooded streets and highways throughout the region as the fast-moving Category 1 storm made landfall.

Catholic religious order Legionaries of Christ hit by fresh scandal
The Legionaries of Christ, a Catholic religious order which fell into disgrace after the discovery that its founder was a sexual abuser with a secret family, has been hit by fresh scandal with revelations that the head of its Rome seminary fathered two children.
North Korea is preparing a long range missile test to reach US
North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach the west coast of the United States, a Russian lawmaker just returned from a visit to Pyongyang was quoted as saying on Friday.

'We repent of our disunity': Church leaders pray in the shadow of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
Pledging to work together to build bridges and support the needy in towns and cities, church leaders prayed for God to release 'healing and hope' into the 'pain and brokenness'. And they prayed also for people of 'peace, inegrity and unity' in Parliament.

Clergy Appreciation Day: 5 ways to bless your pastor this Sunday
This Sunday will see Clergy Appreciation Day â so how can you let your minister know that they're loved?

London's Natural History Museum crash 'not terror related'
One man was detained after a number of pedestrians were injured in a collision with a car near the city's Natural History Museum on Saturday, and London police said they were trying to determine the circumstances.

Why Martin Luther got James wrong: RT Kendall explains
Martin Luther was famously dismissive of the Epistle of James, describing it as a 'letter of straw' because of its supposed advocacy of justification by 'works' as opposed to faith.

John Piper's 'thankfulness' at Lecrae's 'divorce' from white evangelicalism is good news for the Church
John Piper has expressed 'thankfulness and hope' after popular black Christian musician Lecrae said he was 'loosening ties' with 'white evangelicalism' after recieving a backlash for publicly condemning systemic racism in the US.

Coptic Christian girl returns home after kidnapping and 'conversion' to Islam
A 16-year-old Coptic Christian girl has been released and returned to her family following 92 days in Islamist captivity outside Cairo, Egypt. She had been kidnapped to be 'converted to Islam, then married off or sold' before police found her.

How the Mothers' Union is changing lives today
Members touch the lives of over two thirds of a million people each year, of whom over 100,000 are in Britain and Ireland â so the 'comfort zone' is already quite wide.

Martyr, scholar, Reformation rebel: Was William Tyndale England's Martin Luther?
Today is the church feast day of William Tyndale, the scholar, rebel and martyr who was executed on this day in 1536. Tyndale's legacy endures to this day â was he England's Martin Luther?

Pakistani boys arrested for burning Qur'anic texts in latest blasphemy controversy
Two Pakistani non-Muslim boys have been arrested for alleged blasphemy, in the latest case involving the country's strict and controversial blasphemy laws.