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Hurricane Irma lashes Cuba, heads for Florida as residents ordered to evacuate

Hurricane Irma walloped Cuba's northern coast on Saturday as a Category 5 storm, as millions of Florida residents were ordered to evacuate after the storm killed 21 people in the eastern Caribbean and left catastrophic destruction in its wake.

Protests over Franklin Graham Blackpool visit build as hundreds sign petition

Hundreds of people are signing a petition to block Franklin Graham, son of famous evangelist Billy Graham, from speaking at an event in Blackpool next year.

My longed-for baby died. How can I still believe in God?

Everyone who has lost a baby, through miscarriage, still birth, cot death or any other way, knows the terrible grief it brings. ZoÃ« Clark-Coates and her husband Andy lost five. They set up a charity to support others facing such suffering and now ZoÃ« has written a book, 'Saying Goodbye'.

'Trumpism': It's a new kind of nationalism, says Baylor study

Support for Donald Trump is being driven by a 'new form of nationalism' heavily backed by evangelical Christians, according to a major new study by Baylor University.

Christianity in Iraq: Here are some signs of hope

Signs of hope are emerging for Christians in Iraq after they were forced to flee by the ISIS invasion.

Why Alzheimer's isn't the end of everything: Requiem for my friend Pat

There is a tendency when someone has dementia to mourn the person they were. That is natural. But how can we celebrate who they are with dementia?

Donald Trump's administration backs Christian baker in gay-cake case

Donald Trump's administration is backing a Christian baker who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex couple in a landmark case at the US Supreme Court.

German evangelicals urge face-to-face meetings with election candidates

Evangelicals in Germany have urged Christians to talk to candidates and turn out to vote in forthcoming elections expected to return Angela Merkel as the country's Chancellor.

Can it be right to pray for someone to die? Yes, say the Psalms

Chris Webb's book 'God-Soaked Life' tells of an encounter with a betrayed woman.

Can Pope Francis help dispel the darkness of murder and violence from Colombia?

Pope Francis, on his fifth visit to his native Latin America, is visiting Colombia with a message of peace. But despite a fragile three-month ceasefire, the country is still riven with conflict and has millions upon millions of internally displaced people.