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A Catholic and a Protestant separately predict apocalyptic judgment on America. But are they interpreting events to suit their agendas?
Just weeks after a Vatican-approved article hit out at the 'ecumenism of hate' in the US between ultra-conservative Catholics and evangelical Protestants, leading figures from those two Christian strands have formed an unlikely alliance in using imagery signalling the end times.

#Bookloversday: Six Christian classics that could change your life
Today is #bookloversday, an occasion to celebrate both books and those who love them. Here are six books about faith that you might not have read but should definitely make time for.

Will imprisoned Pastor Lim be freed? Canadian officials are negotiating in Pyongyang
High ranking Canadian officials are in North Korea trying to secure the release of a pastor, imprisoned in the pariah state since 2015.

Veteran Christian country star Glen Campbell dies at 81
The veteran country musician Glen Campbell died yesterday at age 81, after an ongoing battle with Alzheimer's disease. Campbell was a born-again Christian who had shared how his faith saved him from a cocaine addiction.

'God has given Trump the authority to take out Kim Jong Un,' says senior US evangelical pastor
A senior evangelical pastor has said that 'God had given [Donald] Trump the authority to take out Kim Jong-Un' of North Korea, in a controversial statement issued as tensions are heightened between the two countries.

Parents are donating their daughters to be used for suicide bombings in Nigeria
145 girls (if not more) have been used as suicide bombers since January 2017 - many of them donated by their parents. Why do we hardly hear about this in the West?

Huge solar eclipse over the U.S. on August 21 to glorify God as 250,000 people hear the Gospel directly under its path
Christians differ on whether it's a sign of the end times but nonetheless God is definitely doing a work with the August 21 total solar eclipse over the U.S. as evangelists are preparing to use the event to preach to 250,000 people.

Bishop slams England's 'systemic inequality' as research shows fatal north-south divide
England faces a grave geographical divide, with northern middle-aged adults 49 per cent more likely to die than those in the south. The Bishop of Liverpool has lamented the nation's 'systemic inequality' and urged government action.

Politician turned preacher? Hillary Clinton prepares finally to 'come out' as a Christian leader
Hillary Clinton wants to preach. That was the simple introduction to a revelatory news feature in The Atlantic this week, which claimed that the Democrat former presidential candidate said this to Bill Shillady, her long-time pastor, at a recent photo shoot for his new book about the daily devotionals he sent her during the 2016 campaign.

Pioneer of women's ministry honoured by United Reformed Church
The United Reformed Church is to celebrate a hundred years since the ordination of the first woman to become a minister in a British mainstream denomination.

A Muslim superhero for the age of Trump? It's a deeply biblical idea
A Muslim female superhero is joining the ranks of the US TV show 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow', in a bid for inclusivity in response to the divisive election of Donald Trump. The direction toward diverse representation is one increasingly common in popular culture, and is one Christians should applaud â because it's thoroughly biblical.

Missguided backs down over 'Send me nudes' sign
Missguided's store in the giant Bluewater shopping centre caused outrage when it put up a neon sign saying 'Send me nudes'.

Revelation 19:1-11: The greatest â and strangest â praise and worship service ever
Is it not the case that our praise is too often mediocre or weird? It's heartless or thoughtless.

Cameroon bishop was killed for opposing homosexual clergy, local priest alleges
A Cameroon Bishop who was found dead in June was killed for his opposition to homosexual clergy, a local priest has alleged.

Walt Disney World erects lighthouse memorial for 2-year-old boy of Christian family killed by alligator at Seven Seas Lagoon
The lighthouse memorial honors toddler Lane Graves who died when an alligator snatched him from the shore of the Seven Seas Lagoon during a family vacation to Walt Disney World in Florida.

Bradford Cathedral's historic bells to be restored with £79,000 lottery grant
The First World War memorial bells of Bradford Cathedral will be restored after a £79,100 lottery grant made to the diocese.