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Hillary\'s pastor sent her this email the day after the election
Hillary's pastor sent her this email the day after the election

Bill Shillady sent Clinton daily devotionals throughout her presidential campaign and has compiled them in a book at her suggestion.

Art lovers to see van Gogh\'s Sunflowers in virtual museum – but how many know he was an evangelist?
Art lovers to see van Gogh's Sunflowers in virtual museum – but how many know he was an evangelist?

The famous 'Sunflowers' paintings of Vincent van Gogh, currently spread across the world, are to be brought together through a pioneering new digital project.

John Henry Newman: 9 quotes from the saint and thinker
John Henry Newman: 9 quotes from the saint and thinker

John Henry Newman, who died on this day in 1890, was one of the greatest figures in English Christianity in the 19th century.

The \'other Francis\': The radical Christian legacy of St Clare of Assisi
The 'other Francis': The radical Christian legacy of St Clare of Assisi

A devotee of Francis of Assisi, Clare of Assisi was a radical, pioneering and devoted nun committed to a life of poverty and prayer, who continues to inspire today.

Rev Richard Coles to join Strictly Come Dancing lineup
Rev Richard Coles to join Strictly Come Dancing lineup

Anglican priest and TV presenter Rev Richard Coles has been announced as a contestant in the next series of hit BBC show Strictly Come Dancing.

I converted from Christianity to Islam in captivity, says released al-Qaeda hostage
I converted from Christianity to Islam in captivity, says released al-Qaeda hostage

A British-South African captive who was held hostage by the terrorist group al-Qaeda for nearly six years, said he entered captivity as a Christian but in time converted to Islam – for which he received better treatment. A fellow hostage said they also used 'conversion' to try and survive.

Homelessness in Britain expected to grow by 76 per cent in 10 years: What can Christians do to help?
Homelessness in Britain expected to grow by 76 per cent in 10 years: What can Christians do to help?

There number of people sleeping rough across Britain will increase by three quarters (76 per cent) in the next decade, with an estimated 16,000 Britons homeless by 2026. Christian charities have urged widespread action to prevent the dire predictions becoming a reality.

Korean Christians beg Trump, Kim to step back from the brink

Korean Christians have warned of the risk of war on the peninsula because of rising tensions between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's President Kim Jong Un.

\'Ecumenism of hate\' row: Now \'befuddled\' evangelical leader and Catholic bishop hit back
'Ecumenism of hate' row: Now 'befuddled' evangelical leader and Catholic bishop hit back

A leading American evangelical and a New York Catholic bishop have separately hit back at allies of Pope Francis who recently attacked US conservative Catholics and evangelicals for their 'ecumenism of hate,' with both respondents pointing to 30 years of productive cooperation between the two groups.

Franklin Graham\'s Operation Christmas Child volunteers killed in tragic Madagascar bus crash
Franklin Graham's Operation Christmas Child volunteers killed in tragic Madagascar bus crash

Several volunteers for Franklin Graham's Operation Christmas Child were among those killed in a fatal bus crash in Madagascar last Tuesday.

\'Welcome to our church\': It\'s a lot harder than you think
'Welcome to our church': It's a lot harder than you think

It's a standard bit of Christianese and surely every congregation ought to be able to sign up to it – especially nowadays, when getting people to attend at all is a bit of a struggle.

The richest deacon in the Church? The fiery faith of St Lawrence of Rome
The richest deacon in the Church? The fiery faith of St Lawrence of Rome

Today is the feast day of St Lawrence of Rome, an early Church deacon, martyr and bold advocate for the poor.

Why August 10 is a \'black day\' for India\'s Dalit Christians and Muslims
Why August 10 is a 'black day' for India's Dalit Christians and Muslims

Today, August 10, is marked as a 'black day' for Dalit Christians in India, who suffer not only for being a religious minority but for being part of the 'untouchable' caste.

Approval of Donald Trump is slipping among evangelicals and other Christians, survey says
Approval of Donald Trump is slipping among evangelicals and other Christians, survey says

Approval of Donald Trump's performance as US President among evangelical Christians is slipping, according to a survey.

Archaeologists find workshop where jars from the Wedding Banquet at Cana were made
Archaeologists find workshop where jars from the Wedding Banquet at Cana were made

Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a 2,000 year old stone vessel workshop with possible links the Gospel story of Jesus and the wedding at Cana. The finding also provides new evidence about the centrality of ritual purity to Galilean Jews in the time of Christ.

Now JK Rowling slams pastor for backing North Korea war: \'The devil can cite Scripture\'
Now JK Rowling slams pastor for backing North Korea war: 'The devil can cite Scripture'

JK Rowling has rebuked evangelical pastor Robert Jeffress for saying God has given Donald Trump the authority to drop nuclear bombs on North Korea.