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Pakistani Christian arrested for insulting Mohammad as state continues crackdown on \'blasphemy\'
Pakistani Christian arrested for insulting Mohammad as state continues crackdown on 'blasphemy'

A Christian Pakistani man was arrested last week facing accusations of blasphemy, as the country's stringent, controversial crackdown on 'blasphemy' continues.

Otto Warmbier dies days after being returned from North Korea in a coma; family thank supporters for prayers
Otto Warmbier dies days after being returned from North Korea in a coma; family thank supporters for prayers

American student Otto Warmbier has died just days after being returned to the United States from North Korea in a comatose state.

Proverbs 31 Ministries\' Lysa TerKeurst divorcing husband of 25 years over alleged unfaithfulness and substance abuse
Proverbs 31 Ministries' Lysa TerKeurst divorcing husband of 25 years over alleged unfaithfulness and substance abuse

Author, international speaker and president of Proverbs 31 Ministries Lysa TerKeurst revealed that she is divorcing her husband of 25 years because of repeated betrayal.

Fleeing Christian militia violence, 1500 mostly Muslim civilians are trapped in church in CAR
Fleeing Christian militia violence, 1500 mostly Muslim civilians are trapped in church in CAR

After fleeing for their lives, as many as 1500 people – mostly Muslim civilians – are now stuck in a Catholic church in the southeast of the Central African Republic.

Vatican draws up plans to excommunicate mafia
Vatican draws up plans to excommunicate mafia

The Pope has told a Vatican commission to work on a new process for excommunicating Catholics convicted of corruption or mafia-related crimes.

Make friends and learn to see God in each other, religious leaders urge believers of all faiths
Make friends and learn to see God in each other, religious leaders urge believers of all faiths

Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama, Patriarch Bartholomew and the UK's former Chief Rabbi, Jonathan Sacks, are among the leaders who have recorded a joint video in partnership with the Elijah Interfaith Institute to make their point that personal friendships can overcome prejudice and fear.

Real victory will be in five years, says Macron camp after election win
Real victory will be in five years, says Macron camp after election win

President Emmanuel Macron's government on Monday promised to reshape France's political landscape after winning the commanding parliamentary majority he sought to push through far-reaching pro-growth reforms.

Finsbury Park: Terror strikes again. And we shouldn\'t call it anything else
Finsbury Park: Terror strikes again. And we shouldn't call it anything else

The attack on worshippers outside Finsbury Park Mosque is just as appalling as the attack on passers-by on Westminster Bridge, concert-goers at the Manchester Arena and evening drinkers in Borough Market.

South Korean Christian arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of covert missionary work
South Korean Christian arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of covert missionary work

A South Korean Christian who taught languages to two abducted and murdered Chinese nationals at his school in Pakistan has been arrested.

\'Love knows no limit\': 9 quotes from Christian prodigy and philosopher Blaise Pascal
'Love knows no limit': 9 quotes from Christian prodigy and philosopher Blaise Pascal

Today is the birthday of Blaise Pascal, a 17th century French mathematician, inventor and Catholic theologian.

Movement Day: Is this Christian conference marginalising women?
Movement Day: Is this Christian conference marginalising women?

Why are women expected to talk among themselves and fix problems they haven't created when the main action is happening elsewhere?

Healing the wounds of a world in crisis: Christians meet for Movement Day in London in October
Healing the wounds of a world in crisis: Christians meet for Movement Day in London in October

This October will see a 'new style' of Christian conference in Westminster, uniting a diverse collaboration of leaders from across society to seek the cultural, social and spiritual renewal of the UK.

Why are there still so many creationists in America?
Why are there still so many creationists in America?

There are still almost 40 per cent of Americans who are young earth creationists, holding beliefs that are contradicted by the overwhelming majority of scientists.

The sermon is not dead. And it mustn\'t be allowed to die
The sermon is not dead. And it mustn't be allowed to die

Preaching might have an image problem, but does the problem run deeper? Is it time to rethink the entire concept?

Why \'The Benedict Option\' is not an option for Christians
Why 'The Benedict Option' is not an option for Christians

Rod Dreher is an American conservative Christian who has written a clarion call to the Church with a radical response to the prevailing western culture.

Pope urges German chancellor Merkel to continue the fight on climate change
Pope urges German chancellor Merkel to continue the fight on climate change

German chancellor Angela Merkel has said she was encouraged by Pope Francis when the two met to discuss climate change, international cooperation and 'tearing down walls'.