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WATCH: Obama says he is \'heartbroken\' by Manchester attack in video with Justin Welby and Angela Merkel
WATCH: Obama says he is 'heartbroken' by Manchester attack in video with Justin Welby and Angela Merkel

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has been joined in a video message by Barack Obama and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel who expressed their sympathies for the victims of the Manchester attack.

Manchester and Mahabba: The Love Challenge
Manchester and Mahabba: The Love Challenge

Right now, we are all facing the Love Challenge: will we choose to love sacrificially when nothing makes sense and our emotions are either totally numb or screaming inside?

\'We can\'t hide behind a wall\': Obama addresses huge crowd of Protestant Christians in Germany
'We can't hide behind a wall': Obama addresses huge crowd of Protestant Christians in Germany

Barack Obama has addressed tens of thousands of Protestant Christians in Germany, defending his liberal record and saying: 'In this new world we live in, we can't isolate ourselves - we can't hide behind a wall.'

\'Good  grief\'? No: so far there\'s nothing good about it
'Good grief'? No: so far there's nothing good about it

On January 3, my wife Jill collapsed unexpectedly at home. Two days later, she was dead.

How Donald Trump's divisive Budget is provoking a Christian backlash – and affecting the poorest in the US and abroad

Criticisms of the Budget, including from faith leaders and communities in the US, are fascinating because they act as a microcosm of Trump's growing domestic problem: the question of how his reforms are affecting his own voters, including white evangelicals, on the ground in America.

Immoral sex is the problem, not pregnancy, says Christian college that banned student from graduation ceremony
Immoral sex is the problem, not pregnancy, says Christian college that banned student from graduation ceremony

The conservative Christian school which banned a pregnant student from its graduation ceremony has clarified its position, saying it was her premarital sex that was immoral.

Bulgarian Christians organise 7-hour Bible marathon to help nation \'recover Christian identity\'
Bulgarian Christians organise 7-hour Bible marathon to help nation 'recover Christian identity'

Christians in Sofia, Bulgaria undertook an impressive project yesterday: a Bible-reading marathon lasting seven hours, at the heart of the capital.

Philippines president declares martial law after Islamist militants take Christians hostage and overrun city
Philippines president declares martial law after Islamist militants take Christians hostage and overrun city

Chaos has descended on Marawi city in the Philippines as the government attempts to combat an Islamist terrorist insurgency.

Amid the rubble of an Iraqi town, it seemed all was destroyed. But then they found a sign of hope – a crucifix
Amid the rubble of an Iraqi town, it seemed all was destroyed. But then they found a sign of hope – a crucifix

A battered wooden cross bearing a figure of the crucified Christ was discovered peeking from the rubble left by Islamic State outside St George's Church near Alqosh in Iraq.

Ascension Day: 4 reasons it matters for Christians today
Ascension Day: 4 reasons it matters for Christians today

Today is Ascension Day – when the Church celebrates Jesus' ascension from earth into heaven. It's a baffling story, should we just ignore it?

Donald Trump said he prayed to God for wisdom at the Western Wall during Jerusalem visit
Donald Trump said he prayed to God for wisdom at the Western Wall during Jerusalem visit

"I visited the Western Wall, and marveled at the monument to God's presence," Trump said.

Imam faces backlash from Muslims after claiming Prophet Muhammad was originally a Christian
Imam faces backlash from Muslims after claiming Prophet Muhammad was originally a Christian

A controversial Muslim preacher from Sydney, Australia has angered fellow Muslims by saying on television that the Islamic Prophet Muhammad was actually a Christian before he turned 40.

WATCH: How you can pray for Manchester – \'We weep with those who weep\'
WATCH: How you can pray for Manchester – 'We weep with those who weep'

Manchester's church leaders spoke to Christian Today to offer their prayers and reflections the day after the worst terrorist attack to hit the UK in more than a decade.

\'God is slow to anger\': 7 Bible verses on compassion for helping to heal a broken world
'God is slow to anger': 7 Bible verses on compassion for helping to heal a broken world

The Bible shows us again and again the good news of God's compassion for us, perhaps most vividly demonstrated in the parable of the Prodigal Son.

What does it feel like for Muslims to be blamed for terrorist attacks?
What does it feel like for Muslims to be blamed for terrorist attacks?

How has the wider non-Muslim UK population responded to the Manchester bombing?

What is worse for Christians – the guilt of sin, or the shame of being found out?
What is worse for Christians – the guilt of sin, or the shame of being found out?

It turns out that Americans are motivated more by feelings of shame than conscience, according to a new study.