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Quantas boss 'face-pied' by Christian campaigner over gay marriage support
The CEO of Australia's Quantas airline has said he'll continue to campaign for same-sex marriage even after a Christian objector rubbed a pie in his face at a business breakfast.
Pope travels to Portugal to canonise two children of Fatima who saw visions of the Virgin Mary
Pope Francis has sent a special video message to the people of Portugal as he prepares to travel to Fatima to canonise on Saturday two of the three children who saw six visions of a woman dressed in white, believed to have been the Virgin Mary.
Dark arts or a healthy stretch? Why Christians should try yoga
Should Christians do yoga? The Eastern practice is spiritual for some â rooted in the Hindu religion â while for others it's simply a way to keep fit. Christian Today spoke to one avid Christian yoga student to find out why Christians shouldn't fear the ancient art.
Go Sokolovsky! Russian blogger free to Pokemon Go â just not in church
The Russian atheist blogger who faced jail for playing Pokemon Go in a church has been handed a three-and-a-half year suspended sentence in a rebuff to prosecutors.
Is it time to abandon the dream of Christian unity?
One way to deal with the present crisis would be to think outside the disintegrating box of ecclesiastical unity and embrace a more generous concept of unity in the figure of Christ.
Can President Trump 'do a deal' on Israel-Palestine?
It has eluded Presidents, Prime ministers and Prelates since the 1940s, but one significant Christian voice thinks Donald Trump might be able to make progress on peace in Israel â Palestine.
Rabbi apologises for popular video of Pope Francis dancing with Hasidic Jews
A popular video of Pope Francis dancing with a group of Hasidic Jews at the Vatican has drawn criticism from some Orthodox Jews and 'deep regret' from one who took part
Jewish leaders say Belgian ban on kosher slaughter is worst assault on their rights since Nazis
European rabbis have condemned a decision by the French-speaking Walloon parliament in Belgium to ban kosher and halal meat.
How are Christian leaders reacting to Trump's firing of FBI Director Comey?
President Donald Trump removed the Director of the FBI from his position earlier this week sparking a firestorm of reaction in Washington DC and beyond. Prominent Christian leaders have been having their say too.
Franklin Graham laments global 'Christian genocide', claims 100,000 are killed annually for their faith
Franklin Graham has called Christians to stand against the global 'Christian genocide', saying that 100,000 believers are killed every year for their faith.
Christianity reasserts itself across former Communist Eastern Europe
Religion is reasserting itself as a major part of national life in Eastern Europe 28 years since the Communist regime suppressed faith and instilled atheism.
Speculations on biblical end times rise again amid natural disasters and fears of nuclear war with North Korea
With the likelihood of a major military conflictâif not a nuclear World War 3âinvolving North Korea and the United States looming larger by the day, speculations about the biblical end times appear to be mounting once again.
9 very hopeful signs for the future of American churches
Yes, there are problems, but there are some really strong signs of hope for the future of the church in the U.S.
Archbishop of Canterbury says Trump could bring peace to the Middle East
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, speaking after touring tense West Bank city of Hebron, said that by using the office of the US president, Donald Trump has the capacity to 'tip things very, very decisively' when it comes to bringing peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
'Joy is the simplest form of gratitude': 12 quotes from legendary theologian Karl Barth
Today is the birthday of Karl Barth, a Swiss pastor, enigmatic thinker, and arguably the greatest theologian of the 20th century.
This Palestinian Muslim and Israeli Jew both lost their kids to the 'other side'. Now they work together for peace
From the Parents Circle, a joint Palestinian Israeli organization of more than 620 families, all of whom have lost a close family member as a result of the conflict, Bassam Aramin and Robi Damelin are in London to tell their remarkable stories of forgiveness and reconciliation