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When North Korea's capital had so many Christians it was called the 'Jerusalem of the East'
Though Christians remained a small minority of the overall North Korean population, Pyongyang was a different story, and at its high point, three out of 10 people there were practising Christians.
Student lynching spurs Pakistan parliament to call for reform of blasphemy laws
A Christian advocacy group has welcomed the Pakistani parliament's plans to reform its controversial blasphemy laws.
'A gift in God's story': rare 1866 gold coin helps fund new church
An extremely rare 19th century US gold coin featuring one of the earliest uses of the motto, 'In God We Trust', will help an Indiana congregation secure its own church building.
Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson says 'God doesn't make mistakes' when it comes to gender
"Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson made it to the news back in 2013 when he commented that homosexuality is sinful and that members of the LGBT community "won't inherit the kingdom of God."
Scientists go on the hunt for descendants of Jesus using DNA from the Shroud of Turin
Researchers and religious scholars have reportedly embarked on a "groundbreaking" search to find living descendants of Jesus Christ's family using DNA from the famous Shroud of Turin.
Couldn't God have forgiven us without Jesus dying for us?
God is God, He could have found any way to save us, but there's a reason why He chose the very specific way of sacrificing His one and only Son.
Should we be afraid of God? 9 Bible verses about fear
We think of Jesus as our friend. We sing songs about him that are sometimes uncomfortably intimimate, in which fear has no place.
The oldest person in the world is a Jamaican, church-loving Christian aged 117
The oldest person in the world is a Jamaican, church-loving Christian aged 117. Violet Mosse-Brown, born March 10, 1900, said that her faith, commitment to the church and respect for family have helped her live so long.
Bear Grylls: It would be 'amazing' to adventure with Donald Trump
The popular adventurer and evangelical Christian is optimistic about young people and future adventures, and said it would be 'amazing' to take President Trump to a desert island.
The surprising theology of Broadchurch: What we learn from its final sermon
Last night saw the final episode of the 'final chapter' of ITV's thrilling crime-drama Broadchurch. The show's final moments saw a packed church and a poignant quote from the Bible, concluding a story that has wrestled with profoundly Christian ideas.
Scottish churchgoing sees dramatic fall, further decline predicted
A dramatic drop in churchgoing in Scotland has been revealed by figures in the latest Scottish Church Census, conducted in May 2016.
Saeed Abedini finalises divorce from Naghmeh Abedini as accusations of adultery and conspiracy swirl
Just over a year after his celebrated release from prison in Iran, persecuted Pastor Saeed Abedini's marriage to his wife, Naghmeh, came to a bitter end last Thursday under a cloud of whispers and accusations of adultery and conspiracy
Thousands expected at UK's biggest Christian evangelism event for decades
Some of the world's top Christian evangelists will come together to lead nearly 50,000 people in praise and worship this July in one of the biggest Christian stadium events ever.
What is the key religious liberty case on Neil Gorsuch's desk this week?
Trinity Lutheran Church, which is located in Columbia, Missouri and runs a preschool and daycare centre, said Missouri unlawfully excluded it from a grant programme providing state funds to nonprofit groups
Iraq's Christians celebrate Easter, dream of returning home
Hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered on Sunday in a church damaged by Islamic State north of Mosul, celebrating Easter there for the first time since 2014.
Prince Harry sought counselling more than a decade after mother's death
Prince Harry sought counselling in his late twenties to help deal with the grief of losing his mother more than a decade earlier, he told the Telegraph newspaper.