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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam denies supporting infanticide after backing late-term abortion bill
'The infant would be resuscitated, if that's what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother,' Governor Northam said during an interview with WTOP-FM radio station.
Marathon church service ends at last as Dutch let Armenian family stay
Bethel Church in The Hague had been conducting continuous worship since October 26, 2018, in support of a family of Armenian asylum-seekers who had taken refuge there.
Christian Aid warns Penny Mordaunt against 'playing politics' with international aid
Mordaunt, who is tipped as a prospective candidate in Conservative Party leadership elections, has said private funding should be part of the target.
How African churches are booming in London's backstreets
Around 250 black majority churches are believed to operate in the borough of Southwark, where 16 per cent of the population identifies as having African ethnicity.
Boycott Israel's 'artwashed' Eurovision 2019, pro-Palestinian activists say
The call by the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement is part of a broader campaign to pressure governments, companies, performers and academics to disengage from Israel.
New Jersey introduces gender neutral birth certificates
New Jersey is changing its birth certificates to include a third non-binary gender category from February 1.
Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz says New York's new abortion law is 'demonic'
The pastor of Hillsong NYC has blasted the legalisation of abortion up to birth as 'shameful and demonic'.
In North Korea, Christian radio is taking the Gospel where missionaries cannot
While North Korea continues to bar missionaries from entering the country, the Gospel is instead being carried across the border through the airwaves.
Megachurch pastor takes his own life after struggle with mental illness
Jim Howard, lead pastor of the Valencia campus of the more than 6,000 member Real Life Church in California fatally shot himself at home Wednesday after a protracted battle with mental illness.
Foreign secretary launches Christian persecution review: 'Freedom of worship cannot be taken for granted'
Freedom of worship is 'the invisible line between open and closed societies', according to the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt.
Asia Bibi wins Supreme Court appeal and will be freed
Her original death sentence was overturned last October but the court allowed an appeal by religious hardliners.
Philippines bishops seek forgiveness for silence on Duterte drug killings
The church is highly influential and an important source of moral guidance in the Philippines, where about 80 per cent of a population of 105 million are Roman Catholic.
Over 700 people attend grand opening of Perry Noble's Second Chance Church
18 people were also saved at the inaugural service in South Carolina. Perry was ousted from his previous church NewSpring in 2016 over issues with alcohol
Catholic Church says no to excommunicating Andrew Cuomo over New York state abortion law
The Catholic Church has rejected calls to excommunicate New York Governor Andrew Cuomo after he pushed through a radical abortion bill legalising terminations up to birth.
'Time to restore order' in Zimbabwe, says Church leader
The Church of Scotland has said it is 'deeply disturbed' by a brutal crackdown being waged against protesters opposed to fuel price rises in Zimbabwe.
Christian and Muslim charities urge prayer for Yemen, the world's 'worst humanitarian crisis'
After nearly four years of war, more than 14 million people are facing starvation and 85,000 children may have already died from extreme hunger since 2015.