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Pope Francis: True evangelising is not debating or winning arguments
Pope Francis has said that evangelising is not to knock on doors declaring that 'Christ is risen' but instead to live out the faith through actions and to talk "with meekness, with love, with no desire to win an argument".

Clinton running-mate Tim Kaine believes Catholic Church on path to backing gay marriage
Hillary Clinton's Catholic running mate Tim Kaine believes his Church is on the road to dropping its opposition to gay marriage.

Trump well received by Values Voter Summit as evangelical leader attacks 'namby pamby' voters who reject him
Donald Trump was well received by an evangelical conference on Friday, emphasising his promise to repeal the Johnson Amendment which bars churches and other religious institutions from engaging in political advocacy.

Britain must do more to help refugees, say Christian and other faith leaders
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams heads a list of more than 200 religious leaders who call for more refugees to be admitted into the UK.

Blow to Clinton campaign as she falls ill at 9/11 memorial
Hillary Clinton is suffering from pneumonia, the Democratic presidential candidate's personal doctor said on Sunday after she fell ill at a September 11 memorial.

Germany's Christian Social Union seeks to prioritise Christian migrants over Muslims
Christian refugees from war-torn areas in the Middle East may soon get prioritised for entry in Germany, if German Chancellor Angela Merkel will heed the suggestion of her conservative allies from the Christian Social Union (CSU).

Americans think it's inappropriate for Christian pastors to endorse politicians
Should American pastors use Church services to endorse their preferred political candidates? A big majority of people from the United States think this is unacceptable behavior.

Poland's president asks U.K. church leaders to help protect Polish communities
A number of Polish citizens are experiencing attacks in the United Kingdom, prompting the president of Poland, Andrzej Duda, to call for the help of Church officials in the European nation.

Christians join forces with Muslims in voicing out concern over hate crimes in India
Fifty Christian and Muslim religious leaders gathered in India's capital New Delhi to discuss "challenges for the freedom of religion and belief in India" under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and to tackle ways on how to address the increasing violence against religious minorities in the Hindu-dominated South Asian nation.

Denmark's changing scene: As number of baptisms rises, thousands of Christians leave Church
There is both good news and bad news for Christians in Denmark.

Iran, not ISIS, is world's terrorist powerhouse and America's greatest enemy, says bestselling author
Despite its unmistakeable brutality and apparently lengthening arms to spread its campaign of terror, the Islamic State (ISIS) is not America's most dangerous enemy.

'Homeland' for Christians in Middle East pushed to protect them from ISIS genocide campaign
What can Christians do to help protect their fellow persecuted Christians in the Middle East?

9/11: 15 years later, Ground Zero attracts mourners
More than 28 million people have seen the memorial and 7 million have been to the museum since they were opened five years ago.

Man who shot Ronald Reagan released from psychiatric hospital
Would-be presidential assassin John Hinckley Jr. was released from a psychiatric hospital on Saturday, media reports said, 35 years after he shot U.S. President Ronald Reagan in an attack prompted by a deranged obsession with the actress Jodie Foster.
Syria: Fighting continues despite US - Russia peace deal
Air strikes on a busy market place that killed and injured dozens added to doubts that any ceasefire could hold.

Over 100,000 Chileans stage mass protest to oppose proposed abortion law
Tens of thousands of Christians sang happy songs and even ate ice cream together to celebrate one thing: the beauty of life.