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Romania: Pastor who brought down Communist regime stripped of state honour
Romania's president has stripped the Hungarian minister who helped trigger the downfall of the infamous Ceaucescu regime of a high state honour.

Millions of Christians worldwide come together in new 'Click to Pray' app
Millions of Christians worldwide can now join in prayer with the Pope via a new app, Click To Pray.

Trump, Falwell and Moore: A fight for the soul of evangelicalism
In the midst of one of the most tumultuous periods in American political history for generations, we find ourselves in a fight for the soul of evangelicalism. So what is an evangelical? Where does this movement come from? And can we begin to agree on what it means to be an evangelical?

Syria: The war has not stopped, says rebel group
A rebel group has accused the government of violations and saying a ceasefire was not possible while "militias and states kill our people".

New video shows Planned Parenthood official revealing ways to get intact aborted babies to sell to biotech company
The Center for Medical Progress (CMP) has released its 12th undercover video Tuesday that purportedly show a Planned Parenthood medical director in Orange County, California talking about ways to get fully intact aborted babies for a biotech company.

Lawmakers in West Virginia pass bill banning dismemberment abortions to protect unborn child
Legislators in West Virginia passed a bill that bans dismemberment abortions to protect unborn child in the state.

Pastor locks congregation out of church in Alabama after being accused of pocketing funds
An Alabama pastor who is facing accusations of pocketing church funds has decided to lock out his congregation in retaliation.

Hundreds of children sexually abused for years by Catholic priests in Pennsylvania diocese, grand jury report says
A grand jury in Pennsylvania has found that hundreds of children were sexually abused for more than four decades by priests belonging to the Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.

What America's Christian leaders are saying about Donald Trump
Donald Trump may be well on his way to becoming the most polarizing candidate in the history of the United States elections despite being polarising, and he is dividing leaders of the Christian faith as much as others. While some condemning his outrageous statements about his views on key issues affecting the nation, there are those who embrace his candid approach and straightforward - some would say brash and offensive - way of getting his message across.

Trump finds new foe in Romney, GOP's last presidential nominee, who slams him for his 'dishonesty hallmark'
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, the Republican Party's presidential nominee in 2012 who lost to President Barack Obama, entered the political arena once again to denounce Donald Trump, the heavy favourite to win the GOP nomination, calling him a "fraud" who is just fooling the American people.

Only God can save America now, warns Christian evangelist Franklin Graham
"A secular worldview hostile to biblical values has overrun our culture and permeated our government," warns evangelist Franklin Graham.

10 encouraging Bible verses for when you feel heartbroken
There is hope. We can find comfort in Scripture even when we feel brokenhearted. Here are ten passages that will speak to those who feel a deep pain.

Christian who teaches 'theology of exile' appointed to lead Bible Society
A theologian who is working on a "theology of exile" to help Christians cope with living in the modern post-Christian culture of the West has been appointed new head of Bible Society.

Let women not be silent in churches, say Catholic scholars
Women should be allowed to preach at Roman Catholic Mass, according to a series of articles in the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano.

How the Russian Orthodox Church is backing Vladimir Putin's new world order
Under its leader Patriarch Kirill, the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) has backed the aggressive expansionism of President Vladimir Putin.

US moves closer to recognising ISIS persecution as 'genocide'
The brutal persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East edged closer to being recognised as genocide yesterday, as a top US committee passed a key resolution condemning the violence.