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Pastor of China's largest megachurch fired after opposing cross removals
Chinese authorities have removed a leading pastor from his post at a state-approved church after he fought against the removal of crosses in his area.
When is Easter 2016? Good Friday and Easter Sunday dates for this year
Easter â the light at the end of the long-Lenten-tunnel â is fast approaching. Flo Taylor goes back to basics to examine the festival at the heart of the Christian faith.
Top evangelical Christian website lambasts Trump, calls him 'misogynist and philanderer'
Donald Trump has been lambasted by the senior editors of The Christian Post in an unusual move to "encourage readers to back away" from the Republican frontrunner.
Russell Moore: 'Evangelical' has been hijacked by 'heretics and lunatics' in presidential race
Southern Baptist Convention theologian says the word 'evangelical' has been co-opted by 'heretics and lunatics' in the run up to the Presidential election later this year.
Dozens dead in twin ISIS suicide attacks in Iraq
Violence against Shi'ite Muslims in Iraq continues to escalate after nearly 50 died in two ISIS suicide attacks on Monday.
Syrian opposition says government is wrecking truce deal
A senior official from Syria's main opposition group said on Monday that a fragile international attempt to halt nearly five years of fighting was in danger of collapse because of attacks by government forces.
Atheist group yields after Florida judge rules in favour of Christian ministries that help rehabilitate ex-prisoners
An atheist group has surrendered its eight-year fight after a Florida judge ruled in favor of two Christian ministries that have been helping in the rehabilitation of former inmates from drug and alcohol addiction.
Franklin Graham hits out at Obama after ex-Guantanamo detainee calls for jihad in Africa
Franklin Graham has expressed anger over the Obama Administration's handling of terror suspects.
Christian bakers told 'See you in Hell' after refusing gay wedding cake order
Devout Christian bakers in a small town in Texas are facing a backlash after turning down an order for a gay wedding cake.
Trump gets major boost as Alabama's Jeff Sessions becomes first incumbent senator to endorse him
For the first time, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has secured the endorsement of a sitting U.S. senatorâJeff Sessions of Alabamaâa "biggie" as the billionaire calls him since Sessions sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee and is the chairman of the Senate sub-committee on Immigration, NBC News reported.
Film on religious persecution pulled from YouTube â and it's makers are wondering why
A group of filmmakers in Missouri are wondering why their short film on religious persecution was pulled from YouTube.
Hijab wearing Wheaton professor: 'I would do it again and again'
Larycia Hawkins, former Wheaton College professor expelled for saying Christians and Muslims worship the same God, has said she would do it all over again.
#StopTrump is the easy, liberal consensus. And it's not good enough
Political commentary of the US election has been reduced to "we must stop Trump". That is neither intelligent nor helpful. It is time to answer the real questions.
Bishop of cocaine-snorting priest is 'concerned' for his health
Father Stephen Crossan, 37, was shown sniffing a line of cocaine through a rolled-up £10 note in a room full of Nazi memorabilia, according to a video obtained by The Sun on Sunday.
Tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons: Clashes break out as Calais Jungle demolition begins
Violent clashes broke out in the refugee camp outside Calais today, as French authorities began to demolish the southern part of the so-called 'Jungle'.
Pope Francis calls for Christian unity as ISIS continues 'devastating violence'
Pope Francis today lamented the "devastating outbreak of violence against Christians" in the Middle East, but said that Islamist violence is uniting the Church around the world.