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Bishop TD Jakes launches new app to make the Bible more accessible in a digital age
Megachurch pastor Bishop TD Jakes has launched a "TD Jakes Ministries Bible App", hoping to make the Bible more accessible in a digital age.

Love Auto-Repair: How one church's mechanical ministry is bringing good news to its community
Craig Agapie is the manager of Love Auto Repair, a Christian garage seeking to be good news to downtown Fort Wayne by providing affordable car-repairs and apprenticeships for young people in the foster-system.

Ted Cruz calls Iowa win a victory for 'conservative grass roots'; Hillary Clinton wins by closest margin
Relishing his victory in the first Republican nominating contest of the U.S. presidential election, Senator Ted Cruz called his defeat of Donald Trump in the Iowa caucuses a tribute to "conservative grass roots."

ISIS militants behead 14-year-old for 'missing Friday prayers'
A 14-year-old boy has been brutally executed by Islamic State militants for allegedly missing Friday prayers.

Natalie Grant thanks fans for 'worldwide prayer chain' during daughter's illness
Christian singer Natalie Grant has shared how the prayers of her fans gave her the strength she needed while her daughter was in hospital with severe complications from asthma.

Pope Francis is to make his movie debut, but not as an actor
Pope Francis is to become the first Pontiff to appear in a film, but not as an actor, the Vatican has announced.

Leading New Wine and CofE pastor resigns from all posts
Leading evangelical pastor Mark Bailey steps down from all church leadership roles after a meeting with the Bishop of Gloucester Rachel Treweek.

Ted Cruz gets boost from evangelical vote as he beats Donald Trump in Iowa
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz nailed his first victory in Iowa's Republican caucuses on Monday night as the evangelicals who supported him showed their strength in the first major electoral event in America leading to the November presidential election began.

China: Two men sentenced to death in killing of Tibetan religious leader
China has sentenced two men to death for the 2013 killing of a prominent Tibetan religious leader, state media said, in what had been one of Tibet's most closely watched murder cases.

Nations gather in Rome to discuss anti-ISIS push
Nearly two dozen nations gather on Tuesday to plot their fight against the Islamic State militant group in Syria and Iraq and how to choke off its rise in Libya.

UN announces start of Syria peace talks as government troops advance
The United Nations announced the formal start of peace talks for Syria on Monday and urged world powers to push for a ceasefire even as government forces, backed by Russian air strikes, launched their biggest offensive north of Aleppo in a year.

Head of Syrian Catholic Church slams Italy for covering nude statues during Iranian president's museum visit
The head of the Syrian Catholic Church has expressed concern over the decision of Italian authorities to shield nude statues during the visit of Iran President Hassan Rouhani, saying it is [Western] culture that should have been respected.

U.K. office criticised for making children choose from 26 gender options to identify themselves
The Holy Bible clearly states that God created only two genders: male and female. For the United Kingdom's Office of the Children's Commissioner, however, there are two dozen gender options, and it is making young schoolchildren choose from these.

'Imams of Instagram' is latest craze on social media
An novel new online trend is proving popular on the social media site Instagram.

Jews welcome new egalitarian prayer space at Jerusalem's Western Wall
Liberal Jews in Britain have welcomed the decision in Israel to establish an "egalitarian" prayer space at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the most holy site in the Jewish religion.

Israeli teens charged over anti-Christian hate graffiti
Three teenagers have been charged in Jerusalem for allegedly writing "Christians to hell" and other religious hate messages on the walls of a Benedictine abbey and an Orthodox seminary next door.