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Bear Grylls: My Christian faith is my backbone
Bear Grylls: My Christian faith is my backbone

TV adventurer and chief scout Bear Grylls starts every day by kneeling in prayer and says he "desperately" needs his Christian faith.

Germany struggles under asylum seeker numbers, warns Europe it must do more
Germany struggles under asylum seeker numbers, warns Europe it must do more

Angela Merkel tried to reassure the country the crisis was manageable.

Pope Francis will visit a US Catholic Church in financial crisis
Pope Francis will visit a US Catholic Church in financial crisis

The Church is staggering under a shrinking membership and huge payouts to sex-abuse victims.

Cameron says UK drone strike killed British IS fighters in Syria
Cameron says UK drone strike killed British IS fighters in Syria

Reyaad Khan was targeted and killed in a precision drone strike in the country.

As more countries open doors to refugees, Israel builds wall to prevent their entry
As more countries open doors to refugees, Israel builds wall to prevent their entry

As more and more countries unite to address the migrant crisis, Israel is shutting its doors to refugees from Syria and Africa by building a massive wall along the Syrian border.

David Cameron: Britain will take 20,000 Syrian refugees
David Cameron: Britain will take 20,000 Syrian refugees

David Cameron has responded to a growing public demand to help those fleeing civil war.

Kim Davis: Should she be in jail?
Kim Davis: Should she be in jail?

Kim Davis is in jail for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licences because it would conflict with her beliefs as an Apostolic Christian.

Pope Francis promises to shelter two refugee families at the Vatican: \'The gospel calls us to those who have been abandoned\'
Pope Francis promises to shelter two refugee families at the Vatican: 'The gospel calls us to those who have been abandoned'

The Vatican will take in two Syrian refugee families as part of the effort to help those fleeing crisis in the Middle East, Pope Francis has announced.

Mother of Palestinian toddler killed in arson attack dies of wounds
Mother of Palestinian toddler killed in arson attack dies of wounds

The mother of a Palestinian toddler killed in a July arson attack on a West Bank home died on Monday of burns, the third victim after her husband died last month.

Austria plans to end measures allowing migrants from Hungary and move \'towards normality\'
Austria plans to end measures allowing migrants from Hungary and move 'towards normality'

Austria said on Sunday it planned to end emergency measures that have allowed thousands of refugees stranded in Hungary into Austria and Germany since Saturday and move step by step "towards normality".

Professor gets fired for mentioning God in  letter to students, lending Christian book
Professor gets fired for mentioning God in letter to students, lending Christian book

An astronomy professor from Pennsylvania is claiming that he was fired from the community college where he was teaching after he lent a Christian book and mentioned God in a letter to his students.

Christians in Syria commanded by ISIS to  stifle their faith if they don\'t want to die
Christians in Syria commanded by ISIS to stifle their faith if they don't want to die

Islamic State militants have set commandments in a "safety contract" with Christians living in the captured Syrian town of Qaryatian, which should be followed if these faithful do not want to die in the hands of the extremists.

\'Save Christianity\': Church leader begs young people not to join Syria exodus
'Save Christianity': Church leader begs young people not to join Syria exodus

A Church leader is appealing to young Christians to stay in the strife-torn country to prevent Christianity from disappearing in Syria.

President Obama depicts doomsday scenes if world doesn\'t act to fight climate change
President Obama depicts doomsday scenes if world doesn't act to fight climate change

United States President Barack Obama painted a bleak picture of the Earth and enumerated what sounded like post-apocalyptic scenes to illustrate what will happen if world leaders will not act against climate change.

Hundreds of Christian leaders join hands to  urge US Congress to junk Iran nuke deal
Hundreds of Christian leaders join hands to urge US Congress to junk Iran nuke deal

Emulating the examples of Moses and the prophet Esther who fought for what is right before their powerful leaders, about 650 Christian pastors and leaders have joined hands to call on members of Congress to junk Iranian nuclear deal.

No end in sight to slaughter of Christians by Boko Haram despite Nigeria crackdown
No end in sight to slaughter of Christians by Boko Haram despite Nigeria crackdown

Over 1,000 individuals, both Christians and Muslims, have been slain by the terrorist group during the first 100 days of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.