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Central African Republic pastor: 'Only God can save our country'
The international community may look to the United Nations to solve the crisis in Central African Republic, but facing ongoing conflict and a growing humanitarian crisis, one church pastor says his country is beyond the help of the UN.
Voting habits: Why Joe Biden has made friends with a group of nuns
Vice-president Joe Biden yesterday made an impromptu trip to support a group of nuns who are running a campaign to increase voter turnout.
Nigeria: Churches risk spreading Ebola virus through Communion and sharing the peace
Despite guidance from church leaders on changing church practices in light of the Ebola risk, some churches continue to drink from the same Communion cup.
Child abuse investigation into Frank Houston, father of Hillsong lead pastor Brian Houston
Child abuse allegations against Frank Houston are to be investigated by a national inquiry.
Family see Jesus and the cross in a fallen tree: 'Some people say I'm nuts'
The Gillard family in Liberty, Texas, say they can see the face of Jesus and even the crown of thorns in a fallen oak
'Euthanasia has become fashionable': Ethics expert on the right to die
A landmark ruling in Belgium has seen prisoner Frank Van Den Bleeken â who is serving a life sentence for rape and murder â win the 'right-to-die'.
Christian men join Kurdish forces to fight IS
Christians in Kurdistan, northern Iraq are being called to join the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in fighting against the Islamic State.
At least 40 dead in building collapse at Nigerian megachurch complex
The collapse of a guesthouse at a megachurch complex in the Nigerian city of Lagos has killed at least 40 people.
ISIS target American women with 'cash-for-babies' scheme, offered money for bearing militants' children
US women are being targeted by members of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, who promise money in return for bearing children for militants, the Times reports.
Traffickers accused of drowning 500 migrants in the Mediterranean
Two survivors have reported an intentional sinking of a migrant ship in the Mediterranean carrying more than 500 people.
Al-Qaeda asks IS to release British hostage Alan Henning
Representatives from Al-Qaeda in Syria asked Islamic State militants to release Alan Henning.
Hobby Lobby president: 'Christians must fight for religious freedom in America'
The president of Hobby Lobby has urged Christians to stand up for religious freedom, insisting that "there are struggles that have never been faced before."
Meriam Ibrahim: 'I knew God would stand by my side'
Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese Christian woman who was sentenced to death for her faith, has spoken in depth about her ordeal for the first time since her release.
Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III made to turn 'Know Jesus Know Peace' T-shirt inside out?
Robert Griffin III was pictured ahead of a meeting with members of the press wearing a T-shirt with the slogan 'Know Jesus Know Peace'. Â But what had sports commentators talking was why it was turned inside out by the time he was in front of the cameras.
India: Muslim men accused of forcing women to convert using 'love jihad'
The idea of Muslim men deceiving Indian women to force conversion to Islam has sparked controversy among India's politicians and poses a threat to religious cohesion.
Christian prayer group arrested in Saudi Arabia
A group of 28 Christians holding a prayer meeting were arrested by Saudi Arabian police on Friday.