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Richard Baxter: 9 quotes from England's Puritan pastor
Richard Baxter: 9 quotes from England's Puritan pastor

Richard Baxter (1615-1691) was one of the greatest of England's Puritan clergy.

Franklin Graham in rare rebuke at Trump's 'disgraceful' separation of families as US-Mexico border
Franklin Graham in rare rebuke at Trump's 'disgraceful' separation of families as US-Mexico border

Franklin Graham has issued a rare rebuke of Donald Trump's administration, slamming a policy that separates children from their parents at the US-Mexico border as 'disgraceful'.

Age gap revealed in religious observance around the world
Age gap revealed in religious observance around the world

Young people around the world are less religious than their elders, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center surveys conducted in more than 100 countries during the last decade.

Aid agency Tearfund launches in USA
Aid agency Tearfund launches in USA

International aid and relief charity Tearfund has announced the launch of an American arm, Tearfund USA.

London showing for rare Martin Luther King film
London showing for rare Martin Luther King film

King: A filmed record...Montgomery to Memphis was made in 1970, only two years after King was fatally shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968.

Church leaders back 'Season of Creation'
Church leaders back 'Season of Creation'

Nine senior church leaders have signed a joint letter encouraging Christians around the world to participate in a 'Season of Creation' in September.

Is this the face of biblical King Ahab? Astonishing archaeological find in Israel
Is this the face of biblical King Ahab? Astonishing archaeological find in Israel

Archaeologists in Israel have made a sensational discovery on a biblical site on the country's northern border, likely to depict the face of one of three ancient kings.

Chinese Christians are facing a new wave of persecution – and they're standing strong
Chinese Christians are facing a new wave of persecution – and they're standing strong

While China has accumulated wealth and emerged as a major player on the world stage, the underlying dark spirits of atheistic Marxism have not disappeared, and the coming years are likely to be very difficult for Christians.

In North Korea, children watch Christians being executed

'The first time I saw a man being executed it was because he had smuggled Christian things into the country and enticed people into the church.'

Open Doors: Remember North Korea's persecuted Christians

Persecution watchdog Open Doors has called for a renewed focus on the plight of Christians in North Korea following the meeting between US president Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.

Pope accepts resignation of Bishop Juan Barros over sex abuse scandal

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the bishop at the centre of Chile's child sex abuse scandal.

Tearfund honoured for project tackling gender-based violence
Tearfund honoured for project tackling gender-based violence

Tearfund's project is based in KwaZulu-Natal, where a high proportion of men – 46 per cent – admit to perpetrating gender-based violence.

Church in Ireland bans gay couples from membership
Church in Ireland bans gay couples from membership

The largest Protestant church in Ireland has adopted a new policy meaning anyone in a gay relationship cannot be a full member and children of same-sex couples cannot be baptised.

Supreme Court challenges Northern Ireland abortion law – but shuts down bid to change it
Supreme Court challenges Northern Ireland abortion law – but shuts down bid to change it

Britain's Supreme Court said today that Northern Ireland's strict abortion legislation was incompatible with human rights, but that the court did not have the powers to rule that the law be changed.

Christian TV presenter Simon Thomas says wife's cancer death was 'hardest test' of faith
Christian TV presenter Simon Thomas says wife's cancer death was 'hardest test' of faith

Former Blue Peter and Sky Sports presenter Simon Thomas was at times hanging on to his faith "by one finger" after the death of his wife three days after she was diagnosed with cancer.

The reason Trump will be re-elected: Evangelicals hail US Supreme Court victory in gay cake case
The reason Trump will be re-elected: Evangelicals hail US Supreme Court victory in gay cake case

The US Supreme Court has backed a Christian baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on the grounds of his religious belief.