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'Passion' star Jim Caviezel: God has called me to make Christian films
'Passion' star Jim Caviezel: God has called me to make Christian films

Hollywood's Jim Caviezel, who played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ, has said he feels called by God to make Christian films to share the gospel.

What is truth? Fake news, from Putin and Trump to the Vatican
What is truth? Fake news, from Putin and Trump to the Vatican

It was only in January this year that Pope Francis most recently spoke publicly about the evil of 'fake news', the term so beloved of Donald Trump.

Iceland's conversion to Christianity was thanks to volcanic eruption
Iceland's conversion to Christianity was thanks to volcanic eruption

Iceland's conversion to Christianity was thanks, in part, to a volcanic eruption, according to researchers from the University of Cambridge.

UK's Cardinal Keith O'Brien dies aged 80 after fall
UK's Cardinal Keith O'Brien dies aged 80 after fall

Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who was formerly the Catholic Church's most senior cleric in the UK, has died at the age of 80.

Richard Dawkins plans to give away 'The God Delusion' free to Muslims
Richard Dawkins plans to give away 'The God Delusion' free to Muslims

Richard Dawkins is planning to make a number of his books available free of charge to the Islamic world after it emerged that an Arabic translation of The God Delusion was downloaded illegally millions of times, The Times reported.

Murdered Archbishop Oscar Romero's brother says he forgives killers
Murdered Archbishop Oscar Romero's brother says he forgives killers

The younger brother of murdered Archbishop Oscar Romero has said he forgives his killers – but wishes they had been brought to justice.

Why the Palm Sunday crowd really spread their cloaks on the ground
Why the Palm Sunday crowd really spread their cloaks on the ground

Can even preachers who never learned Greek, or have forgotten what they did know, use the tools of real scholarship in their Easter preparation?

Florida bridge collapse: Prayers offered as four dead in 'tragic' incident
Florida bridge collapse: Prayers offered as four dead in 'tragic' incident

Donald Trump offered his prayers after a newly-installed pedestrian bridge in Florida collapsed on Thursday, killing four people and leaving several others critically injured.

San Diego bishop condemns Trump's Mexico wall after border visit
San Diego bishop condemns Trump's Mexico wall after border visit

San Diego Catholic Bishop Robert McElroy hit out at Donald Trump's visit to the Mexican border earlier this week, where the President displayed several prototypes for his controversial border wall.

Pope Francis could visit Pakistan after meeting with Catholic bishops
Pope Francis could visit Pakistan after meeting with Catholic bishops

Pope Francis could visit Pakistan after hosting the country's Catholic bishops in the Vatican on Thursday.

Refugees stream out of eastern Ghouta as Syrian army closes in
Refugees stream out of eastern Ghouta as Syrian army closes in

Thousands of Syrians fled a rebel pocket in eastern Ghouta on Thursday and crossed by foot to army positions as troops seized more ground in the opposition stronghold.

'Stand up if you're new': How welcoming is your church?
'Stand up if you're new': How welcoming is your church?

Most churches today hope to be a place of welcome, but are they? A recent study of US protestant churches by LifeWay Research surveyed 1,000 congregations on how they greet their guests.

Two Dead Sea Scrolls never before displayed in public to be shown in US exhibition
Two Dead Sea Scrolls never before displayed in public to be shown in US exhibition

Two Dead Sea Scrolls never before displayed in public will be part of a vast exhibition of ancient artefacts from Israel going on display at a museum in Denver, Colorado, tomorrow.

Dozens dead as more violence hits central Nigeria
Dozens dead as more violence hits central Nigeria

Three more villages in Nigeria's central Plateau State came under deadly attack yesterday as Fulani herdsmen continued their killing spree in the country's volatile Middle Belt.

Northern Ireland pastor reports 'extreme' threats after church showed 'gay cure' film
Northern Ireland pastor reports 'extreme' threats after church showed 'gay cure' film

The pastor of a Northern-Ireland church says the community has received violent threats after its screening of a controversial 'gay cure' documentary.

A thousand Christians from around the globe warn of 'death-dealing forces' in the world today
A thousand Christians from around the globe warn of 'death-dealing forces' in the world today

More than 1,000 evangelicals and missionaries from the World Council of Churches' Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) have issued a 'Call to Discipleship' warning of 'death-dealing forces' and the 'shocking accumulation of wealth' in the world today.