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It's up to God when my child dies, says mother of brain-damaged baby
A Christian whose 11-month-old son is on life support has told a High Court judge that doctors should not be the ones to decide when he dies.
Liberia's football star president: 'I have taken an oath before almighty God'
George Weah, former international football star and winner of FIFA's world player of the year, is hailed as a hero in Liberia where he has become the country's 24th president.
Spanish evangelicals report unprecedented growth, now more than 4,000 churches
Evangelical churches in Spain are steadily on the rise, with the traditionally Catholic country seeing 87 new places of worship in the past six months, bringing the unprecedented total number of evangelical premises to 4,045.
Archbishop of York brands tax avoiders 'sinful'
Tax avoiders are 'sinful' and rising inequality is a national scandal that should be addressed by a voluntary top-up tax system, the Archbishop of York has said. In an interview with the Guardian, John Sentamu said today that people who are willing to pay more tax towards health, education and social care should be able to do so through voluntary, hypothecated payments.
Cathedral in Kenya attacked after deadly clashes over arrest of Muslim preacher
A Catholic cathedral in northern Kenya, on the border with Ethiopia, has been sacked by Muslims during violent demonstrations in the area, in which three people were killed, over the arrest of a Muslim preacher.
Lawsuit against Paul Pressler widened to include Southern Baptist Convention
A lawsuit brought against a senior Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) figure has been widened to include the denomination itself.
UK's Christian gatherings still heavily male dominated, new study finds
The UK's Christian gatherings and festivals are still heavily biased in favour of male speakers, research released today has shown, with only a modest improvement on last year's figures.
Researchers decipher Dead Sea scroll assembled from tiny fragments
One of the last two undeciphered Dead Sea Scrolls has been read by researchers at the University of Haifa in Israel.
Bolivia's president Evo Morales revokes controversial law restricting religion after protests from evangelicals
Bolivia's president Evo Morales has announced that his government is revoking a penal code, introduced on December 15, that severely restricted religious activity and equated it with terrorism and criminality.
Nuclear weapons are a 'sin' says head of World Council of Churches ahead of Davos summit
The general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Revd Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, has spoken out strongly against nuclear weapons ahead of a trip tomorrow to Davos, Switzerland for a meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
One of Trump's evangelical advisers: Plans to deport 'Dreamers' are 'morally reprehensible'
One of Donald Trump's evangelical advisers who prayed at his inauguration has broken rank over Republican plans to deport so-called Dreamers - undocumented immigrants who arrived in the US as children.
I won't vote for Putin 'darkness' says Russian Orthodox bishop
A Russian Orthodox bishop has advised the faithful not to vote for the 'darkness' of Vladimir Putin when he stands for re-election as president in March, after Putin last week said Communism was like Christianity and Lenin was like a saint.
Bishops block Church's demand for transgender prayers
Bishops are blocking a new prayer celebrating a person's gender transition after they were urged by the Church of England's 'parliament', General Synod, to draw up plans for a re-baptism style service.
Global evangelist Luis Palau diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer: 'I'm ready' to go home
The renowned global evangelist Luis Palau revealed this week a dire diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer. In a candid, emotional video with two of his sons, Palau said he was emotional but ready for the end of earthly life, and that 'it would take literally a miracle' for his new condition not to be fatal.
Trump's evangelical advisers back Democrat Pelosi in urging protection for immigrant 'Dreamers'
Several members of Trump's evangelical advisory council gathered yesterday in support of Democrat and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, in a bipartisan effort to fight for the preservation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program.
Black-clad protesters tear down divisive red 'Satan' statue in Athens
Black-clad protesters in Athens, Greece have torn down a controversial winged sculpture that has been likened to a statue of Satan.