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Victoria Osteen shares how people can embrace change in their lives
If there is one thing most people are terrified of, then that's change. Change is a constant thing people have to deal with in life, but not everybody knows how to handle it well.

'The Shack': Father's life-changing journey after loss of daughter
Filming for the movie adaptation of "The Shack" has already begun in Vancouver, Canada, with Sam Worthington ('Avatar,' 'Wrath of the Titans,' 'Clash of the Titans') taking on the role of grieving father Mackenzie "Mack" Allen Phillips and Octavia Spencer ('The Help,' 'Divergent') voicing God or "Papa."

Boko Haram Islamist group spreads terror to Niger, killing at least 40
Islamist militant group Boko Haram has gone out of Nigeria to spread terror in neighbouring Niger for the second time on Friday, killing at least 40 people in two towns.

Burning of biblical church in Israel an 'attack on us all'âIsraeli PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the arson attack on a church at the Sea of Galilee as "an attack on us all," after the incident injured two persons and left a sizeable damage at the place of worship.

Woman sees no future in 'changing' UK, joins ISIS with sisters and kids
One of the three British sisters who reportedly took their children along with them to Syria to join the Islamic State believed there was no future for her daughters anymore in "changing" UK.

Slaughter in South Sudan: Girls raped, boys castrated, newborns killed in civil war, UNICEF says
Government troops and their allies allegedly murdered 129 children in South Sudan's Unity State, including girls who were raped before being killed and boys who were castrated and bled to death, in order to keep their generation from exacting revenge.

New church in Muslim-ruled UAE overflows with Christian believers
A new church for the thousands of migrant Catholics and local Arabs in Muslim-dominated United Arab Emirates has been inaugurated last week, highlighting the country's religious tolerance.

Back from the dead? Teen's revival triggers wave of healings in Missouri, interest in resurrection
A teenage boy's miraculous revival after falling from an icy lake in Missouri has triggered healings in his church, and a renewed interest in modern-day resurrection.

'Criminalising Christianity': Mike Huckabee says legalising same-sex marriage threatens religious liberty
For Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, the possible legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States will in effect be similar to criminalizing Christianity.

Pope Francis visits the Turin Shroud
The Pope has this morning viewed the Turin Shroud, believed by many to be the burial cloth in which Jesus was wrapped and which is said to bear his image.

Four Al-Shabaab militants killed in attack on Somali government site
Four Islamist gunmen were killed after detonating a car bomb and shooting their way into a national intelligence agency training site, the internal security ministry said.

George Osborne says welfare cuts will go ahead, plans to be announced in July budget
Chancellor George Osborne has said he will press ahead with hefty cuts to welfare in a budget statement next month, a day after tens of thousands of people marched against austerity in central London.

This Father's Day we need to find more superheroes
Krish Kandiah calls for more everyday superheroes to rise to the needs of children in care.

Charleston shooting: Emanuel AME Church to reopen for worship
Mourners from around the US have come to pay their respects at the Emanuel African Methodist Church in Charleston.

Jeb Bush rallies Christians to defend traditional marriage as US awaits Supreme Court ruling
Republican presidential aspirant Jeb Bush rallied a group of conservative Christians on Friday to express unwavering support traditional marriage, as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on the legality of same-sex marriage in the United States.

'A gift of unity': Pope Francis open to setting common date for Easter
During the World Retreat of Priests at the Basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome attended by clergy from five continents, Pope Francis said "we have to come to an agreement" for a common date on Easter.