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Billy Graham is 'very weak', says his son Franklin

The son of the man known as "America's Pastor" has revealed that his father still has a sharp mind despite being sick for two years now.

Aaron Rodgers doesn't think God cares about who wins the football game

God doesn't have a lot to do with football games, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers seems to think.

Alex Malarkey's admission about making up near-death story threatens Heaven tourism industry

The admission of an author of a best selling Heaven tourism book that his account was not real could send the industry into a downward spiral.

Al Qaeda were planning an attack on the Pope during his visit to Manila

Pope Francis concluded a successful five-day visit to the Philippines on Monday, but the security situation was not as placid as it seemed, say insiders within the authorities in charge of security.

Iraqi Catholics would really like the Pope to visit

Pope Francis can expect a warm reception from the Christians living in war-torn Iraq, the Vatican's top diplomat there says.

Heavenly bodies: how US churches have made fitness a spiritual issue

A health website has identified the fittest churches in Texas.

Militiamen kidnap Christian worker and French aid worker in the Central African Republic

Two Christians were kidnapped on January 19 near Bangui in the Central African Republic by anti-balaka militiamen who demanded the release of their imprisoned leader.

India: Bishops urge Narendra Modi to stop Hindu mass conversions of Christians

Mass conversion programmes are a politically-motivated breach of India's secular constitution, say Catholic bishops.

Iranian convert completes prison sentence but still hasn't been released

It has been a week since his one-year prison sentence was completed, but Iranian Christian Ebrahim Firouzi still remains behind bars in Rajael-Shahr Prison.

Hundreds of thousands join pro-life rally in Washington

"Human beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded," a top US cardinal said ahead of a national pro-life rally held yesterday.

The female 'taint'? Why some bishops won't be laying hands on Philip North

A row over women bishops is overshadowing the new Bishop of Burnley's consecration February 2.

Bishops suspend all Catholic masses in Niger as Charlie Hebdo protests continue

All Catholic masses and activities in Niger have been cancelled.

Church of England seeks 'online pastor' to boost digital engagement

A diocese in the Church of England has become the first to reach out for an "online pastor" to engage with young people in particular across digital media.

Linda Woodhead: Plans for CofE shake up are wrongly focused

The proposed remedies for the numerical decline of the Church of England are "too clerical and too congregational" according to a leading academic.

RHOBH star Yolanda Foster is believing God for a Lyme disease cure

Oklahoma to reconsider bible classes in public schools

Oklahoma Senator Kyle Loveless plans to present a bill that would allow the state's oft-debated public school Bible classes to become a reality.