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Christians world's most persecuted faith group, Vatican official tells U.N.
Speaking this week at the United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants in New York, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin called for greater global action for people displaced by conflicts around the world.
Finding focus: Four ideas for the desperately distracted
The digital world can leave many of us overwhelmed by distraction, and it's not good for us. What do we do about that?
Bieber sings Delirious? Six other musical acts and the worship songs they should cover
The prodigious pop star made an unannounced detour into the mid-'90s British worship back catalogue during the Paris leg of his Purpose Tour.
Bishop of Exeter slams Cathedral Dean for lack of spiritual leadership
The Bishop of Exeter has castigated the Dean of Exeter in a report that condemns him as "remote and disinterested".
In good times and bad, why Psalm 23 will see us through
The reason Psalm 23 has remained so popular and profound for believers around the world throughout the ages is that it doesn't just work in one given situation. It works in any given situation.
Battle for Mosul looms: Pray for those trapped there, says Open Doors
The anti-persecution charity Open Doors is urging Christians to pray for Mosul as forced gather to begin the fight to take the Iraqi territory back from Islamic State.
Aleppo: Warplanes and artillery bombard rebels, dooming ceasefire hopes
Rebel officials and rescue workers said incendiary bombs were among the weapons that rained from the sky on the city.
ISIS shows how it brainwashes young kids and turns them into 'cubs of the caliphate'
The Islamic State (ISIS) has shown how it is raising an army of young warriors brainwashed and trained to become remorseless killing machines.
ISIS could become an 'international movement', MPs warn
ISIS could become an "international movement" if it is forced out of Syria and Iraq, MPs warned on Thursday.
'Dead' man revives in southeast Asian village when Christians pray over him
A previously-unreached village in southeast Asia was converted to Christ after their apparently dead leader came back to life when he was prayed over.
Mexico: Pope sends condolences as mourners pack church at funeral of murdered priest
Mourners packed into a church in Mexico's troubled Gulf coast state of Veracruz yesterday for the funeral of one of the two priests found to have been killed there on Monday.
Burnt and charred ancient Bible scroll resurrected by computer science
An ancient Biblical scroll that was reduced to a charred lump in a fire that destroyed a Jewish community in AD 600 has been virtually "unfurled" and read for the first time.
Leonard Cohen: 10 of his best songs about faith, God and spirituality
Cohen's music has a deep spiritual thread running through it and people of many backgrounds have found it challenging and inspiring.
The Christian comeback is coming, says Brian McLaren
Despite narratives of Church decline, Christianity is on the brink of a comeback, says popular author and activist Brian McLaren.
Bad news for Hillary: Religious 'nones' are on the rise, but they aren't voting for her
People who do not identify with any religion is at an all time high in the United States as more and more people are leaving church, a new study has shown.
Trump says he is 'very troubled' by police shooting of pastor Terence Crutcher
Crutcher was first tasered and then fatally shot after police arrived at the scene of his broken down SUV vehicle at around 8pm on Friday.