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Rev Richard Coles to join Strictly Come Dancing lineup
Anglican priest and TV presenter Rev Richard Coles has been announced as a contestant in the next series of hit BBC show Strictly Come Dancing.
I converted from Christianity to Islam in captivity, says released al-Qaeda hostage
A British-South African captive who was held hostage by the terrorist group al-Qaeda for nearly six years, said he entered captivity as a Christian but in time converted to Islam â for which he received better treatment. A fellow hostage said they also used 'conversion' to try and survive.
Pope bans Catholic clinics in Belgium from offering euthanasia
Pope Francis has intervened to prevent Belgian clinics which are run by Roman Catholic institutions from offering euthanasia to psychiatric patients.
Hungary offers Iranian Christian convert sanctuary after Sweden threatens deportation
An Iranian Christian convert, due to be deported from Sweden back to Iran, is being offered asylum in Hungary.
Christian parents celebrate 4th birthday of little girl doctors didn't think would survive even 7 months
When their baby Brielle turned six months old, Ryan and Candace Burr threw a party to celebrate because doctors told them their little girl wasn't going to live to see her first birthday. Despite all the predictions of doctors, Brielle just keeps going
Photos of Hillsong Pastor Carl Lentz downing shots with Justin Bieber stir mixed feelings among Christians
Hillsong Pastor Carl Lentz is a mentor of Justin Bieber in his Christian faith journey but a photo of the pair downing shots in a bar is troubling some Christians who think he should set a better example.
Christian mom of 19-year-old bride killed one day after her wedding says she feels a 'joy that is unexplainable'
Christian teenagers Austin Wesson and Rebekah Bouma were tragically killed in a car crash just one day after getting married. Rebekah's mom Rachel takes comfort in knowing they are in Heaven together with their Savior.
Christian woman who lived as a man for 10 years reacts to transgender man giving birth to baby boy: 'It's a real tragedy'
Today, Laura Perry is a happy Christian woman but not so long ago she was living as a transgender man called 'Jake.' She feels 'sad' when she sees 'pregnant men' having babies.
Homelessness in Britain expected to grow by 76 per cent in 10 years: What can Christians do to help?
There number of people sleeping rough across Britain will increase by three quarters (76 per cent) in the next decade, with an estimated 16,000 Britons homeless by 2026. Christian charities have urged widespread action to prevent the dire predictions becoming a reality.
Why I'm evangelical about Greenbelt â even the bits that aren't evangelical
WIth renewed controversy over the Christian-based festival, here's why I'm an enthusiastic attender.
Korean Christians beg Trump, Kim to step back from the brink
Korean Christians have warned of the risk of war on the peninsula because of rising tensions between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's President Kim Jong Un.
'Ecumenism of hate' row: Now 'befuddled' evangelical leader and Catholic bishop hit back
A leading American evangelical and a New York Catholic bishop have separately hit back at allies of Pope Francis who recently attacked US conservative Catholics and evangelicals for their 'ecumenism of hate,' with both respondents pointing to 30 years of productive cooperation between the two groups.
Franklin Graham's Operation Christmas Child volunteers killed in tragic Madagascar bus crash
Several volunteers for Franklin Graham's Operation Christmas Child were among those killed in a fatal bus crash in Madagascar last Tuesday.
'Welcome to our church': It's a lot harder than you think
It's a standard bit of Christianese and surely every congregation ought to be able to sign up to it â especially nowadays, when getting people to attend at all is a bit of a struggle.
Competitive Christianity? Why a summer festival's marketing is raising eyebrows
David's Tent, a five-year-old charismatic conference in Sussex, has bought Google Adwords for Soul Survivor, a major youth festival going through a difficult transition.
The richest deacon in the Church? The fiery faith of St Lawrence of Rome
Today is the feast day of St Lawrence of Rome, an early Church deacon, martyr and bold advocate for the poor.