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  'It is hard sometimes to see God through all of this,' pastor says as families grieve Uvalde shooting victims

  Leonardo Blair | Thu 26 May 2022 12:34 BST

  "Sometimes it's about the presence and the prayers. In times like these all you can do is cry," says the Rev YJ Jimenez.

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  Biden asks for prayers after gunman kills 19 children at elementary school

  Michael Gryboski | Wed 25 May 2022 9:44 BST

  President Joe Biden quoted the Bible and asked for prayers for families who lost loved ones in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where at least 19 children and one teacher were gunned down Tuesday.

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  Southern Baptist leaders mistreated abuse survivors for decades, report says

  Bob Smietana | Tue 24 May 2022 8:45 BST

  A blockbuster report found that SBC lawyers worked for years to protect the institution and demonized abuse survivors and accused a prominent pastor of abusing a colleague's wife.

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  RZIM can be sued by donors over Ravi Zacharias' sexual misconduct, judge rules

  Michael Gryboski | Tue 24 May 2022 8:33 BST

  A federal judge will allow a class-action lawsuit against Ravi Zacharias International Ministries to proceed, a case based on allegations that the apologetics organization used donated funds to pay off victims of the late Ravi Zacharias.

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  Citing abortion rights, San Francisco Archbishop bars Pelosi from Communion

  Jack Jenkins | Sat 21 May 2022 11:40 BST

  She is not to be admitted to Holy Communion unless and until she publicly repudiate her support for abortion 'rights' and confess and receive absolution for her cooperation in this evil in the sacrament of Penance,' Cordileone wrote.

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  Young people less likely to believe Jesus was sinless - study

  Ian M Giatti | Fri 20 May 2022 9:17 BST

  A new study suggests that nearly one in four Gen Z adults believe Jesus was a man who sinned like everyone else rather than the incarnate Son of God of Christian orthodoxy.

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  Willow Creek announces major layoffs amid post-Covid struggle

  Bob Smietana | Fri 20 May 2022 8:36 BST

  The layoffs come as the church struggles to rebound from COVID-19 and the scandal involving co-founder Bill Hybels.

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  Church and family grieve 86-year-old devout Christian killed in Buffalo shooting

  Leonardo Blair | Wed 18 May 2022 9:25 BST

  Ruth Whitfield served her church for more 50 years.

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  One dead, five injured in church shooting

  Alejandra Molina | Mon 16 May 2022 13:40 BST

  One person is dead and five people were injured Sunday in a shooting inside Geneva Presbyterian Church in the south Orange County city of Laguna Woods, authorities said.

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  Tim Keller shares cancer update: 'God has seen it fit to give me more time'

  Anugrah Kumar | Mon 16 May 2022 13:04 BST

  The 71-year-old pastor said that "a rigorous and demanding" procedure awaits him.

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  Report details religious involvement in US Indian boarding schools

  Emily McFarlan Miller | Thu 12 May 2022 11:07 BST

  The Roman Catholic Church and a number of Protestant denominations are beginning to investigate their own roles in those boarding schools.

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  Texas pastor sues Kanye West for sampling part of his sermon on recent album

  Jeannie Law | Wed 11 May 2022 9:35 BST

  A Texas pastor is suing Kanye West in federal court, claiming the entertainer used part of his sermon on his latest album without his permission.