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  Five children killed in horrific church van crash on way to Disney World

  Staff writer | Fri 4 Jan 2019 22:38 GMT

  Five children were among the seven victims of a horrific crash involving their church van as they were making their way to Disney World in Orlando, Florida on Thursday.

• Pope tells US bishops to rethink their approach to sex abuse scandal

  Christian Today staff writer | Fri 4 Jan 2019 11:22 GMT

  The bishops are meeting for a spiritual retreat directed by the Preacher to the Papal Household, Fr Raniero Cantalamessa.

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  The US churches sheltering migrants from deportation

  Reuters | Fri 4 Jan 2019 9:45 GMT

  'Under Donald Trump's administration, I received an ankle bracelet ... It hurts my soul because I'm not a criminal.'

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  Samaritan's Purse to open Ebola treatment centre in DRC

  Christian Today staff writer | Thu 3 Jan 2019 13:31 GMT

  Now in its seventh month, the outbreak has been described as the second worst ever.

• Blame game: Democrats, Trump in shutdown standoff

  Reuters | Thu 3 Jan 2019 10:15 GMT

  Passage of the bill by the new Democratic majority was expected to occur shortly after Nancy Pelosi is elected speaker of the House.

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  New York's third gender birth certificates come into effect

  Staff writer | Wed 2 Jan 2019 16:10 GMT

  New York City residents who do not identify as male or female can now opt for a third gender on their birth certificates.

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  Romney blasts Trump in stinging editorial: President has 'not risen to the mantle of his office'

  Christian Today staff writer | Wed 2 Jan 2019 10:32 GMT

  Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential candidate, has launched an excoriating attack on President Donald Trump in an opinion piece for the Washington Post.

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  Kids in YouTube video told abortion is God's plan and no different from a 'crappy dentist appointment'

  Samuel Smith | Tue 1 Jan 2019 18:47 GMT

  'It was like a crappy dentist appointment or something. It was just like, blah — a body thing that was kind of uncomfortable but then it was over and I felt really just grateful that I wasn't pregnant anymore,' Amelia Bonow told the kids in a YouTube video

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  Francis Chan shares his tip for a better prayer life

  Leah MarieAnn Klett | Mon 31 Dec 2018 17:33 GMT

  The popular preacher was asked: 'What's one practical thing I could do to improve my prayer life?'

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  Facebook apologises to Franklin Graham after banning him for 24 hours over transgender bathroom post

  Staff writer | Mon 31 Dec 2018 14:29 GMT

  Franklin Graham has accused Facebook of 'censoring free speech' after he was banned over a 2016 post criticising transgender access to the bathrooms of their choice

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  Women's college changes policy to accept men who identify as female

  Leah MarieAnn Klett | Fri 28 Dec 2018 21:18 GMT

  Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, said it had 'expanded its definition of womanhood'.

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  For many migrants heading for the US, faith is their compass

  Reuters | Fri 28 Dec 2018 20:59 GMT

  Since setting out from Honduras in the hope of reaching the United States, Nicolas Alonso Sanchez has worn a simple wooden cross around his neck – a quiet reminder of the Roman Catholic faith that propels him forward.