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Christian agencies bring relief to devastated Philippines
Christian agencies bring relief to devastated Philippines

Christian relief organisations have begun responding to the disastrous storm that has devastated parts of the Philippines.

Freedom Sunday: Uniting the global church to end slavery in our lifetime
Freedom Sunday: Uniting the global church to end slavery in our lifetime

This Sunday, over 5,000 churches in 48 different countries will gather in the hope of giving these stories a different ending.

Zimbabwe's churches faced with 'special challenge' after fresh cholera outbreak
Zimbabwe's churches faced with 'special challenge' after fresh cholera outbreak

Zimbabwe's churches are being urged to take action to curb the spread of cholera after more than two dozen people died from the disease in the past two weeks.

Pope tells the Mafia to repent

Pope Francis appealed to Sicily's Mafia on Saturday to abandon a life of crime and violence, saying the island needed "men and women of love, not men and women 'of honor,'" using the term mobsters apply to themselves.

Hurricane Florence evacuee comes to faith in Christ as hope shines through destruction
Hurricane Florence evacuee comes to faith in Christ as hope shines through destruction

Stories of hope and faith have been emerging even as Hurricane Florence continues to pound the Carolinas

God didn't send Hurricane Florence because He is mad, says Franklin Graham
God didn't send Hurricane Florence because He is mad, says Franklin Graham

Franklin Graham has sought to assure people Friday that Hurricane Florence is not the result of God's anger.

Chelsea Clinton says an abortion ban would be 'unchristian'
Chelsea Clinton says an abortion ban would be 'unchristian'

Chelsea Clinton has said that, as a "deeply religious person," the idea of America going back to a pre-Roe v. Wade society where abortions were banned is "unchristian."

Extremists beat Indian pastor with brick, expel him from village
Extremists beat Indian pastor with brick, expel him from village

An Indian pastor has told of how he was attacked by Hindu extremists and forced to leave his village.

Miracle after 10-year-old son survives being impaled by meat skewer
Miracle after 10-year-old son survives being impaled by meat skewer

The family of a 10-year-old Missouri boy is now thanking God for sparing his life after he was dangerously impaled in the face by a nearly foot-long meat skewer.

Salvation Army teams deployed as Hurricane Florence hits the Carolinas
Salvation Army teams deployed as Hurricane Florence hits the Carolinas

Salvation Army teams have been deployed in eastern US to provide immediate relief for people affected by Hurricane Florence.

Billy Graham's daughter says she trusts God to heal her from cancer
Billy Graham's daughter says she trusts God to heal her from cancer

Evangelist Anne Graham Lotz has said she's putting her trust in God following her breast cancer diagnosis, even if she might not find out His plan in this life.

Pat Robertson tells Hurricane Florence to stop in the name of Jesus
Pat Robertson tells Hurricane Florence to stop in the name of Jesus

Pat Robertson has commanded the incoming Hurricane Florence to stay away from the east coast region.

New study details sexual abuse by German Catholic priests over decades, magazine claims
New study details sexual abuse by German Catholic priests over decades, magazine claims

Asked about the report, a spokesman for the Bishops' Conference told Reuters: 'We are checking the matter.'

Slamming the door: How Donald Trump transformed the US refugee programme
Slamming the door: How Donald Trump transformed the US refugee programme

A week after his inauguration, Trump issued an executive order temporarily banning travel from several Muslim-majority countries and halting all refugee admissions.

Land dispute sees evangelicals, soccer fans fight pitched battle
Land dispute sees evangelicals, soccer fans fight pitched battle

A soccer stadium in Peru was the site of pitched battle on Monday, but not between two sports teams.

Christian billionaire and Orlando Magic owner, Richard DeVos, dies aged 92
Christian billionaire and Orlando Magic owner, Richard DeVos, dies aged 92

Christian billionaire Richard DeVos passed away on Thursday at the age of 92, leaving behind a legacy of entrepreneurship as well as values.