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Thy Kingdom Come: Prayers for the world
Most Rev Fred Hiltz, Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, is joining a global call to pray today.

Battle for Number 10: Why last night's debate has left Labour quietly gleeful
Are the Conservatives panicking? Not quite yet, perhaps, but a little tense? They should be.

Marawi Q&A: Is Jihad coming to the Philippines, and how are Christians being affected?
Violence erupted last Tuesday after a failed army raid to capture a top militant, Isnilon Hapilon, a leader of the Abu Sayyaf militant group who is on a US terror watch list and has also pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State group.

New York Catholic missionary doctor based in Sudan praised by George Clooney as he wins $1m prize
A Catholic missionary doctor from New York has won an esteemed international prize for his work around the clock inwar-torn Sudan.

Finland's Lutherans mull same-sex marriage in tense debate
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland is to return to a discussion of same-sex marriage in November after an 'intense' debate on the subject at its May synod meeting.

Thy Kingdom Come: Offering love to one another
The Bishop of Cuba has spoken on the need of offering love to one another and sharing the gospel just as Christ did for us, even in times of hardship.

Singapore megachurch scandal: Pastor barred from running any charity ever
The infamous founder and senior pastor of one of Singapore's largest megachurches was permanently barred on Wednesday from running any charity because of his abuse of millions of church funds.

Muslims help restore church in Mosul after it was devastated in battle with ISIS
Muslim neighbours helped to restore a church in Mosul which was left ruined after Kurdish and allied forces pushed Islamic State (ISIS) out of the Iraqi district.

Church 'in the middle of nowhere' still manages to clock up 900 baptisms; pastor shares their secret
One church is located in rural Alabama but that hasn't stopped it from clocking up an impressive 900 baptisms in the last six years.

Self-confessed 'terrible racist' donates $2,000 to black church after being 'cleansed' by Jesus and the Holy Spirit
The anonymous donor left a $2,000 donation along with a letter explaining that Jesus and the Holy Spirit had cleansed them of their sin.

Youth mentor at Rick Warren's Saddleback Church arrested following accusations of lewd acts with teenage boys
A volunteer youth mentor with Pastor Rick Warren's Saddleback Church in Orange County, California, has been arrested on suspicion of lewd acts with at least two teenage boys.
29 Christians killed on their way to monastery were asked to 'leave the cross' and then killed when they refused
"Everyone who said 'no' they shot. ... We believe they're in heaven, right now," said one victim's nephew.

3 things you can do to grow spiritually
We can be a Christian for many years and yet still remain a baby in the faith.

6-year-old touches the hearts of gang members in viral video telling them 'Jesus will help you'
A video message for an end to gun violence from a six-year-old boy is touching the hearts of even gang members, so much so that it has stopped them from pulling the trigger on their intended targets.

How to reach out to people you don't like
We all have at least person we're not comfortable with
Egypt's Copts: Our government is failing us after fourth ISIS attack in six months
Egyptian Christians are accusing the government of failing to protect them after an ISIS-claimed attack killed at least 29 and injured at least 20 more.