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Ciara thankful for 'God's grace' after surviving car accident
"Body Party" singer Ciara, who is seven months pregnant, figured in a minor car accident in Los Angeles last Friday.

Sadie Robertson reveals why she once hid one thing from God in prayer, and what got her to stop
There is nothing people can hide from God, because He is omniscient and all-powerful. But "Duck Dynasty" star Sadie Robertson confessed that she kept some things from God in her prayer life before.

Oprah Winfrey's company urged to pull out its ads from raunchy TV show
The Parents Television Council is hoping that Oprah Winfrey's company, Weight Watchers, would pull out its ads from the raunchy TV show "The Mick" from Fox.

'My husband openly had an affair for 12 years.' How should churches respond to domestic abuse?
Parishes are being urged to step up their fight against domestic violence in a new Church of England policy document launched on Wednesday.

Is it OK to be a married Christian man and be close friends with another woman â and vice versa?
Marriage is a sacred thing, one that requires both the man and the woman to forsake all others. Yet, there are many Christians who can't seem to understand that when they marry, they cannot take their friends with them into the relationship â it's only between the husband and the wife.

Should Christians wait until marriage to share their first kiss?
The decision to follow Christ always begins with self-denial, even in the area of romance and love relationships. This includes saving your first kiss until marriage.

Health workers told they should speak to dying patients about faith to enhance end of life care
Healthcare workers should not only attend to the physical concerns of dying patients but also their spiritual needs.

Gay couple already got their marriage licence but still want more punishment for jailed Christian clerk Kim Davis
For a gay couple in Kentucky, getting a Christian county official in jail is not enough punishment for refusing to issue them their marriage licenceâeven if they eventually received such licence.

Iran arrests newly baptised Christian mother and her son for their faith, seizes Bibles in crackdown
Iranian government agents have arrested two newly baptised Christiansâa mother and her sonâseizing their Bibles and other Christian books.

Boost for conservative Anglicans as South Carolina join ACNA
Conservative Anglicans in America received a major boost last week when South Carolina voted to join a breakaway traditionalist grouping.

Many Asian Christian women working as maids in Mideast suffer abuse, treated like slaves by their Arab 'owners'
Many Asian Christian women are being treated as slaves as they work as nannies and housemaids in the Middle East, particularly in Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Arabian Peninsula.

Part gig, part worship: Irish church gathers for Elvis Presley tribute
A church in Ireland recently gathered for a tribute to a different King than Jesus â the rock and roll legend Elvis Presley.

First ever Anglican Evensong service takes place at St Peter's Basilica in Rome
Anglican Choral Evensong was celebrated in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican for the first time yesterday afternoon.

Young Americans less likely to divorce, older Americans at least twice as likely to split
The divorce rate in the US has doubled for couples aged over 50, and tripled for those over 65, according to new research.

Trump envoy to meet Palestinian President as US tries to kickstart peace talks
Donald Trump's Middle East envoy will meet with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas tomorrow, after spending five hours with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday.

Don't expect married priests from Pope Francis, Cardinal Vincent Nichols declares
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has said that the Catholic Church's 'strong, firm' tradition of priestly celibacy is unlikely to change despite Pope Francis's recent comment that the Church should reflect on married priests.