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Vatican Deal With China Would 'Betray Christ' Says Top Cardinal
A possible landmark deal that would see China and the Vatican come to an agreement on the appointment of bishops would be "betraying Jesus Christ", China's most senior Catholic cleric has said.

Is The BBC In Danger Of Failing To Take Religion Seriously?
A senior BBC presenter has criticised the corporation's attitude to religious programming in a rare intervention by an insider.
My Christian Faith Helps With Decisions Over Brexit, Says Theresa May
The Prime Minister said negotiating the UK's exit from the European Union is what keeps her awake at night. But in a candid and personal interview she said belief in God helps guide her instincts towards what is right.

Winter Closes In On Refugees Fleeing Iraq's Mosul
The United Nations is asking donors to fund winter kits for 1.2 million people â preparing for a worst case scenario that much of the city's population may have to flee.

When We Can't Go On: 10 Bible Verses About Weariness
We get tired of what we're doing, at home or at work or at church, and we wonder how we're going to go on.

2016 Has Been A Difficult Year â Here's How Advent Tells Us That All Will Be Well
Advent offers us the opportunity to look at the world afresh and gives us ultimate hope â not just the hope of turning over a new leaf, but the hope that in the midst of the suffering, despair and disaster, God is coming...

Is It Time To Let Jesus Surprise You?
The Jesus we read about in the Bible is a deeply unsettling figure â constantly upending expectations, disturbing the comfortable and comforting the disturbed.

Stop Victimising Christians, Says UK Equalities Chief
Bosses must stop victimising Christians for fear of offending other faiths, the UK's equalities chief will say next week.

Trump Will 'Cleanse' America Of Muslims, Three Mosques Warned In Hateful Letters
Hateful letters sent anonymously to three mosques in California with a warning that President-elect Donald Trump would "cleanse" the United States of Muslims

From Persecution To Praise: The Catholic Church and Cuba
Baptised as a Roman Catholic and educated by Jesuits, Fidel Castro became a persecutor of the Church after seizing power in Cuba in 1959.

3 People in the Bible Who Are Great Examples of Keeping an Attitude of Gratitude
Here are some people in the Bible who are great examples of keeping an attitude of gratitude.

3 Things You Need to Preach the Gospel Effectively
Are you one of those who've tried to share it but failed in your attempt? Or are you one of those who don't know how to share the gospel? Let me encourage you. If you rely on Christ's love and the Holy Spirit's power, you can do it.

3 Ways to Care for the Temple of The Holy Spirit, Your Body
Take care of your body, which is the temple of the Holy Spirit. You use it to serve God.

Why Does the Bible Make Such a Big Thing About Humility?
If we want to experience God's fullness, we need to be attached to Him like our life depends on it, and that requires a whole lot of humility.

Why God Doesn't Remove All Pain and Sickness
Why doesn't God heal all diseases or at least not in the abruptness and methodology that we would want Him to?

How to Be Angry Without Sinning
So how can we respond to anger in a way that is not sinful? Here are three tips to digest and keep in mind in times we get angry.