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ISIS could become an 'international movement', MPs warn
ISIS could become an "international movement" if it is forced out of Syria and Iraq, MPs warned on Thursday.

'Dead' man revives in southeast Asian village when Christians pray over him
A previously-unreached village in southeast Asia was converted to Christ after their apparently dead leader came back to life when he was prayed over.

Mexico: Pope sends condolences as mourners pack church at funeral of murdered priest
Mourners packed into a church in Mexico's troubled Gulf coast state of Veracruz yesterday for the funeral of one of the two priests found to have been killed there on Monday.

Burnt and charred ancient Bible scroll resurrected by computer science
An ancient Biblical scroll that was reduced to a charred lump in a fire that destroyed a Jewish community in AD 600 has been virtually "unfurled" and read for the first time.

Leonard Cohen: 10 of his best songs about faith, God and spirituality
Cohen's music has a deep spiritual thread running through it and people of many backgrounds have found it challenging and inspiring.

The Christian comeback is coming, says Brian McLaren
Despite narratives of Church decline, Christianity is on the brink of a comeback, says popular author and activist Brian McLaren.

Bad news for Hillary: Religious 'nones' are on the rise, but they aren't voting for her
People who do not identify with any religion is at an all time high in the United States as more and more people are leaving church, a new study has shown.

Trump says he is 'very troubled' by police shooting of pastor Terence Crutcher
Crutcher was first tasered and then fatally shot after police arrived at the scene of his broken down SUV vehicle at around 8pm on Friday.

Pakistan: Drunk Muslims beat up Christians in their own homes
Seven Christians were injured and five hospitalised in Pakistan after they were attacked in their own homes with metal bars by a mob of angry Muslims.

Justin Bieber covers Delirious? worship song in Paris concert
The committed Christian performed an acoustic version of I Could Sing of Your Love Forever on a sofa during the Paris leg of his Purpose Tour.

Christians in Egypt urge Coptic Church to stay out of politics
800 Christians have signed an online letter which protests against the Church's increasingly prominent political stance.

Christians fear state control of religion in Zambia
Zambian president Edgar Chagwa Lungu Lungu appointed Rev Godfridah Sumail as head of the new ministry of religious affairs last week.

State of emergency declared amid protests in Charlotte, North Carolina
One person was shot and gravely wounded on Wednesday in a second night of unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina

The Girl With All The Gifts review: Zombie kids and a new kind of hope
Martin Saunders reviews The Girl With All The Gifts, the latest zombie-thriller to hit cinemas.

After centuries of separation, evangelicals and Catholics look to shared future
The 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation is an opportunity for a "healing of memories", the leaders of the Catholic and evangelical churches in Germany have announced.

Evangelicals in Italy back school head who bans Catholic mass
The Italian Evangelical Alliance (AEI) has expressed its "complete solidarity" with a state school head teacher who refused to give permission for Catholic Mass to be celebrated in school hours.