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Pope's meeting with French President restores 'deep' relations between Paris and Vatican
The meeting yesterday between Pope Francis and French President Francois Hollande in the wake of Fr Jacques Hamel's murder last month marked a rapprochement between the Vatican and Paris after apparently strained diplomatic relations in recent years.
Theresa May urged to reinstate full time Minister for Faith
Theresa May has been urged to reinstate a Minister for Faith after the role was relegated in her cabinet reshuffle.

Olympian who helped competitor who fell: 'God prepared my heart to respond in that way'
Abbey D'Agostino has credited her faith in God for the way she stopped to help a fellow competitor who fell down during the 5,000m qualifier in Rio on Tuesday.

Huge increase in Islamophobic tweets in July
Terror attacks carried out by Islamists likely contributed to a huge spike in 'Islamophobic' tweets in July, according to the BBC.

Media and 'culture warriors' allowed Anjem Choudary to thrive, says UK's biggest Muslim group
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has blamed the media â not Muslims - for giving Anjem Choudary the "oxygen of publicity" and allowing him to spread his message of hate far wider than he could in mosques.

French Prime Minister shows support for ban on so-called 'burkinis'
The French Prime Minister appears to have thrown his weight behind the ban on so called 'burkinis' on the beach at Cannes. The exclusive resort on the French Riviera took the step of banning the full body swim suits.

Homeless people given 'meaningless' advice, say MPs
Homelessness is even more widely spread than statistics suggests and "undoubtedly increasing", a committee of MPs said on Thursday.

Australian state leader offers to house stranded asylum seekers
The premier of Western Australia state, a member of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Liberal Party, has offered to accept refugees from Australian-funded detention centres amid growing concern about conditions for the 1,350 people held in the camps.

Priests remind faithful to go to church for God, not Pokemon
As the Pokemon Go phenomenon sweeps the world with the mobile game poised to overtake Twitter and Tinder in terms of number of downloads, religious leaders share different perspectives on its impact on faith.

Why we should trust in God alone for our deliverance
Be encouraged to know that God alone is enough for our deliverance.

To all who have lost something, here's one for you
Christ's death and resurrection restores what we have lost.

Hurting? Here's why you should 'let go and let God'
God Himself commanded that we should let go of what has happened, whether it was a few moments ago or a few decades ago. Why? It's because letting go is the only way for us to see Him do new things!

Why motivating yourself isn't enough to change you
The only motivation that can change our lives is the conviction that comes from the Word of God, powered by the Holy Spirit.

'How do I get out of debt?'
You have the power in Christ to get freed and stay free from debt

'Can I stay friends with an ex after a questionable relationship?'
Who are we to maintain any connection with a person with whom we've had a sinful relationship with if God took our sin to a place far away from us?

France targets foreign funds for mosques to stop radicalism
The French government is planning to ban foreign funds from being funneled to mosques as the country reels from three major terrorist attacks in the last year and a half.