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What Casting Crowns frontman Mark Hall learned from his cancer ordeal
The world of Casting Crowns frontman Mark Hall was rocked last year after he found out that there was a solid mass in his right kidney that doctors said was cancerous.
With 'Ben-Hur' drawing dismal box office numbers, Roma Downey prays to God, says she's running on 'empty'
Executive producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett placed such high hopes on the modern remake of "Ben-Hur," but sadly, box office numbers for the movie starring Jack Huston and Toby Kebbell were pretty dismal.
Egypt's Coptic Christians protest exclusion from Olympic and other sports
A charity that campaigns for equal rights in Egypt has filed a formal complaint of discrimination against Coptic Christians in the selection of Egypt's Olympic team.
Ken Ham says pastor who questions Noah and his ark is also questioning God's Word
Answers in Genesis founder Ken Ham is facing his detractors once again and defended the story of Noah's Ark from the Bible. This time, Ham addresses a pastor who questioned the veracity of Noah's actions to build a massive ark to survive the great flood.
Businesses should not be able to refuse gay people services, say most US religious groups
Most religious groups in the US do not think businesses should be allowed to refuse services to gay people, according to research released on Thursday.
The Bible study method that helps small groups really work
Bible studies can be precious times, when Christians gather together around God's word. They can also be frustrating and even annoying.
Egypt: Coptic Church settles row with government over church buildings
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church has reached agreement with the government over a draft law on building and restoring churches.
China: Farmer mowed down and killed after protesting land seizure
A farmer in China who resisted the seizure of his land has been killed, the Christian human rights organisation China Aid is reporting.
France's top court to rule on legality of burkini ban
The row over France's controversial ban on women wearing burkinis has escalated with the country's top court to rule whether the law contravenes human rights.
Anti-Christian crackdown in Cuba: Over 1,000 churches seized, Christians dragged away from homes, churches
When Pope Francis visited Cuba in September 2015, many thought the milestone event could signal a breakthrough in the campaign to promote religious freedom, or at least a loosening in the communist regime's grip on Christian churches, in the Caribbean island nation.
Christian persecution in India surges in first half of 2016; radical Hindus see threat to culture, identity
Hindu radicals are intensifying their persecution of Christians across India with no end in sight.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu admitted to hospital
Nobel prizewinner and peace activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been admitted to hospital in Cape Town for "treatment to a recurring infection".
Euthanasia 'tourists,' including children, flock to Catholic-majority Belgium where assisted suicide is free and easy
It's free, easy ... and deadly. That's how physician-assisted suicide looks like in Belgium, ironically a Catholic-majority European nation.
Yazidi girl captured by ISIS set herself on fire to avoid sex slavery
A teenage girl has described how she burned herself alive to escape rape and torture by the Islamic State terror group.
Social media companies 'consciously failing' to fight extremism, say MPs
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are "consciously failing" to fight extremism and the promotion of violent terror on their sites, MPs said on Thursday.
Why are Americans leaving the church? Loss of faith, says new study
The number of Americans with no religion has increased from 16 per cent of the population to nearly a quarter in under a decade.