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On this day: Lindisfarne was sacked by the Vikings in 793

On June 8, 793, the Vikings landed on Lindisfarne, site of the famous Church of St Cuthbert.

Charleston massacre: Church shooting suspect Dylann Roof's trial to begin November 2016

The federal death penalty trial for Dylann Roof, the white man accused of killing nine black members of Charleston's Emanuel AME Church in a racially motivated attack, will begin on November 7, a judge said Tuesday.

Transgender bathroom debate: NBA, NFL press North Carolina to make its policies inclusive of LGBT members

Both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Football League (NFL) are making North Carolina feel the heat for passing House Bill 2, which is also known as the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act.

Former Archbishop of York investigated over child sex abuse failings

Hope was criticised in a judge-led inquiry in 2014 over his handling of the case of Robert Waddington, former Dean of Manchester.

EU referendum: They're lying, Cameron says of Leave campaigners

"It is time that the Leave campaign was called out on the nonsense that they are peddling," said Cameron.

Pope Francis 'never ceases to amaze' as he gifts disabled elderly couple with electric scooter

Pope Francis did not earn the monicker "The People's Pope" for nothing, because the head of the Roman Catholic Church indeed takes time to listen to the people's needs and be a good friend to them.

13-year-old Pentecostal girl wows judges, audience on 'America's Got Talent' with her operatic performance

When 13-year-old Pentecostal girl Laura Bretan from Romania came to the stage of "America's Got Talent" Season 11, nobody expected that she would belt out an opera song, much more do it with such flair and technique.

'A heart issue': Christians told to tithe properly to shift from poverty to prosperity

The Bible has several verses that cover issues concerning money and prosperity, but surprisingly enough, there are a lot of Christians who are not financially comfortable and are barely getting by.

ACLU official resigns over transgender bathroom issue, safety concerns for her children

The interim director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in Georgia has resigned over disagreement on a case concerning a North Carolina law that prohibits transgenders from using bathrooms according to their gender identity and on her concerns about her children's privacy and safety.

7-year-old boy barred from sharing Bible verses in California school; sheriff visits family's home to issue warning

A seven-year-old student at a school in Palmdale, California has been barred by his school to distribute Bible verses during lunch time in school. The boy was also visited by a sheriff who told his family that their boy should stop the distribution of Bible verses because "someone might be offended."

Christian convert who helped pastor Saeed Abedini in Iran 'one step from death' in Tehran prison

Nasim Naghash Zargaran, a Christian woman who assisted Pastor Saeed Abedini while he was imprisoned in Iran, is just "one step from death" and in desperate need of prayers as she languished in a prison in Tehran.

'This is the Lord's doing': Pastor survives gunshot to the head as bullet inexplicably veers off

A pastor in Houston, Texas thought she was gone for good when a man started shooting outside a beauty salon in Minneapolis where she was having her hair done last week.

U.N. experts slam extremely 'irresponsible' comments by Philippine president-elect Duterte justifying the killing of journalists

Two United Nations human rights experts strongly condemned recent statements made by Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte suggesting that journalists are not exempt for assassination, urging the incoming leader to immediately stop instigating deadly violence.

Home Office interpreters accused of deliberately jeopardising asylum claims