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Pope to visit Lesbos in bid to \'shed light\' on refugee crisis
Pope to visit Lesbos in bid to 'shed light' on refugee crisis

Pope Francis is to visit Lesbos in Greece next week in a visit that is certain to add pressure on leaders in Europe.

Canada: Blow to religious freedom as government office closes
Canada: Blow to religious freedom as government office closes

Canada's Office of Religious Freedom, established three years ago by the country's Conservative government, has been closed by its recently-elected Liberals.

Pakistan: Christian teenager kidnapped, raped, and forced to convert to Islam shares her testimony
Pakistan: Christian teenager kidnapped, raped, and forced to convert to Islam shares her testimony

Komal, 15, was abducted from her home in Pakistan, raped and forcibly converted from Christianity to Islam. She suffered unrelenting abuse and was forced to marry one of her rapists, who acted as her pimp and she fell pregnant.

Norway: Judge rules in favour of Christian couple, baby Ezekiel to be returned
Norway: Judge rules in favour of Christian couple, baby Ezekiel to be returned

Ezekiel Bodnariu was removed from their custody with his four older siblings by Norway's controversial child welfare service last November.

\'Jesus healed me\': Devout Muslim family see their crippled mother rise from bed as pastors prayed over her
'Jesus healed me': Devout Muslim family see their crippled mother rise from bed as pastors prayed over her

Nothing is impossible when God Himself makes things happen. Pastors from Bibles4Mideast ministry found this out when, through them, Jesus Christ appeared before a family of devout Muslims who embraced Him after He showed them His mercy and healing power.

Miracle in Belfast: Premature one-pound baby defies odds, surviving despite heart, eye surgeries
Miracle in Belfast: Premature one-pound baby defies odds, surviving despite heart, eye surgeries

When a mother gave birth to a tiny baby weighing just one pound and half an ounce, doctors at a hospital in Belfast, Ireland, flatly told her the baby would not survive. But God, the source of all Creation, had another thing in mind.

Underdogs Cruz, Sanders big winners in Wisconsin primaries: Is this the turning point for both candidates?
Underdogs Cruz, Sanders big winners in Wisconsin primaries: Is this the turning point for both candidates?

It was the night of the underdogs in the U.S. primaries on Tuesday as Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz and his Democratic counterpart Bernie Sanders both scored resounding victories over their parties' front-runners in Wisconsin.

Do you struggle to let go of worry? 7 ways to remind yourself of God\'s faithfulness
Do you struggle to let go of worry? 7 ways to remind yourself of God's faithfulness

While the Bible is full of instances of God telling us not to fear, most of us struggle at one time or other with fear or anxiety.

Storm in a teacup: Bible verses that will kill your doubts
Storm in a teacup: Bible verses that will kill your doubts

The number one killer of determination is doubt. Be it in the area of business, leadership, personal life or ministry, we all need to take doubt off the table to start letting determination take the form of action.

5-a-day: Why God desires healthy living for you
5-a-day: Why God desires healthy living for you

Have you ever wondered whether God really does desire good health for us? As funny as it may seem, I always felt that God didn't care about good health because He made all the good food to be unhealthy -- cholesterol, fat, sugar and all those tempting things that just make you want to skip the gym.

Jesus promises peace, but why can\'t I feel it?
Jesus promises peace, but why can't I feel it?

Jesus is called the Prince of Peace, but we look around us and we may often feel like there is no peace for Jesus to reign over.

Charleston massacre: Dylann Roof trial delayed over death penalty decision
Charleston massacre: Dylann Roof trial delayed over death penalty decision

A judge on Tuesday granted US prosecutors' request for trial delay as it considers whether to seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof.

Franklin Graham warns people to be careful of his social media impersonators trying to solicit funds
Franklin Graham warns people to be careful of his social media impersonators trying to solicit funds

Rev. Franklin Graham wants good-hearted Christians to be careful and not fall for online scams that seem to be gaining more and more popularity nowadays.

How to handle conflict like a Christian
How to handle conflict like a Christian

In the middle of a heated argument, people often get caught up in the moment and that goes for Christians too. No matter how much we might want to live by God's word to be "quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to become angry" (James 1:19), temper can often get the best of us and as a result, conflict escalates.

\'Miracles From Heaven\' girl Annabel Beam gives physical description of Jesus Christ
'Miracles From Heaven' girl Annabel Beam gives physical description of Jesus Christ

Annabel Beam, the young girl who met Jesus Christ after a near-death experience, is the subject of the new movie called "Miracles From Heaven," which stars Jennifer Garner.

Greg Laurie: God can forgive all sins, except one — blasphemy against Holy Spirit
Greg Laurie: God can forgive all sins, except one — blasphemy against Holy Spirit

God is a forgiving God, but Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship says that there is one sin that He can never forgive - blasphemy.