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Christian MPs warn Sunday schools face ban on teaching traditional marriage
Christian MPs warn Sunday schools face ban on teaching traditional marriage

Christian MPs have warned that Sunday schools could be banned from teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman under the government's counter-extremism policy.

Pope Francis: All true religion leads to peace
Pope Francis: All true religion leads to peace

People of God must be men and women of peace, and it's possible for followers of different faiths to co-exist peacefully, Pope Francis said yesterday.

Over a million Filipinos display fervent faith in Christ once again in this year\'s procession of Black Nazarene
Over a million Filipinos display fervent faith in Christ once again in this year's procession of Black Nazarene

To many foreigners, the spectacle looks like idolatry—more than a million Filipinos joining the annual procession of a centuries-old statue of a blackened Christ, believed to be miraculous, through the streets of Manila every January 9th. But the Philippine Catholic Church considers it a vibrant expression of the Filipinos' faith in God.

Wheaton students demonstrate for hijab-wearing professor as termination looms
Wheaton students demonstrate for hijab-wearing professor as termination looms

Hawkins was attacked for her statement in a Facebook post that Muslims and Christians "worship the same God"

Do evangelicals love doctrine more than people?
Do evangelicals love doctrine more than people?

Our beliefs and doctrines matter, but if we fail to love our neighbors, scripture itself indicts us.

Korean-American detained in North Korea was a Christian pastor, defector claims
Korean-American detained in North Korea was a Christian pastor, defector claims

Kim Dong Chul, a Korean-American man who says he is being held in North Korea, was a Christian pastor in the US, according to a North Korean defector who met him and traveled with him in 2007.

Istanbul: At least 10 dead as explosion rocks Turkey\'s largest city
Istanbul: At least 10 dead as explosion rocks Turkey's largest city

At least 10 people were killed and many more injured after an explosion rocked a central square in Istanbul this morning.

Sin, corruption and Islam: Justin Welby on the threats facing the Anglican Communion
Sin, corruption and Islam: Justin Welby on the threats facing the Anglican Communion

The Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday painted a stark and gloomy picture of a Church struggling to survive in the face of sin, corruption, Islam and an increasingy secular, anti-Christian culture in the West.

Prayer for the day: A call to compassion
Prayer for the day: A call to compassion

God describes himself as being particularly close to vulnerable children; what's our responsibility?

North Korea faked sub-launched missile test footage, analysts claim
North Korea faked sub-launched missile test footage, analysts claim

The isolated country has said it has ballistic missile technology which would allow it to launch a nuclear warhead from a submarine.

Too late for some, aid convoy reaches starving Syrian town of Madaya
Too late for some, aid convoy reaches starving Syrian town of Madaya

Trucks carrying food and medical supplies reached Madaya near the Lebanese border.

Aung San Suu Kyi gathers Myanmar\'s insurgents for peace talks
Aung San Suu Kyi gathers Myanmar's insurgents for peace talks

Representatives gathered for talks over a ceasefire to end insurgencies that have plagued the country for decades.

Franklin Graham gives up hopes on Dems and GOP, says voters may have to choose the \'less of 2 heathen\' presidential bets
Franklin Graham gives up hopes on Dems and GOP, says voters may have to choose the 'less of 2 heathen' presidential bets

Reverend Franklin Graham appears to be very jaded when it comes to the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, and he said that he is no longer holding out any hope that a specific political party will be able to make the much-needed moral and spiritual changes in the government.

Evangelicals urged to come out in droves for Jan. 21-22 March for Life event in D.C.
Evangelicals urged to come out in droves for Jan. 21-22 March for Life event in D.C.

Two well-known evangelical leaders are stressing the need for Christians to take a stand against abortion and uphold the rights of the unborn.

Derick and Jill Dillard join ministry that seeks to boost marriages in Central America
Derick and Jill Dillard join ministry that seeks to boost marriages in Central America

Derick and Jill Dillard have found a new calling while they fulfill their ministry in Central America. Aside from sharing the Gospel there, the two are now going to work with a ministry called Seekers of Souls (S.O.S.) and help people strengthen their marriages.

Christian blogger continues to inspire people long after she\'s gone through her words on enduring pain
Christian blogger continues to inspire people long after she's gone through her words on enduring pain

Even after her life has been claimed by a rare, terminal autoimmune disease, Christian blogger Sara "Gitz" Frankl is still continuing to inspire people through her words of hope and affirmation.