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'It could have been a massacre': Shell hits Aleppo church during Sunday service
Seven people were injured when the shell hit the Church of St Francis in the Azizyeh residential district.
New Spiritual Disciplines: No.2 â The discipline of Flakelessness
In his second of a five part series on spiritual disciplines for the 21st century, Martin Saunders looks at our inability to commit.
Aspiring spy claims he was rejected by GCHQ because of his Christian faith
A chess master has claimed his application for a job at GCHQ was rejected because he was of his devout Christian faith and professed loyalty to God over his country.
Catholic leaders issue unprecedented appeal to UN on climate change
Roman Catholic cardinals, patriarchs and bishops have issued an unprecedented appeal to the UN to produce a "truly transformational" agreement to tackle climate change when it meets at the long awaited conference in Paris.
Hobby Lobby owners under investigation for illegal import of ancient biblical artefacts
One of America's most high-profile Christian businesses is under investigation for illegally importing ancient Middle Eastern artefacts.
30-foot Hindu idol of good fortune falls on crowd of worshipers in India; 1 dead
The 30-foot statue of Ganesh has reportedly collapsed on a crowd of Indian worshipers during the recent Immersion Festival, killing one and hurting three others, according to the Christian News.
ISIS claims deady suicide attack on mosque in Saudi Arabia
Militant group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia.
Pentagon 'used Christian aid group to spy on North Korea'
An investigation claims that HISG received funding from the Pentagon connected to espionage in the secretive state.
Pat Robertson maintains that gay marriage is still illegal despite Supreme Court ruling
Even though the United States Supreme Court earlier ruled that same-sex marriage is now legal in the United States, Christian televangelist and "The 700 Club" host Pat Robertson said on Monday that the act is still illegal.
Franklin Graham seeks prayers for victims of Afghan earthquake, Oklahoma crash
Reverend Franklin Graham is concerned over two incidents that occured recently - one is the earthquake that struck Afghanistan and southern Asia, and the other one was the vehicular accident that occured during the Okalhoma State parade.
Spectre is spectacular â and explores the evil beyond evil
Martin Saunders gives his spoiler-free review of the latest Bond film. Suffice to say, he loved it.
Another evangelical church demolished in Muslim-majority Sudan
There are growing fears for Christians in Sudan after another church was destroyed.
Gun control: We need universal background checks, say US police chiefs in rebuff to NRA
Police chiefs from across the United States called on Monday for universal background checks for firearms purchases.
Afghanistan/Pakistan: Rescue teams rush to help earthquake victims
Thousands spent the night outdoors in near-freezing temperatures, reluctant to go back inside.
Osborne vows to act on tax credits after Lords defeat
The upper chamber voted to block changes to a tax rule which supplements the income of workers on low pay.
Group records ISIS acts of terror in Mosul, Iraq's Christian heartland: Beheadings, amputation and torture on daily basis
Hundreds of sickening episodes of beheadings, amputations and tortures for the period of September alone have been exposed in a dossier that shows anew the brutality and terrifying life under the Islamic State militants.