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The human face of Syria\'s refugee crisis
The human face of Syria's refugee crisis

I have met people desperate not to get to Europe, but simply to live in peace.

Jill and Derick Dillard: Are they genuine missionaries?
Jill and Derick Dillard: Are they genuine missionaries?

Jill and Derick Dillard have been accused of not being real missionaries.

Demonic State: Why ISIS represents real spiritual evil
Demonic State: Why ISIS represents real spiritual evil

Some acts seem to have a particular quality of evil about them. They aren't just wrong: they're demonic.

25 Christian pick-up lines guaranteed to help you live like St Paul
25 Christian pick-up lines guaranteed to help you live like St Paul

No-one really uses Christian pick-up lines. They're just a well-meaning meme that allow us to laugh at ourselves. Right?

Islamic State executes three more Assyrian Christians in latest video
Islamic State executes three more Assyrian Christians in latest video

A new video released by Islamic State shows militants executing three Assyrian Christians and demanding a $14 million ransom for the release of over 200 other Syrians held hostage by the group.

Vicar finds rare King James Bible in cupboard in Wales
Vicar finds rare King James Bible in cupboard in Wales

A rare first edition of the King James Bible has been found in the largest medieval parish church in Wales.

Senior Jerusalem church leader appeals to Israel and Palestine for calm
Senior Jerusalem church leader appeals to Israel and Palestine for calm

Latin Patriarch urges "prayers by all faithful, for the sake of the Holy Land, its people, and for Jerusalem"

Catholic priest sacked for saying children are to blame for peadophilia
Catholic priest sacked for saying children are to blame for peadophilia

Children are sometimes to blame for paedophilia, a Catholic priest has said while insisting that homosexuality was a sickness.

Hugh Jackman: I'm a Christian, I dedicate every performance to God
Hugh Jackman: I'm a Christian, I dedicate every performance to God

Hugh Jackman has spoken out about his religious faith.

Time to strike lethal blow on ISIS is now, top anti-terror expert tells Western leaders
Time to strike lethal blow on ISIS is now, top anti-terror expert tells Western leaders

A top terror expert is urging Western leaders to act now in a coordinated battle to decimate the Islamic State, saying the group's military muscle has been significantly embellished over the last few months.

Republicans and Democrats are both disasters, says pro-gun pastor: vote for me
Republicans and Democrats are both disasters, says pro-gun pastor: vote for me

Wiley Drake is running as an independent candidate with Blossom Brackman.

Meryl Streep slams sexism in the Catholic Church
Meryl Streep slams sexism in the Catholic Church

The Catholic Church is contributing to "infuriating" levels of sexism, actress Meryl Streep has said.

Muslim brothers who say they found Christ at Hillsong denied asylum
Muslim brothers who say they found Christ at Hillsong denied asylum

Court has ruled the pair shouldn't be granted visa even though they've been baptised at Hillsong

Soon, an army of \'Iron Man\' soldiers? US military developing high-tech body armour
Soon, an army of 'Iron Man' soldiers? US military developing high-tech body armour

The United States military is close to turning the Iron Man armor into reality, and introduce the tech-forward gear into the front lines of battlefields.

Rains finally stop falling but flooding woes still swamp South Carolina; death toll at 17
Rains finally stop falling but flooding woes still swamp South Carolina; death toll at 17

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley warned that more flooding and evacuations could happen as the state was battered with severe floodings.

\'Francis factor\' boosts Catholic Church in US
'Francis factor' boosts Catholic Church in US

They called it the "Benedict bounce", when Pope Benedict's visit to the UK prompted an upsurge of goodwill towards the Catholic Church. Now in the United States new research shows a similar result of the Pope's recent visit there. The "Francis factor" has struck again.