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Tullian Tchividjian, Billy Graham's grandson, resigns as pastor after admitting affair
Tullian Tchividjian has resigned from Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Florida.

Your dopamine addiction is hurting your soul
The Internet is in danger of turning us all into addicts, writes Martin Saunders.

Taliban launch suicide bomb attack on Afghan parliament
A Taliban suicide bomber and six gunmen launched an attack on the Afghan parliament in Kabul this morning, wounding at least 19 people.

Europe referendum: Business leaders to pour millions into 'no' campaign
A group of British business leaders and entrepreneurs are to launch "No Thanks â We're Going Global".

Greece offers last-minute concessions, EU welcomes 'forceps delivery'
The European Union says new proposals are a "good basis for progress".

Charleston's 'Mother Emanuel' mourns its dead in packed Sunday service
Hundreds of people packed the church for an emotional memorial service.

Victoria Osteen shares how people can embrace change in their lives
If there is one thing most people are terrified of, then that's change. Change is a constant thing people have to deal with in life, but not everybody knows how to handle it well.

'The Shack': Father's life-changing journey after loss of daughter
Filming for the movie adaptation of "The Shack" has already begun in Vancouver, Canada, with Sam Worthington ('Avatar,' 'Wrath of the Titans,' 'Clash of the Titans') taking on the role of grieving father Mackenzie "Mack" Allen Phillips and Octavia Spencer ('The Help,' 'Divergent') voicing God or "Papa."

Boko Haram Islamist group spreads terror to Niger, killing at least 40
Islamist militant group Boko Haram has gone out of Nigeria to spread terror in neighbouring Niger for the second time on Friday, killing at least 40 people in two towns.

Burning of biblical church in Israel an 'attack on us all'âIsraeli PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the arson attack on a church at the Sea of Galilee as "an attack on us all," after the incident injured two persons and left a sizeable damage at the place of worship.

Woman sees no future in 'changing' UK, joins ISIS with sisters and kids
One of the three British sisters who reportedly took their children along with them to Syria to join the Islamic State believed there was no future for her daughters anymore in "changing" UK.

Slaughter in South Sudan: Girls raped, boys castrated, newborns killed in civil war, UNICEF says
Government troops and their allies allegedly murdered 129 children in South Sudan's Unity State, including girls who were raped before being killed and boys who were castrated and bled to death, in order to keep their generation from exacting revenge.

New church in Muslim-ruled UAE overflows with Christian believers
A new church for the thousands of migrant Catholics and local Arabs in Muslim-dominated United Arab Emirates has been inaugurated last week, highlighting the country's religious tolerance.

Back from the dead? Teen's revival triggers wave of healings in Missouri, interest in resurrection
A teenage boy's miraculous revival after falling from an icy lake in Missouri has triggered healings in his church, and a renewed interest in modern-day resurrection.

'Criminalising Christianity': Mike Huckabee says legalising same-sex marriage threatens religious liberty
For Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, the possible legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States will in effect be similar to criminalizing Christianity.

Pope Francis visits the Turin Shroud
The Pope has this morning viewed the Turin Shroud, believed by many to be the burial cloth in which Jesus was wrapped and which is said to bear his image.