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Why Pope Francis is welcoming a maverick Marxist theologian
Why Pope Francis is welcoming a maverick Marxist theologian

Peruvian theologian Gustavo Gutiérrez, 86, will address the General Assembly of the Roman Catholic humanitarian charity Caritas in Rome this week.

Pop culture has sold the world happiness wrapped in the garments of beauty, wealth and popularity, laments Speaking Louder Ministries
Pop culture has sold the world happiness wrapped in the garments of beauty, wealth and popularity, laments Speaking Louder Ministries

Damian Velarde from Speaking Louder Ministries is lamenting "the destructive lie" at the heart of today's pop culture.

Kari Jobe thanks her mother Sandy for teaching her how to persevere through the storms
Kari Jobe thanks her mother Sandy for teaching her how to persevere through the storms

There are a lot of things Christian singer Kari Jobe's mother Sandy taught her, and in honour of Mother's Day, Jobe thanked her mother for shaping her up to be the person she is today.

\'You are special because you show me Jesus by loving me,\' Natalie Grant\'s daughter writes her
'You are special because you show me Jesus by loving me,' Natalie Grant's daughter writes her

It looks like Christian singer Natalie Grant just had the most special Mother's Day celebration, and it is all thanks to her daughters (and their teachers!) who gave her the most touching and hilarious letters.

Derick Dillard says Mother\'s Day this year was so special for him after nearly losing his mother to Non-Hodgkins lymphoma
Derick Dillard says Mother's Day this year was so special for him after nearly losing his mother to Non-Hodgkins lymphoma

Mother's Day this year was particularly special to 19 Kids and Counting star Jill Duggar's husband Derick Dillard because Mother's Day 2014 was almost the last he had with his mum.

How is rape used as a weapon of war?
How is rape used as a weapon of war?

Islamic State has institutionalised sexual violence and is using it systematically to advance its "key strategic objectives," the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura, said last week.

Who are the Christian Left in America?
Who are the Christian Left in America?

As Republican presidential candidates go out of their way to talk about and attend Christian events in order to appeal to the Christian right, there is a lingering question: what about the Christian left?

Losing faith in America: Study shows decline in religion, rise in atheism
Losing faith in America: Study shows decline in religion, rise in atheism

Christianity in America is declining and the country is becoming more secular, according to a new report from the respected Pew Research Center.

Sadie Robertson and Lecrae help more than 900 students decide for Christ
Sadie Robertson and Lecrae help more than 900 students decide for Christ

A RUSH Ministries event for unchurched students saw hundreds of conversions.

Denzel Washington\'s number one tip for successful living: \'put God first in everything\'
Denzel Washington's number one tip for successful living: 'put God first in everything'

Denzel Washington told graduating students to "put God first in everything" in his commencement address at Dillard University in New Orleans on Saturday.

CofE bishop warns David Cameron not to lead UK into war, poverty and chaos
CofE bishop warns David Cameron not to lead UK into war, poverty and chaos

A senior Church of England has used a lesson from the Bible to warn the Prime Minister against leading the UK into war, poverty and chaos.

\'God\'s architect\' Antoni Gaudí could be made a saint
'God's architect' Antoni Gaudí could be made a saint

Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí is on the road to sainthood and could be beatified within the next year according to Catalonian radio station RAC1.

Death toll rises in second Nepal earthquake: \'The ground looked like it was rippling\'
Death toll rises in second Nepal earthquake: 'The ground looked like it was rippling'

A strong earthquake shook Nepal on Tuesday, sending people in the capital Kathmandu rushing out on to the streets.

Nepal army rescues 117 stranded in trekking villages after devastating earthquake
Nepal army rescues 117 stranded in trekking villages after devastating earthquake

115 Nepalis and two Americans were evacuated on Monday from three villages where hundreds died.

Dan Brown\'s Inferno sees Tom Hanks return as Robert Langdon
Dan Brown's Inferno sees Tom Hanks return as Robert Langdon

After The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, the film is expected to be a box-office hit.

Boston bomber tells Catholic nun about his remorse: \'No one deserves to suffer\' like my victims
Boston bomber tells Catholic nun about his remorse: 'No one deserves to suffer' like my victims

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told a Roman Catholic nun and death-penalty opponent of his remorse.