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Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald reveal \'unique\' wedding vows
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald reveal 'unique' wedding vows

Newlyweds Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald did not have a traditional wedding, and that choice extended to their personalised wedding vows.

Pope Francis' iPad sells for over $30K

An iPad once owned by Pope Francis garnered $30,500 at an auction in Uruguay on Tuesday.

Reba McEntire credits faith for her success
Reba McEntire credits faith for her success

Country star Reba McEntire discussed the importance of faith in her life in a recent interview.

Divorced women more likely to have heart attacks
Divorced women more likely to have heart attacks

A new study by Duke University found that divorced women are more likely to suffer heart attacks than married women.s

Jill Dillard says she prayed throughout 70-hr delivery of baby Israel
Jill Dillard says she prayed throughout 70-hr delivery of baby Israel

Jill and Derick Dillard shared details of their son's birth in an intimate interview published Wednesday.

Bible cannot be Tennessee state book, says attorney general
Bible cannot be Tennessee state book, says attorney general

Tennessee's attorney general determined that the Bible cannot be the state's official book in a decision handed down Monday.

'When a Man Loves a Woman' singer, Percy Sledge, dead at 73

Legendary soul singer Percy Sledge passed away Tuesday at the age of 73.

Youth pastors and baby killed by falling concrete block on highway
Youth pastors and baby killed by falling concrete block on highway

Two youth pastors from Washington State died, together with their eight-month-old son, when a slab of concrete fell on their pickup truck on Monday.

Man who rescued quadriplegic abandoned in woods says God guided him
Man who rescued quadriplegic abandoned in woods says God guided him

The person who rescued a disabled man abandoned in a park in Philadelphia, has said that God led him to the site.

Titanic priest \'should be made a saint\', say campaigners
Titanic priest 'should be made a saint', say campaigners

A campaign has been launched for the canonisation of the Catholic priest who heard confessions on the Titanic as it sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912.

400 migrants drown off Libyan coast trying to get to Europe
400 migrants drown off Libyan coast trying to get to Europe

As many as 400 migrants are believed to have drowned of the coast of Libya, after their boat capsized, according to reports from survivors.

Anonymous donor gives £1.5 million to restoration of Bath Abbey
Anonymous donor gives £1.5 million to restoration of Bath Abbey

The anonymous gift is the largest ever to the Abbey from a private individual.

40-stone pastor wins competition for weight loss surgery
40-stone pastor wins competition for weight loss surgery

William McCoy II won the award from America's National Obesity Foundation.

When does Western aid to Africa hinder more than it helps?
When does Western aid to Africa hinder more than it helps?

Krish Kandiah interviews development Michael Badriaki about the relationship between Africa and the West.

Indian government says Church attacks were criminal not political
Indian government says Church attacks were criminal not political

India's Hindu nationalist government has denied that "communal" politics were behind a series of attacks on churches and the rape of a nun in recent months.

Arrests in US cities after widespread protests against police violence
Arrests in US cities after widespread protests against police violence

Demonstrators have marched against the killing of unarmed black men by police.