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Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard get a Walmart baby shower
Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard get a Walmart baby shower

Baby Dilly won't be due until spring, but everybody around them, including Derick Dillard's coworkers from Walmart clearly cannot wait to meet the little boy as they threw a surprise baby shower for him and his wife Jill Duggar.

Kayla Mueller\'s memorial: \'You\'re in God\'s hands now\' says brother
Kayla Mueller's memorial: 'You're in God's hands now' says brother

Friends and family of Kayla Mueller gathered to honour her life in her hometown last night, just under two weeks after the aid worker was declared dead by Islamic State.

\'God put us together again\' – divorced couple to remarry after 43 years
'God put us together again' – divorced couple to remarry after 43 years

A 75-year-old couple are set to marry for a second time after getting engaged in Walmart over four decades since they split.

Iain Duncan Smith mocks \'dwindling relevance\' of Church of England
Iain Duncan Smith mocks 'dwindling relevance' of Church of England

Iain Duncan Smith has mocked the "dwindling relevance" of the Church of England.

Christian football team could be Britain\'s worst – but it\'s the nicest, says its manager
Christian football team could be Britain's worst – but it's the nicest, says its manager

Amory Green Rovers has lost every game this season, but its players are happy.

Libya bishop: \'I am ready for martyrdom and will not leave\'
Libya bishop: 'I am ready for martyrdom and will not leave'

The Italian Bishop of Tripoli has refused to leave the city in spite of death threats.

Russell Brand: \'I agree with the Church, politics is broken\'
Russell Brand: 'I agree with the Church, politics is broken'

Self-styled revolutionary Russell Brand has defended himself against criticism from the Church of England that someone had to counter his "sex appeal".

Obama: \'We are not at war with Islam\'
Obama: 'We are not at war with Islam'

Extremist groups like Islamic State do not represent real people of faith, President Obama said yesterday, insisting that "violent extremism" is not linked to true Islam.

Utah knocks Bible Belt off top spot in US churchgoing (thanks to Mormons)
Utah knocks Bible Belt off top spot in US churchgoing (thanks to Mormons)

A Gallup poll shows that more than half of Utah residents go to church.

Pope Francis \'gives LGBT Catholics VIP seats\'
Pope Francis 'gives LGBT Catholics VIP seats'

An American advocacy group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered Catholics were given front row seats at Pope Francis' address on Ash Wednesday.

UN to investigate Islamic State organ harvesting claims
UN to investigate Islamic State organ harvesting claims

A key Iraqi diplomat yesterday accused Islamic State militants of harvesting and trafficking organs to help finance its brutal operations in the Middle East.

Ferguson police department  to face Department of Justice action over racial discrimination
Ferguson police department to face Department of Justice action over racial discrimination

A CNN report says that the police force responsible for Michael Brown's shooting is facing allegations of discriminatory tactics.

Ukraine president calls for UN peacekeepers as rebels continue advance
Ukraine president calls for UN peacekeepers as rebels continue advance

Pro-Russian rebels seized another town after a ceasefire was supposed to take effect.

Evangelical Christians much more politically engaged than rest of the UK
Evangelical Christians much more politically engaged than rest of the UK

New research shows distrust for politicians but continued Christian engagement in politics.

Human rights situation in China last year was the worst since 1989, report says
Human rights situation in China last year was the worst since 1989, report says

A human rights group in the People's Republic of China claims that the human rights situation in the country is worsening