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NFL players give away 500 Bibles over the holiday season

Together with Athletes for Charity, seven NFL players gave away 500 premium Tyndale study Bibles to fans.

Vatican releases Femen activist who stole Baby Jesus while topless on Christmas Day

The Vatican has released Iana Zhdanova after arresting her for stealing a replica of the Baby Jesus from the St. Peter's Square nativity scene while topless on Christmas day.

Ten things to look out for in 2015

Krish Kandiah looks ahead to what might be in store for the next year.

Jessa Duggar thanks sister Jill for being 'great example' of 'what it means to be a loving wife'

Jessa Duggar, star of the TV series, "19 Kids and Counting" posted a photo on Instagram commending her sister Jill for being an amazing example to her on what it is to be a loving wife.

The Theory of Everything: Review

A film of substance and of style, which repeatedly raises questions about success in work, life and love, writes Lucinda Borkett-Jones.

Religious education is key to defeating extremism, says Moderator

Attempts to remove religious education from Scottish schools must be defied, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has said in his New Year message.

Year in review: The biggest church stories of 2014

Mark Woods offers his take on some of the notable events of the last 12 months.

What do 2014's top songs tell us? No. 2: Ghost - Ella Henderson

Krish Kandiah looks at what the year's most popular songs tell us about ourselves and our culture. At number two is Ella Henderson's 'Ghost'.

Glasgow Ebola patient: Archbishop of Canterbury calls for prayer

The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged Christians to pray for the Glasgow nurse diagnosed with Ebola after working with victims in Sierra Leone.

Islamist politician sentenced to death for war crimes

A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentenced an Islamist party leader to death on Tuesday after convicting him of atrocities committed during a 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.

China: Cross torn down from Christian nursing home

Chinese authorities dismantled a cross in a Christian nursing home a week before Christmas, an employee said on Tuesday, the latest example of a growing crackdown on Christianity.

Missing AirAsia plane: 40 bodies recovered

Indonesian rescuers searching for a missing AirAsia plane carrying 162 people pulled 40 bodies and wreckage from the sea off the coast of Borneo on Tuesday.

Woman who gave birth while in a coma returns home

Man who nearly died in the Alaskan wilderness says he 'couldn't give up' because of the thought of his family

Survivor Craig Johnson was trailed by a wolverine and nearly died from sub-zero temperatures

Family thanks God after missing AirAsia flight QZ8501

Family thanks God 'for His mercy' after missing their flight on AirAsia QZ8501