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Heavenly bodies: how US churches have made fitness a spiritual issue

A health website has identified the fittest churches in Texas.

Militiamen kidnap Christian worker and French aid worker in the Central African Republic

Two Christians were kidnapped on January 19 near Bangui in the Central African Republic by anti-balaka militiamen who demanded the release of their imprisoned leader.

India: Bishops urge Narendra Modi to stop Hindu mass conversions of Christians

Mass conversion programmes are a politically-motivated breach of India's secular constitution, say Catholic bishops.

Iranian convert completes prison sentence but still hasn't been released

It has been a week since his one-year prison sentence was completed, but Iranian Christian Ebrahim Firouzi still remains behind bars in Rajael-Shahr Prison.

Hundreds of thousands join pro-life rally in Washington

"Human beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded," a top US cardinal said ahead of a national pro-life rally held yesterday.

The female 'taint'? Why some bishops won't be laying hands on Philip North

A row over women bishops is overshadowing the new Bishop of Burnley's consecration February 2.

Bishops suspend all Catholic masses in Niger as Charlie Hebdo protests continue

All Catholic masses and activities in Niger have been cancelled.

Church of England seeks 'online pastor' to boost digital engagement

A diocese in the Church of England has become the first to reach out for an "online pastor" to engage with young people in particular across digital media.

Linda Woodhead: Plans for CofE shake up are wrongly focused

The proposed remedies for the numerical decline of the Church of England are "too clerical and too congregational" according to a leading academic.

RHOBH star Yolanda Foster is believing God for a Lyme disease cure

Oklahoma to reconsider bible classes in public schools

Oklahoma Senator Kyle Loveless plans to present a bill that would allow the state's oft-debated public school Bible classes to become a reality.

King Abdullah: The cautious social reformer who tried to curb militant Islam

King Abdullah, who died today, made efforts over nearly two decades to nudge powerful conservative clerics to reconcile Islamic tradition with the needs of a modern economy.