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Pastor Bob Coy scandal: Resigns from Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale megachurch amid cheating, affair scandal, leaving congregants heartbroken
Pastor Bob Coy and his wife Diane led a Florida ministry that grew to include satellite locations in Boynton Beach, Boca Raton, West Boca, Plantation, Hollywood, and the Keys, according to SunSentinel. Their congregation consists of approximately 20,000 members.
US megapastor resigns over 'moral failing'
Bob Coy has stepped down from leadership amid accusations of an extra-marital affair.
Flash flooding kills 19 in Solomon Islands
World Vision is providing an emergency relief effort in the Solomon Islands, where a tropical storm has wreaked havoc and left thousands homeless.
Pope allows Vatican bank to stay open
The Pope declared his support today for the ongoing work of reform of the Vatican Bank
Rwandan genocide: 20 years on
April 7 marks the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide that devastated an entire nation; taking the lives of 800,000 civilians.
Pakistani Christian appeals death penalty for blasphemy
A Pakistani Christian who allegedly suggested that the Prophet Mohammad was "fake" is appealing his death sentence for blasphemy.
Three issues in one day: Bishops still have much to say
Despite being seen as irrelevant and out of touch, one bishop has this week been called to speak on three separate issues on the same day.
How can we fix Christian fiction?
Christian fiction is often regarded as second rate and insubstantial, so how can we change it for the better?
Christian couple in Pakistan sentenced to death for 'blasphemy'
A Christian couple in Punjab Province incapable of writing proper Urdu has been sentenced to death for allegedly sending blasphemous text messages, bringing the number of Christians on death row in Pakistan to four.
Christian prisoner in Iran protests harsh treatment with hunger strike
A convert from Islam in Iran sentenced to serve almost four years in prison for Christian activities has gone on a hunger strike to protest the government's refusal to grant his request for release, religious freedom advocates said.
Making space for prayer in schools
24-7 Prayer has been helping schools create spaces where children of all faiths and none can pray and explore the wider questions of life
1,000 poppies to bloom in remembrance of World War One
The Church of England is aiming to grow a thousand poppies in memory of those who served and fell in the Great War
Why 'move on' won't wash over same-sex marriage
"Move on" is a message socially conservative voters are not going to heed.
A fight of faith: The Church of England and the First World War
While soldiers were fighting in the trenches of World War One, a spiritual conflict was taking place within Christians and the Church of England as they sought to understand the War and their place in it
Curses and demons: what church graffiti tells us about medieval faith
Revd Brin Singleton shares what we can learn from medieval graffiti inscriptions from a spiritual perspective.
Lonely and living with cancer
There are so many people who feel alone and need to know that someone is there alongside them