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Over 300 Bibles seized in Malaysia
Islamic religious authorities in the Malaysian State of Selangor has seized more than 300 Bibles amid a long-running language dispute.

Mental health concerns for the young and unemployed
A new report from a top UK youth charity highlights the devastating effects that increasing rates of unemployment are having on the nation's most vulnerable young people.

Rev. Eric Freed dead: Popular Catholic priest found murdered at church in California
A respected and beloved Roman Catholic priest from California has been found dead inside the church's rectory on Wednesday. Rev. Eric Freed was discovered dead at around 9 a.m. on the morning of New Year's day at the St. Bernard Parish church in Eureka, California.

Book Review: Thrive by Mark Hall
Looking for a book to help your teenager get to grips with faith?

Project Inspired: Inspiring teen girls in their faith
Nicole Weider, a Christian and former model and actress, believes it is time for a Hollywood voice to take the best interests of young women to heart.

Quentin Letts chooses Hereford Cathedral for BBC Celebrity Mastermind
Journalist and broadcaster Quentin Letts will be taking Hereford Cathedral as his specialist subject when he appears on the Christmas edition of BBC Celebrity Mastermind.

Archbishop of Canterbury: Make a resolution to change the world
Archbishop focuses on ending poverty in New Year's message

Global persecution outlook for 2014
Release International is warning of a turbulent year ahead for Christians, with Nigeria, Afghanistan and North Korea among the countries of particular concern

Kirk Moderator takes aim at normalisation of gambling
Moderator Lorna Hood is critical of TV adverts presenting gambling as "cool"

Listening to the Bible, praying before every meal, and other resolutions for 2014
Most of us are guilty of making and breaking New Year's resolutions and it's with that in mind that the Diocese of Hereford has sent out a list of suggestions that it says are simpler to keep and should last longer than a month.

'We Belong to Jesus': new praise resource for kids
We Belong to Jesus is the next praise resource for kids coming out from New Life Worship Kids.

Why not cultivate a new attitude?
There is a way to see the world and our own circumstances from a different perspective

Baroness Warsi's open letter to Pakistan
In an open letter to Pakistan Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi reflects on the past year and looks to the challenges ahead.

Review: In The Living Room by Aaron Keyes
In a world full of well-known worship leaders, you may have missed Aaron Keyes but it's time to set that straight

New Egyptian constitution gives greater freedom to Christians
Barnabas Fund has given thanks in its prayer update for a new draft of the Egyptian constitution that grants additional rights to Christians and marks a significant move away from the fundamental Islamic laws that have dominated in the past.

Photo booth uses art to communicate the Gospel
A former art teacher and now Reader-in-training is using his artistic talent to share a message of God's love with people all over the UK.