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May tells Netanyahu of concern over Gaza deaths

Britain is concerned about the deaths of protesters in Gaza, Prime Minister Theresa May told Israel's premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, saying that the situation had deteriorated.

Prince Charles asked to give evidence at sex abuse inquiry into paedophile bishop Peter Ball

Prince Charles has been asked to evidence at a child abuse inquiry into a paedophile bishop who was jailed for abusing young men.

'One part suffers, every part suffers': The church and the UK's knife crime

In parts of the UK there is an rising risk of being unlawfully killed. Steve Clifford says the church has a crucial role to play in this crisis.

Gazans send fire-starting kites into Israel; minister threatens lethal response

Palestinians are sending kites dangling coal embers or burning rags across the Gaza border to set fire to farmland and forests, in a new tactic that an Israeli minister said should be countered with 'targeted assassinations'.

Scores more homes destroyed by lava flow on Hawaii's Big Island

A growing river of molten rock flowing from a fissure at the foot of Kilauea Volcano is believed to have demolished scores of additional homes and filled in a small bay at the eastern tip of Hawaii's Big Island, civil defense officials said on Tuesday.

Now televangelist Jesse Duplantis says he never asked followers for new $54m private jet, just to 'believe in God with me' for it

The televangelist already owns three plans and says he's been "burning them up for the Lord"

Kosovo Violence Shows No Sign of Letting up in the Call for Peace

U.N. police have confirmed at least 31 people have died and about 500 wounded by rioting Muslims.Bill Murray of the Religions Freedom Coalition says the situation is critical for Christians ...

Demonic possession is a 'real thing' & I've seen it, says prominent psychiatrist

A psychiatrist who teaches at New York Medical College and Columbia University says he has studied thousands of claims of demonic possession for 25 years and found that it is indeed very real.

Evangelical leaders rebuke Donald Trump for separating immigrant children from families at border

Leading evangelicals have urged President Donald Trump and his administration to reconsider a "horrible," "zero tolerance" policy that has led to an increase in immigrant children being separated from their families who entered the country illegally in recent weeks.

The reason Trump will be re-elected: Evangelicals hail US Supreme Court victory in gay cake case

The US Supreme Court has backed a Christian baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on the grounds of his religious belief.

Joel Osteen Lakewood Church has $90M annual budget: Here's how it is spent

Pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas has an annual budget of around $90 million, and their last fiscal year's financial statement reveals how they use the money.

Pastor Robert Morris returns to preach following near-death experience, Shares his encounter with God

Pastor Robert Morris returned to the pulpit of his Texas megachurch this past weekend, nearly two months after he nearly died due to internal bleeding.

Supreme Court rules in favor of Christian baker Jack Phillips in gay wedding cake refusal

The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Colorado Christian baker Jack Phillips on Monday in overwhelming fashion, saying that the state government's hostility towards his refusal to make a same-sex wedding cake violated the U.S. Constitution.

Paul Bayes: David Bowie and the Church's response to sexuality