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Joel Osteen defends delay to opening megachurch as Hurricane Harvey shelter; Tyler Perry donates $250k
The pastor said the church hadn't opened its doors sooner because city officials hadn't required it.
Church friends: Justin Bieber and Patrick Schwarzenegger head to Hillsong together
Bieber carried a black Bible in his hand as he headed into the church with Arnold Schwarzenegger's son
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor dies after battle with cancer
The former Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, has died, the Catholic Church of England and Wales announced this evening
More than 1,000 dead in floods disaster in Sierra Leone
Christian Aid has launched an urgent appeal for help as the stricken nation struggles to cope with the aftermath of the mid-August landslide
Vanuatu farmer trained by Christian charity among world's top 50 cocoa makers
Cocoa beans produced by a farmer on the Pacific island of Vanuatu have been named among the world's top 50, and nominated for an International Cocoa award. The farmer was trained through an economic development programme by the Christian international development charity World Vision.
Pope Francis opens up about his mental health: 'I felt the need to consult a psychoanalyst'
Pope Francis has revealed for the first time he sought help from a psychoanalyst before becoming pontiff. 'to clarify a few things'.
'Urgent' plea to world leaders unites Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican Christians around world
An 'urgent' appeal to pray for the environment is bringing Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican Christians together all around the world today.
Christ's deep mercy in action today on the high seas of the world
Many people continue to be ostracised for illnesses and disfigurements that surgery would quickly fix. Mercy Ships understands that safe surgery changes lives and can bring new hope to those so desperately in need.
Lawyers file Supreme Court brief for Colorado Christian who refused to bake same-sex wedding cake
Lawyers representing a Colorado cake artist who refused to bake a cake celebrating a same-sex wedding filed an opening brief with the US Supreme Court yesterday, defending the baker's right not to create artistic expression that violates his conscience.
How this young Palestinian is working with a Christian charity to lead non-violent resistance by replanting olive trees
Muhanad Al Qaisy's story is characteristically Palestinian, in that through a set of contradictions it points to the painfully obvious potential of those in the occupied territory.
Vatican advisor rebukes Nashville Statement evangelicals in series of tweets
A senior Vatican advisor has responded to the evangelical 'Nashville Statement' condemning LGBT relationships by tweeting a series of rebuttals affirming gay people as loved by God.
Evangelical about the environment: 3 reasons Christians should prioritise creation care
Today is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation in the Catholic and Orthodox churches. But some are unconvinced that Christians should be bothered about the environment. What does Scripture say?
Bishops taken to court of appeal in Australian Anglican feud
A feud between Australian Anglican leaders has boiled into the open with three bishops being referred to an appeals court over a dispute surrounding the church's response to gay marriage.
Catholic bishop apologises and priest resigns after Hindu deity Ganesh is welcomed in church
A Catholic bishop in Spain has apologised after a priest hosted the parading of an image of Hindu deity Ganesh in his cathedral in Ceuta, a Spanish city in North Africa. The service saw Hindus joining Catholics as Marian hymns were sung in the direction of the revered elephant-headed icon.
Two men who walked naked into megachurch with guns before barricading themselves in for 2 hours are arrested
Two naked men with guns were arrested on Wednesday night inside Pastor Greg Laurie's Harvest Orange County church in Irvine, California, with the suspects having barricaded themselves for over two hours inside.
Christian mom drowned while 'saying her prayers' during Hurricane Harvey, says 3-year-old daughter found clinging to her body
Jordyn, 3, told a relative 'mama was saying her prayers' when they were swept into a canal during Hurricane Harvey in Beaumont, Texas.