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Woman becomes Christian during screening of The Shack
Woman becomes Christian during screening of The Shack

A British evangelist has told of how he led a woman to faith during a recent screening of Christian-themed movie The Shack.

\'This room is filled with God\': Jester Jim Carrey turns preacher – and Christians should listen up
'This room is filled with God': Jester Jim Carrey turns preacher – and Christians should listen up

The inimitable jester Jim Carrey has made surprising and profound statements about suffering, grace and how Jesus shows us the path to salvation. The comedian's comments weren't wholly orthodox, but Christians should listen and learn - his words offered more weight and wisdom than many Sunday sermons.

Prince William and Kate meet Salvation Army anti-trafficking worker in Poland
Prince William and Kate meet Salvation Army anti-trafficking worker in Poland

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have met a Salvation Army representative working against human trafficking at a garden party in Royal Lazienki Park, Warsaw to mark the Queen's birthday.

How this passionate Christian from Samaritan\'s Purse is helping to save lives in war-torn northern Iraq
How this passionate Christian from Samaritan's Purse is helping to save lives in war-torn northern Iraq

For seven tumultuous years, Matthew Nowery has been sustained by his infectiously strong faith as he worked for Samaritan's Purse (SP) in northern Iraq.

Clergy burnout: Why stress affects church ministers, and what they can do about it
Clergy burnout: Why stress affects church ministers, and what they can do about it

Stress and mental health are increasingly in the news, with everyone from Princes William and Harry to journalists describing episodes of anxiety or depression. But for some reason the mental health of clergy has often overlooked – until now.

Ark Encounter is lit up to \'take back the rainbow\' from LGBT people
Ark Encounter is lit up to 'take back the rainbow' from LGBT people

The founder of the controversial Ark Encounter attraction in Kentucky has called on Christians to 'take back the rainbow' from LGBT people as a Christian symbol – and the massive structure is to be lit up every night in rainbow colours.

Scottish Anglican cathedral is UK\'s first to host same-sex weddings
Scottish Anglican cathedral is UK's first to host same-sex weddings

A cathedral in Scotland has become the UK's first Anglican cathedral to host same-sex weddings.

You aren\'t coming through here: Nuns build chapel to block fracking gas pipeline
You aren't coming through here: Nuns build chapel to block fracking gas pipeline

A group of Catholic nuns in Pennsylvania is resisting plans to build a $3bn pipeline for gas obtained by fracking through its land by building a makeshift chapel along the proposed route and, citing religious freedom, launching a legal challenge.

Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway says ignoring all the criticism that comes with her job would be harder if it weren\'t for her Christian faith
Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway says ignoring all the criticism that comes with her job would be harder if it weren't for her Christian faith

Conway, who was a prominent conservative pollster before becoming Trump's campaign manager in August 2016, said a lot of the criticism of her was 'gender-based'.

ISIS receipt surfaces in Mosul for sale of 20-year-old woman to jihadi for $1,500
ISIS receipt surfaces in Mosul for sale of 20-year-old woman to jihadi for $1,500

The 'bill of sale' for a young sex slave sold for around $1,500 was discovered in the recently liberated Iraqi city of Mosul.

Fuller Theological Seminary closes some campuses
Fuller Theological Seminary closes some campuses

The influential US evangelical institution Fuller Theological Seminary is closing several of its locations because of the growing for online education and the increase in online enrollment. The seminary said it was 'retooling for a different world'.

16-year-old Christian boy is the latest victim of Pakistan\'s blasphemy law
16-year-old Christian boy is the latest victim of Pakistan's blasphemy law

A Pakistani boy has been charged with blasphemy for speaking with a colleague about Jesus, according to World Watch Monitor.

More than 9 in 10 British kids don\'t go to church: Here\'s how Scripture Union is helping change that
More than 9 in 10 British kids don't go to church: Here's how Scripture Union is helping change that

Christian charity Scripture Union England & Wales laid down a call to churches to increase their outreach work with children and young people, as part of The 95 Campaign.

Top musicians are to sing all 150 Psalms in one weekend. What can this teach our world today?
Top musicians are to sing all 150 Psalms in one weekend. What can this teach our world today?

An astonishing choral performance of all 150 Psalms in one weekend is coming soon. Tido Vasser, managing director of the Netherlands Chamber Choir, on what inspired him to embark on this ambitious project

Was this Catholic cardinal a saint or a pro-Nazi war criminal?
Was this Catholic cardinal a saint or a pro-Nazi war criminal?

Representatives of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches have agreed to disagree on the legacy of controversial wartime cardinal – seen as a criminal by Orthodox Serbs, and a saint by Catholic Croats.

Middle East is 'going backwards' and Syria will get worse, warns head of SAT-7

The Middle East is 'going backwards in development terms,' according to the founder and head of the Christian satellite TV broadcaster SAT-7, Dr Terence Ascott.