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Pentecostal church's bank account frozen by Charity Commission amid 'serious regulatory concern'
Pentecostal church's bank account frozen by Charity Commission amid 'serious regulatory concern'

The Charity Commission has frozen a bank account controlled by a south London church, the Croydon Tabernacle, after launching a statutory inquiry and finding 'cause for serious regulatory concern'.

Cardinal George Pell to be tried on sexual assault charges
Cardinal George Pell to be tried on sexual assault charges

Cardinal George Pell is to be tried on historical sexual assault charges, a court has ruled.

German Catholic bishops head to Vatican to discuss Protestant spouses taking communion

German Catholic bishops will discuss controversial plans to allow Protestants married to Catholics to take communion.

5 prayers to say at night for bedtime
5 prayers to say at night for bedtime

Whether it was a good or bad day for you, you must always to thank God for all the blessings He has given you.

Quakers face once in a generation decision to change guidance on sexuality
Quakers face once in a generation decision to change guidance on sexuality

Quakers are deciding whether to rewrite their 'faith and practice' guide to include more progressive approaches to sexuality.

Prayers to protect you from the devil when you feel under attack in your faith
Prayers to protect you from the devil when you feel under attack in your faith

We are always in defense mode every day. If you need help or are struggling, here are great prayers to ask God for protection, especially when the devil is targeting your faith.

Prayers to say at dinner and meal times with family and friends
Prayers to say at dinner and meal times with family and friends

When we have food on the table to feed our family and friends, that's a big blessing from the Lord.

Acting treasurer jailed for stealing £70,000 from church
Acting treasurer jailed for stealing £70,000 from church

A 70-year old woman has been jailed for18 months after embezzling more than £70,000 from a church in East Lothian, Scotland, while acting as treasurer.

Pastor who claimed woman was 'raised from dead' is killed in fiery crash in Miami
Pastor who claimed woman was 'raised from dead' is killed in fiery crash in Miami

Bishop Darryl Coleman, the beloved pastor of Shake Up Evangelistic Ministries in Miami, Florida, where it was once claimed that a woman was "raised from the dead," perished after a fiery crash earlier this month shortly after ministering at a church in the Bahamas. He was 51.

Andy Stanley: Church Unity Is More Important Than 'Theological Correctness'
Andy Stanley: Church Unity Is More Important Than 'Theological Correctness'

Church unity is more important than "theological correctness," according to North Point Community Church Senior Pastor Andy Stanley at a conference with approximately 8,000 attendees.

Mike Pompeo calls for release of Pastor Andrew Brunson during talks with Turkish foreign minister
Mike Pompeo calls for release of Pastor Andrew Brunson during talks with Turkish foreign minister

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called for the release of American Pastor Andrew Brunson when he spoke to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday.

Arkansas' new Ten Commandments monument prompts lawsuit from secularist groups
Arkansas' new Ten Commandments monument prompts lawsuit from secularist groups

Several secularist groups, including the Satanic Temple, have expressed plans to sue Arkansas over the placement of a new Ten Commandments monument at the state Capitol.

Donald Trump invites members of Sutherland Springs Church to National Day of Prayer in Washington D.C.
Donald Trump invites members of Sutherland Springs Church to National Day of Prayer in Washington D.C.

President Donald Trump has invited members of First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs in Texas to join him for the National Day of Prayer at the White House on May 3, nearly half a year after a mass shooting claimed the lives of 26 people at the church.

Bishop joins 300 Anglicans backing US Church's plans for gender-neutral wedding service
Bishop joins 300 Anglicans backing US Church's plans for gender-neutral wedding service

A prominent bishop and 300 other Anglicans have backed the US Episcopal Church's stance on same-sex marriage, saying it shows the 'Church is not as homophobic as it can sometimes appear'.

Northerners shut out of being clergy by biased Church of England, says Bishop
Northerners shut out of being clergy by biased Church of England, says Bishop

Aspiring clergy from the north of England are shut out by a biased Church of England due to their 'broad northern accents', according to the Bishop of Burnley, the Rt Revd Philip North.

Religious freedom continues to deteriorate in 28 countries, USCIRF warns
Religious freedom continues to deteriorate in 28 countries, USCIRF warns

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released its annual report highlighting the violations of religious rights in 28 countries.