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Contradiction? Even atheists â many of them â believe in life continuing in heaven after death
An atheist who believes in heaven may look like an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms. Nonetheless, there are people who do not believe in God but at the same time believe in an afterlife.
Perry Noble enters treatment centre, pledges to do 'whatever it takes to get better'
Noble said: "I'll be there for about 30 days. I'm going to be under the care of some excellent doctors, excellent psychiatrists."
Republicans more likely than Democrats to be unhappy with Hollywood's treatment of Christianity
The way Christianity is being depicted in the movies is proving to be one of the major issues that sharply divide the two major political blocs in America.
'Miracles': New film explores extraordinary events in Christendom that have awed people for thousands of years
How do you explain something that is unexplainable, something like a miracle?
Bishop of London to step down after more than 20 years at the helm
The Bishop of London Richard Chartres has announced that he is to retire next year, after a long and distinguished career at the heart of the Church of England and the British establishment.
Paul Harcourt: It's been a difficult season for New Wine, but we've come out strong
Paul Harcourt is taking on the lead role at New Wine after a turbulent few months for the charismatic evangelical network of churches.
Scottish priest who embezzled £100,000 wants Pope to release him from priesthood
A Scottish Catholic priest serving a ten month jail sentence for embezzling £100,000 of church funds to fund an alleged gambling problem has apparently asked that Pope Francis allow him to quit the clergy
Catholic faith shows steep decline in Germany, with over 180,000 leaving church in 2015
The numbers are alarming, but the bishops' conference in Germany insists that the Catholic Church in the most populous member of the European Union remains "a strong force, whose message is heard and accepted."
US archbishops support bill protecting religious freedom of those who disagree with same-sex unions
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco and Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore came out with a joint statement last week supporting the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA).
Reclaiming evangelism: Why Christians need to recover their passion for Christ
Because the Church repurposed the word 'evangel' to refer specifically to the greatest news ever told, the term evangelism was adopted by the Church and became an in-house Christian word. But not any more.
Multiple healings, salvations amid revival fires in America: 'God is forgiving our sin and healing our land'
Amid the endless stream of tragedies happening all over the world, bright rays of hope are emerging from the darkened sky.
Francis Chan tells Christians at 'Together 2016': Shun popularity, stand together with Jesus as 'rejects'
Braving the blistering heat of the sun, thousands of Christians gathered at the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Saturday to seek inspiration, guidance, courage and strength from a bevy of Christian speakers at a time when they needed them the most.
Germany: Steep decline in Catholic church attendance
Almost 200,000 Catholics left the Church in Germany last year, according to figures which show an ongoing, steady decline in church attendance in that country
British man prosecuted after confronting priest who abused him as a boy
Mark Murray sought out his abuser, Fr Romano Nardo, at the Comboni order's Verona headquarters last April with a view to confronting and forgiving him.
New national leader of New Wine appointed
Paul Harcourt will take up the position on October 1.
Deep divisions over homosexuality as UMC elects first openly gay bishop
The first openly lesbian bishop has been consecrated in the United Methodist Church (UMC), despite the denomination technically forbidding the ordination of "self-avowed practising gay people".