Heavy rainfall affected hundreds of families and many crops have been destroyed. Albanian pastor Akil Pano asks people to “pray for God's intervention at this difficult moment for the country”.

A coalition formed by 7,800 soldiers from Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Benin hopes to defeat the terrorist group before the election.

The World Press Photo 2015 jury highlighted homosexuality in Russia, violence in Ukraine and Gaza, and the tragedies of Ebola and inmigration.

The Ukraine-Russia agreement includes the removal of heavy weapons and the release of all prisoners.

First prize goes to a photo supporting the LGBT movement in Russia. Immigration, Ebola and European demonstrations were also highlighted by the jury. 

Reports say that the puzzled crowd that was sitting and standing in the Vatican basilica shouted “Holy Mother of God” three times as the Pope had instructed.

Never-before-showcased clay tablets documenting the first diaspora go on display at Jerusalem’s Bible Lands Museum.

According to a report by Pew Reasearch, the Catholic Church has suffered considerable losses following a move by its members to Evangelical churches.

The actress talked about her latest movie with Terrence Malick and the things that matter most in life.

A giant hole of fire in the heart of the Karakum Desert, creating a surreal other-worldly scene.

Poll shows that UK citizens think atheists are more likely to be moral individuals than religious people. British lawmakers say urgent action is needed to face the rise of anti-Semitism.

I am tempted to respond to a friend who has lost a loved one by giving him the three best books on the problem of evil, rather than to love him by weeping with him.

Police arrested 7 gang members and rescued 19 enslaved women. Spain alone produces 5 million Euro in the prostitution business every day. 

Banking giant HSBC helped wealthy clients across the world evade hundreds of millions of pounds worth of tax

Young believers in Spain launch a campaign to share the gospel on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. “An integral faith includes communicating through social media”.

Germany and France join in to close a peace deal in Minsk. Civilians seek refuge across Russian border. More than 5,000 killed in the conflict.

The church is built out of ice blocks cut from a the Balea lake. Temple is at an altitude of 2,000 metres and only reachable by cable. 

On the day that Tranströmer was announced as winner, the book I happened to be reading was Confessions, by Augustine. I mention this for a reason: if the Nobel Prize for Literature was already being given in the 5th century, I believe Augustine would possibly have received it for his writing.

Can you come back and win a world cup match when your team is down 3-0? I bet most of us would say no. But the answer is YES! Quarter-final, England, 1966: Portugal is up against the star revelation of the tournament, Korea, and losing 3-0. 

We recently moved house and a couple of apple trees in our garden bore good fruit this year but they had not been pruned for a long time. So a tree surgeon came and cut them right back. He told us that they may well not bear fruit in the next two years; but his pruning will give them 25 more years of fruitfulness. Times of pruning are necessary, but hard.

The real know-it-alls are twenty-first century materialists because we all know that miracles just can’t happen, or do we?

So often, we’re believers who hide under the bed or under a rug, whose main desire is to remain unnoticed so that nobody condemns us to such an extent that we’re unable to deal with it.

And using mentally-challenged kids as suicide bombers, says UN Watchdog

31 cases of attacks on Christians registered in December alone. Believers create United Christian Forum with helpline. 

ASS234 is a promising multitarget molecule due to its potential therapeutic effects on patients with Alzheimer's disease.