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Hillsong worship leader Marty Sampson announces he's 'losing' his faith

Staff writer Mon 12 Aug 2019 15:44 BST

Hillsong worship leader has reportedly walked away from the Christian faith after posting a - since removed - Instagram update in which he said it was "not for me".

Bono's best friend shares how the U2 frontman came to faith through his dad

Jeannie Law | Sat 10 Aug 2019 10:50 BST

Irish artist Derek Rowen's dad had a crucial role in U2 frontman Bono becoming a Christian.
A little worship company doing big things for God's little people

Joe Watson | Sat 10 Aug 2019 10:34 BST

Broadcasters are finding - like churches - that unless they invest in their younger viewers, they aren't going to manage to keep them.
Story of church minister War hero comes to the Edinburgh Festival for the first time

Staff writer | Wed 7 Aug 2019 10:54 BST

The moving story of a church minister who risked his life to save more than 2,000 Allied service personnel from the Nazis is being told for the first time at the Edinburgh Festival.
Katy Perry ordered to pay over half a million dollars to Christian rapper in copyright infringement case

Staff writer | Fri 2 Aug 2019 10:52 BST

Katy Perry and other collaborators in her hit song "Dark Horse" have been ordered to pay $550,000 to Christian rapper Flame after a court upheld his copyright infringement claim.
Court rules Katy Perry's Dark Horse was copied from Christian rap song

Staff writer | Tue 30 Jul 2019 10:01 BST

Katy Perry has lost her court case against Christian rapper Flame, ending a protracted copyright dispute that was first raised in 2014.
Salvation Army works with Coronation Street on modern slavery plot

Staff writer | Fri 26 Jul 2019 15:21 BST

The story line reflects an explosion in nail bars across the UK that has given rise to concerns around exploitation and slave labour.
Tom Hanks stars in new movie about church minister who touched generations of Americans

Jeannie Law | Thu 25 Jul 2019 21:39 BST

Tom Hanks plays the lead role of real-life TV icon Fred Rogers, a Presbyterian minister whose popular show, "Mr Rogers' Neighborhood", ran for over 30 years.
Pastor brings a word about Jesus to Kanye West's Sunday Service

Staff writer | Tue 23 Jul 2019 16:04 BST

Celebrity pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr - the man who wed Kim and Kanye in 2014 - preached at the latest Sunday Service about the close relationship between Jesus and his disciples.
Jonas Brothers' dad partners with Michael W Smith on new music label

Staff writer | Mon 22 Jul 2019 15:40 BST

The label forms part of the Michael W Smith Center for Commercial Music launching in the autumn at Liberty's School of Music.
Drinking beer is easy but being a Christian is a 'tough call', says Alice Cooper

Staff writer | Sun 21 Jul 2019 13:18 BST

The "real rebellion" is to be a Christian, said the 'Theatre of Death' rocker
Norman Warren remembered

Staff writer | Sun 21 Jul 2019 12:02 BST

Norman Warren, who passed away on 19 June, was a Church of England priest and author of the hugely influential tract, Journey into Life, which sold over 30 million copies and was translated into numerous languages worldwide.
The genius of Norman Warren's Journey into Life

J John | Sun 21 Jul 2019 11:43 BST

Younger readers may be unfamiliar with it and will almost certainly be unaware that for over a quarter of a century after its publication in 1964, it was to be found on bookstalls in every church where the gospel was preached.