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  Unusual secrecy attends Biden's first meeting with Pope Francis as president

  Claire Giangravé and Jack Jenkins | Fri 29 Oct 2021 12:05 BST

  The unusual clampdown surrounding what is expected to be a roughly hour-long conversation is all the more curious as this pope and president are perhaps more aligned on world affairs than any combination since Reagan met the equally anti-communist, socially conservative John Paul II.

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  Liberty's former spokesperson files lawsuit over dismissal

  Michael Gryboski | Wed 27 Oct 2021 11:00 BST

  Liberty University is denying reports that it fired its former spokesperson Scott Lamb because of how the prominent Christian school responded to allegations of mishandling sexual abuse claims.

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  Ravi Zacharias' daughter starts new ministry

  Jennifer Lee | Sat 23 Oct 2021 10:05 BST

  Sarah Davis, the daughter of disgraced apologist Ravi Zacharias, has left the ministry her father founded and launched one of her own.

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  Christians asked to fast and pray for missionaries kidnapped in Haiti

  Jennifer Lee | Thu 21 Oct 2021 10:54 BST

  The youngest in the group is just 8 months old.

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  Study: Attendance hemorrhaging at small and midsize US congregations

  Yonat Shimron | Mon 18 Oct 2021 13:56 BST

  A new survey of 15,278 religious congregations across the United States confirms trends sociologists have documented for several decades: Congregational life across the country is shrinking.

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  Please pray, says US Christian group after missionaries abducted

  Jennifer Lee | Mon 18 Oct 2021 12:36 BST

  Christian Aid Ministries is asking people to pray for the safe release of its kidnapped workers and their children amid fears that a criminal gang will demand $1m per person.

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  Group of US missionaries kidnapped in Haiti - reports

  Jennifer Lee | Sun 17 Oct 2021 14:09 BST

  An armed criminal group in Haiti is reported to have kidnapped a group of US missionaries and children.

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  Ronnie Floyd resigns as president of Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee

  Bob Smietana | Fri 15 Oct 2021 14:37 BST

  Ronnie Floyd, the embattled president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, has resigned, effective at the end of October.

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  Remnant of one of the oldest Black churches in US is unveiled in Virginia

  Adelle M Banks | Tue 12 Oct 2021 7:29 BST

  Archaeologists believe they have discovered the foundation of the original building of the First Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, one of the nation's oldest Black churches.

• Pope Francis meets with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Vatican

  Paul O'Donnell | Tue 12 Oct 2021 7:28 BST

  Pope Francis welcomed US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the Vatican on Saturday, as she arrived in Rome for a gathering of legislative leaders of G20 countries ahead of the UN Climate Change Summit in Scotland later this month.

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  US Episcopal Church lost over 60,000 members in 2020

  Michael Gryboski | Tue 12 Oct 2021 7:28 BST

  The Episcopal Church lost a little over 61,000 members in 2020 and saw a decline in worship attendance even before the pandemic lockdowns occurred, according to data released by the denomination.

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  Billy Graham had this Bible verse displayed in large letters all through his house

  Stoyan Zaimov | Mon 11 Oct 2021 22:11 BST

  The evangelist called it his 'life verse'