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She broke ground for women in the church — even ones who didn’t agree with her. Rachel Held Evans ruled a corner of the Christian internet for the past decade, where she challenged the evangelical faith of her childhood, advocating for women and LGBTQ rights …

When Christian author Rachel Held Evans died unexpectedly last week from brain swelling, it set off a wave of lament online. Following the announcement of her passing, the hashtag #becauseofRHE trended globally on Twitter as people retold stories of how Evans…

Image copyrightAFP The son of a Canadian diplomat, Jean Vanier embarked upon a naval career that saw him serve during the World War Two. But in 1950 he resigned his commission saying that he wanted "to follow Jesus". He studied theology and philosophy, comp…

Im running for president because, now more than ever, we need leadership that brings us together not divides us up, said Bernie Sanders, the independent U.S. senator from Vermont, when he announced his candidacy for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination…

Despite claiming responsibility for the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, the Islamic State did not directly organize the deadly terror attacks. It was a locally led attack. It uses the ideology of ISIS to get the credit for ISIS so it has a success stor…

VATICAN CITY/RAKOVSKI, BULGARIA (Reuters) - Pope Francis starts a trip on Sunday to Bulgaria and North Macedonia where he will have to tread carefully because of sensitive relations with the dominant Eastern Orthodox Church in the two Balkan countries where C…

Reacting to the announcement that IICSA was widening its religious scope, Dino Nocivelli, a specialist child abuse solicitor at BoltBurdonKemp and an ambassador for the Survivors Trust, welcomed the move. Finally! he tweeted. IICSA has agreed to look into #ch…

A Taylor University freshman and a recent grad share their perspectives on Mike Pence chosen to give commencement address. Jenna Watson, jenna.watson@indystar.com UPLAND  The selection of Vice President Mike Pence to give the commencement address next mont…

FBI agent Ryan Young briefs the media beside photos of the suspect of an alleged terror plot in Southern California on Monday in Los Angeles. Trump: After Birth, Baby Is Wrapped in a Blanket and Mother, Doctor Decide Whether to Execute the Baby Joe Biden St…

Some were celebrating one of the holiest days in Christianity. Some were working at Colombo hotels. Some were sitting down to brunches of shrimp and chicken and dim sum and sticky rice pudding and tables of food that seemed to go on forever. They were mostly…