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Texas mum forgives prosecutor after her murder conviction is overturned: 'I can't hold on to that bitterness'
Texas mom forgives prosecutor after her murder conviction is overturned: 'I can't hold on to that bitterness'

Two 12-yr-old girls charged in Slender Man stabbing found competent to stand trialÂ
Two 12-yr-old girls charged in Slender Man stabbing found competent to stand trialÂ

'Duck Dynasty' star Mountain Man says he's living God's plan for his lifeÂ
He also reveals the secret to cooking squirrel just right

Pope's Latin American brains trust was behind Cuba deal
Argentine Pope Francis and a trio of top Vatican officials who helped broker the historic deal between the United States and Cuba represent an unprecedented brain trust in Latin American affairs at the Holy See.

Dog faces euthanasia at deceased owner's requestÂ
Dog faces euthanasia at deceased owner's requestÂ

The young at heart are more likely to enjoy a long life
A new study has shown that compared with people who feel their age or older than their years, those who feel younger live longer.

Dog, lost at sea, swims 1.5 miles to church to reunite with ownerÂ
Dog, lost at sea, swims 1.5 miles to church to reunite with ownerÂ

Priest installs cellphone jammer in his church to stop phones ringing during service
Fed up with mobiles ringing and beeping during Mass, Father Michele Madonna has had a jamming device installed in his church in Naples, Italy.

Lawyer Stanley Cohen attempted to negotiate with Islamic State to save Peter Kassig
The controversial New York lawyer Stanley Cohen led unsuccessful negotiations to intervene with Islamic State in an attempt to save the life of the American hostage Peter Kassig, a British newspaper reports today.

Young British women being groomed as 'jihadi brides'
Young British women are being groomed online and offered cash incentives such as free travel to become "jihadi brides" according to an investigation in The Times.

Mark Driscoll 'believed his own hype, ran church like a business'
Mars Hill church lost sight of people it was ministering to, says Warren Throckmorton in a major interview.

Christmas midnight mass in decline with drunks and streakers interrupting prayer
The tradition of attending midnight mass on Christmas Eve, common among Roman Catholics, is under threat as churches report security problems and a lack of priests.

Women bishops to be fast-tracked into Lords
A bill to fast-track women bishops into the House of Lords was introduced in Parliament yesterday.

Pope Francis gives sleeping bags to the homeless for his birthday
With concern for the poor as one of the defining features of his papacy, the pope gave 400 sleeping bags to homeless people in Rome for his 78th birthday on Wednesday.

Reflection: Wearing the world lightly
Jesus' invitation to follow him is so counter-cultural, writes David Baker. We want to accumulate things â but Christ asks us to leave them behind.

Pakistan: 32 militants killed in ambush
The Pakistani army killed 32 militants in an ambush in a remote valley near the Afghan border, the military said on Friday, and 27 in other clashes, four days after a Taliban massacre of children at a school.