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U.S. churches prepare for terror attacks amid rising threats following murder of French priest
Churches in the U.S. face a terrifying new reality: They could be attractive targets for terror as shown by the murder of French priest Jacques Hamel on July 26 in Normandy, France, counter-terrorism experts have revealed.
This Muslim woman devotes her life to caring for Christians: 'My Islam is a religion that believes in helping others'
Working behind the scene, this extraordinary Muslim Iraqi woman has been helping Christians and other people displaced by the fighting in her country, paticularly those victimised by the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group.
Anti-Americanism unites Turkey and Russia as leaders repair ties
The countries' leaders have announced an acceleration in trade and energy ties at a time when they have troubled economies and strains with the West.
Martin Haskell's clinic accused of violating law by aborting baby of mom under heroin influence
An abortion clinic in Ohio owned by the inventor of the partial birth abortion procedure is accused of violating the law when it performed the procedure without consent on a 31-year-old woman who was under the influence of heroin, according to a government report.
Australia's cathedral deans call for prevention of further abuse after Royal Commission
The deans of Australia's cathedrals have collectively expressed their regret at the damage caused by clergy and other church officials after hearing reports at their annual conference about the country's Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Syria: Unicef warns children at risk of 'catastrophe' in Aleppo
The United Nations has called for an urgent ceasefire in the troubled city of Aleppo in Syria, warning of "dire" consequences for millions of civilians if water and electricity supplies are not immediately repaired.
Teenager who called for 'the murder of all Christians' hunted by police
Belgian police are hunting for a teenager who has called for "the murder of all Christians" in a video posted on a French website.
Germany: Church forces out sheltering Roma families, including 6 children
A Catholic church in Germany has forced out four Roma families from the Balkans including five children and a six-month-old baby who were sheltering there since early July.
Calais: Kids' café faces demolition, hundreds of children at risk
Hundreds of unaccompanied refugee children are at risk of even further suffering as French authorities threaten to demolish one of the only safe spaces for young people in the 'Jungle' camp on the town's outskirts.
US diving duo David Boudia and Steele Johnson proclaim Christ on TV after bagging Olympic silver
American diving duo David Boudia and Steele Johnson thanked Christ on national TV after winning a silver medal at the Rio Olympics on Monday.
Evangelical leaders: Texas has 'moral obligation' to stop execution of death row prisoner
Four dozen evangelical leaders across the US issued an open letter today seeking to stop the execution of a death row inmate convicted of being an accomplice to a murderer who is scheduled to be executed on 24 August.
Iraq: Three young priests ordained in refugee camp to serve persecuted Christians who fled ISIS
Exactly two years since ISIS militants forced 50,000 Christians to flee Qaraqosh in northern Iraq, three young priests from the city were ordained in a refugee camp in Erbil, and want to bring hope to the persecuted.
Grieving Philippine archbishop pleads for end to extrajudicial killings: 'What has happened to humanity?'
The head of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is in a state of deep shock and grief amid the unabated extrajudicial killings in his country.
Christian schools rising in China: 'Chinese parents begging us to teach their kids about Jesus'
There's no stopping the growth of Christianity even in a communist-ruled country like China with a leadership that does not tolerate religious freedom.
Nuns under siege in Syria cry for help: 'Please don't forget us. We need your prayers and your practical help'
The bombs are falling all around them and there is little food to eat, but these brave Carmelite nuns are staying put in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo to do whatever they can to help the city's suffering people.
Pakistan: Churches offer prayers after suicide bomb attack kills 70
A suicide attack at a hospital in Pakistan that killed at least 70 people on Monday has been condemned as an "inhuman act" by the Catholic Church in the country.