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'Cultural war of our time': U.S. Catholic Bishops' employees found promoting gay marriage on social media
Two employees of U.S Catholic bishops have been found expressing public support for gay marriage through social media, according to the latest report of the Lepanto Institute, a research and education organisation dedicated to the defence of the Catholic Church.
Syrian and Russian aircraft step up bombing of Aleppo city
A civil defence worker said at least 32 people were killed in the rebel-held parts of the city during the air strikes.
Slavery still a reality: Over 45 million people currently being enslaved, research shows
Over 45.8 million people are currently enslaved across the globe, a human rights group called The Walk Free Foundation announced last week.
Food for the body and soul: Faith-based charity group helps provide quality meals in flooded Texas areas
The group called Mercy Chefs has committed to providing professionally prepared meals to the flood victims after receiving a call from the Texas Department of Emergency Management.
Smuggling networks at work: Illegal immigrants from terrorism hotbeds sneak into U.S. through Mexico
Illegal immigrants from Arab countries known to be hotbed of terrorist activities managed to sneak into the US through its Mexican border using a smuggling network, The Washington Times revealed in a report.
Through God's grace: Baby survives, thrives after being born with part of his skull missing
Through God's grace, a baby with a part of his skull who was expected even by his own parents to die right away after being born is thriving, survives up to this day.
Cheers! Benedictine monks from Italy pray while producing Belgian-style beers
At the Monastery of Saint Benedict at the Italian town of Norcia--the birthplace of the revered Christian Saint Benedict--monks are using the production of Belgian-style beers called "Birra Nursia," as a form of prayer.
Criminal or hero? New York City resident beats his wife's alleged rapist to death
Is there ever a time when God's Commandment that "Thou shall not kill" is acceptable to be violated? A New York City resident has triggered a debate on this question after he killed another man who allegedly tried to rape his wife inside their own home.
'Something is wrong with her brain': 3rd baby with deformities related to Zika virus born in the U.S.
The third baby in the US with deformities related to the mosquito-borne virus currently affecting thousands in Latin America was recently born in a hospital in New Jersey.
Utah judge finds company with ties to FLDS Church guilty of contempt of court in child labour case
A Utah federal judge has found a company with ties to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church) guilty of contempt of court for using nearly 200 children to work long hours to harvest pecans in a child labour case filed by the U.S. Department of Labor.
3 men convicted of aiding terrorists in first multi-defendant ISIS-related trial in U.S.
Three men from Minnesota were convicted by a federal jury on Friday of conspiring to commit murder in Syria and providing material support to the terrorist Islamic State (ISIS) organisation.
Hundreds of pastors running for office this November hoping to make a change in American politics
Hundreds of pastors are running for office in the United States, hoping to make a change in politics.
Bangladesh: Suspected militants kill wife of anti-terror police officer
Also on Sunday, a Christian businessman was hacked to death in the northern district of Natore, police official Manirul Islam said. It was not immediately clear who carried out the attack, he said.
China on Brexit: Britain is better in than out
While some world leaders have trumpeted support for Britain to stay in the European Union in this month's referendum, China has kept a low profile. But with an important stake in the economic consequences, Beijing also quietly wants the "remain" camp to win.
Frustration grows as more Muslim refugees from Syria pour into U.S. while Christian asylum seekers come in trickles
Why is the United States taking in mostly Muslim Syrian refugees whose numbers eclipse that of the very few Christians who managed to join the stream of people fleeing their war-torn country?
European women welcome Muslim migrants into their homes â only to get raped in return for their hospitality
More women, including young girls, are being raped in Sweden and Germany by Muslim migrants, but news of the attacks does not get published for weeks, even months, according to the Christian website WND.