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Ugandan pastor's daughter allegedly raped after he refused to close church
The 17-year-old daughter of a church pastor in Uganda was allegedly gang-raped by a group of Muslims after her father refused to close his church.
Memorial service for Germanwings crash victims at Cologne Cathedral
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German President Joachim Gauck were among the 1,500-strong congregation.
Christian migrants thrown overboard in 'religious row'
Italian police say they have arrested 15 Muslim migrants suspected to have thrown 12 Christians from a boat crossing the Mediterranean on Thursday.
Turkey may turn ancient Hagia Sophia church into a mosque after Pope's Armenian genocide comment
Francis' characterisation of the Armenian massacres as 'genocide' will "accelerate" moves for the ancient Christian cathedral of Hagia Sophia to be turned into a mosque again.
New Yemen vice-president says he hopes to avert a Saudi invasion
Saudi Arabia may be considering using ground troops after air strikes failed to halt advances by Shi'ite fighters.
Islamic State fighters blast their way into Iraq's largest oil refinery
Militants clashed with security forces inside the Baiji refinery yesterday.
Pastor may be charged for ordering anti gay marriage cake from bakery
Pastor in hot water for ordering anti gay marriage cake from bakery; posting secretly recorded phone conversation online
Baby born from sperm collected from his father after his death
Baby born from sperm collected from his father 48 hours after his death
Flight MH370 update: Search area for missing Malaysia Airlines plane to be doubled
Officials announced Thursday that the search area for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will be doubled if the aircraft is not found by May.
Asia Bibi's family meets Pope Francis during European tour
The family of persecuted Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi met with Pope Francis on Wednesday as part of their European tour.
Over half of Americans support same-sex marriages, Reuters poll finds
A Reuters poll has found that more than 50 of Americans are in support of same-sex marriages and protections for the LGBT community.
ISIS fighters training close to the Texas border and possibly crossing into the US
The Islamic State (IS) has a stronghold in Iraq and Syria, but a recent report indicates that the terror threat could be a lot closer to home.
ISIS militants raping 8-yr-old girls, forcing them to convert to Islam
Atrocities against women and girls at the hands of the Islamic State (IS) were exposed in a Human Rights Watch report published this week.
American Christians wear orange in solidarity with those persecuted for faith
Campaigns to get American Christians to wear orange in solidarity with persecuted Christians are gradually gathering momentum.
Rick Warren opposes California's assisted suicide bill: 'We belong to God, and death and life are in God's hands'
Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren has added his voice to a campaign against a California bill on assisted dying.
New York church takes on Wal-Mart... but loses
A federal court has ruled against Trinity Wall Street Church.