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Evangelical church in Chiapas suffers arson attack on eve of Pope's arrival
An evangelical church in Chiapas, Mexico was attacked and burned just a day before Pope Francis visited the region.
9 Christian leaders arrested in Australia after protesting deportation of asylum seekers
Australian Christian leaders have been arrested after holding a prayer vigil at the office of the Minister for Justice.
Pope to Mexican youths: Jesus doesn't want you to be hitmen
Pope Francis begged young people to shun the lure of easy money and big cars offered by drug traffickers in Mexico's gang-infested heartland on Tuesday
Pope Francis loses his cool with 'selfish' well-wisher
Pope Francis yesterday rebuked well-wishers in Mexico for being selfish after they caused him to fall onto a child in a wheelchair.
Australian abuse victims crowdfund trip to Rome for Vatican treasurer testimony
Catholic Cardinal George Pell had been scheduled to testify at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in the Australian city of Ballarat.
Russia plans to upgrade its nuclear-tipped ICBMs to protect Earth from approaching asteroids and meteorites
To be able to counter the perceived threat of these approaching space objects, Moscow is planning to convert its intecontinental ballistic missiles used in warfare into weapons for astrological defense.
Another Zika virus complication? WHO reports rise of rare paralysing ailment in Latin America
Scientists are working to determine if there is indeed a connection between the virus and the syndrome, as more and more cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome--where a person's own nervous system is attacked by his or her immune system--are being reported in Latin America.
Bill requiring doctors to care for babies who survive abortion rejected in New Mexico
A New Mexico House committee has rejected a bill that would have required abortion doctors to take care of babies who survive the procedure.
Workers at church children's charity vote for industrial action
Workers at a leading Methodist charity have backed industrial action in a dispute that follows years of discontent over pay.
People in Britain too 'embarrassed' to talk about faith says BBC's Bill Turnbull
The BBC Breakfast presenter who is being replaced by committed Christian Dan Walker has regretted that people in Britain are "embarrassed" to talk about their faith.
ISIS used chemical weapons in Iraq, diplomat says
ISIS attacked Kurdish forces in Erbil, Iraq with mustard gas last year, according to a diplomat. This would be the first known use of chemical weapons in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
Justin Bieber: 'Without God I wouldn't be in this position'
Justin Bieber, on the eve of winning his first Grammy in LA, says he wants to get to a place where he no longer has to apologise for his mistakes.
Support group for same-sex attracted Christians given charitable status
A support organisation for homosexual Christians who choose not to act on their sexual desires has been allowed to register as a charity.
Pope Francis to indigenous Mexicans: 'The world needs you!'
Pope Francis told indigenous Mexicans that today's world "needs you!", denouncing their systematic exclusion from society and encouraging the use of native languages in Catholic worship.
Nevada Caucus: Clinton and Sanders speak at same black majority church in Las Vegas
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton spoke at the same black-majority baptist church in Las Vagas on Sunday ahead of Saturday's Nevada Democratic caucus.
Fewer than one in 50 large churches led by a woman priest
Fewer than one in 50 of England's largest churches are led by women and fewer than a quarter of full-time clergy are women, according to latest figures released by campaigners for women's ordination.