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Leonardo DiCaprio meets Pope Francis at the Vatican

Oscar-nominated actor Leonardo DiCaprio met Pope Francis today in a private audience at the Vatican.
$China: Call for churches to be banned in city of Confucius\' birth$
China: Call for churches to be banned in city of Confucius' birth

A Chinese political advisor has called for a ban on churches in the city of Qufu, the birthplace of philosopher Confucius, because he believes they cause "intense controversy".
120,000 people are starving in Syrian city besieged by ISIS

At least 120,000 people are starving in the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor, a senior Church leader has warned, as ISIS continues to lay siege on the town.
$Women bishops one year on: Why it\'s still a cause for celebration$
Women bishops one year on: Why it's still a cause for celebration

It's been a year since Libby Lane was consecrated as Bishop of Stockport, and it's a cause for celebration.
A lesson in humility is exactly what Donald Trump needs

Donald Trump heard a sermon on humility over the weekend. What has he got still to learn?
$Turkey: Christian refugees \'pretend to be Muslim\'$
Turkey: Christian refugees 'pretend to be Muslim'

Christian refugees who have fled ISIS in Iraq and Syria are practising their faith in secret now they live in a Muslim-majority nation, according to a Turkish newspaper.
A blizzard didn't stop these Catholics from celebrating Mass in the snow

Catholics held Mass outside, complete with an altar made from snow, on Saturday when they got stuck in the blizzard that has disrupted cities across the eastern US.
$Iran\'s \'sinister\' execution toll likely topic for Pope meeting with President Rouhani$
Iran's 'sinister' execution toll likely topic for Pope meeting with President Rouhani

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani will spent five days in Paris and Rome, meeting Pope Francis and French President Francois Hollande.
$Methodist minister comes out as gay during sermon. Here\'s why she\'s challenging the Church$
Methodist minister comes out as gay during sermon. Here's why she's challenging the Church

Rev Cynthia Meyer announced to her congregation last Sunday that she is gay. Meet the woman who's challenging the United Methodist Church.
Two months after body found, no explanation for death of Chinese priest

The death of Catholic priest Father Pedro Yu Heping in China has still not been explained, two months after his body was found.
Orthodox Christmas: 10 pictures that show how it's celebrated around the world

Orthodox Christians mark the birth of Jesus today, January 7. We look at some of the ways people are celebrating around the world.
Pope Francis releases emotional new video: Regardless of religion, we are all children of God

Pope Francis has made an impassioned plea for interfaith unity, with a video released yesterday calling for men and women of all religions to work together for peace.