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Russia calls for Hagia Sophia to be returned to Orthodox Church
One of the most widely contested religious buildings in Turkey, Hagia Sophia, should be returned to the Orthodox Church, Russian officials have said.
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Donald Trump refuses to back down over claims Muslims celebrated 9/11
Donald Trump has defended his declaration that he saw thousands of Muslims in Jersey City celebrate the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001.
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Pakistan: Christian brick kiln workers arrested and beaten by police
A group of Christians who were beaten and then illegally detained by police in Pakistan say they are victims of rising persecution in the country.
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Sinjar: Mass graves discovered amid accusations of 'Yazidi genocide'
Three more mass graves have been discovered in the Iraqi town of Sinjar containing between 80 to 100 bodies, officials said on Sunday.
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Pope Francis prays with Imam in CAR, says Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters
In the wake of violence between Christians and Muslims in the country, Pope Francis today prayed with an Imam during a visit to the Grand Mosque of Koudoukou in Bangui, Central African Republic.
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Libya: Coptic Christian brothers 'targeted and killed' for their faith
Coptic Christians in Libya are afraid for their lives following the murder of two Egyptian brothers earlier this month.
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ISIS sell Yazidi women for 'a packet of cigarettes'
Yazidi women enslaved by ISIS are being sold for as little as $10, according to an activist who has interviewed a number of those who have fled captivity.
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Churchgoers offer to adopt newborn baby found in Nativity scene
Members of the New York city church where a baby was found in a manger this week have offered to adopt the child.
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Seven Assyrian Christians drown while fleeing ISIS
Seven Assyrian Christians who fled Islamic State in Iraq are among a number to have drowned this week while crossing the Mediterranean.
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Mali hotel attack: All hostages freed
All hostages held by Islamist gunmen at a luxury hotel in Mali have been freed, officials say.
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Catholic Church in Switzerland begins counselling service for sex workers
"I'm not here to judge, and certainly not to condemn," were the words of a theologian who will lead a landmark counselling service for prostitutes in Switzerland.
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Pastor whose pregnant wife was fatally shot: 'Jesus takes what the world says is a tragedy and makes it beautiful'
The pastor husband of Amanda Blackburn, who died after being shot in the head at her home by intruders last week, has said that God will bring good things out of the tragedy.