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• US church takes in Albanian immigrant due for deportation next week

  A church congregation in Detroit has announced that it is taking in an undocumented Albanian immigrant whom the US is seeking to deport next week even though his wheelchair-bound wife suffers from multiple sclerosis, USA Today reported.

• Pope Francis denounces violence in Chile: 'You cannot assert yourself by destroying others'

  Pope Francis in Chile urged peace and denounced the use of violence in the struggle for indigenous rights yesterday, while celebrating Mass just hours after assailants fire-bombed churches and other targets.

• More than 100 killed as militia violence spikes in Central African Republic; bishops warn of country 'sinking into the abyss'

  Militia-led violence has spiked in the Central African Republic, claiming more than 100 lives in the past month. Catholic Bishops have condemned the atrocities, warning of 'anarchy' and a country 'sinking into the abyss'.

• Humanist asylum seeker turned away after he didn't know about Greek philosophers

  A Pakistani man who left Islam to become a humanist has been denied asylum in the UK after failing to correctly answer questions about ancient Greek philosophers.

• English cathedrals in contest to host Tim Peake's renowned spacecraft

  Two English Anglican cathedrals are contending for the opportunity to host a renowned spacecraft within their walls.

• Trump says no American, from nun to baker, should have to choose between faith and the law

  Donald Trump's campaign to keep evangelicals onside with his troubled presidency continued yesterday when he officially proclaimed January 16 'Religious Freedom Day' in the US, declaring that no American should have to choose between faith and the law.

• We can reach millennials and this is how, says Church Army

  The Church Army is releasing guidance on how to evangelise millennials in an attempt to reverse a worrying lack of young people in the pews.

• Cathedral installs gender-neutral toilets to be more 'inclusive' and 'accepting' of LGBT people

  A Cathedral in Wales has installed gender-neutral toilets in order to be 'more accepting' and help LGBT people.

• Nigerian student 'arrested after converting to Christianity from Islam'

  A Nigerian university student who converted from Islam to Christianity has been arrested by state security forces along with the man who introduced her to Christianity, according to World Watch Monitor (WWM).

• Mormons welcome 93-year-old heart surgeon as new leader

  Nelson was formally welcomed into his new role during a live broadcast from Utah's Salt Lake Temple yesterday in a first for the Church.

• Big Ben and Queen's Guard 'targeted in planned attacks' by British man 'fascinated' with Islamic State

  Big Ben and Parliament, Heathrow Airport, the Queen's Guard, Shia Muslims and far-right groups were targeted in planned attacks by a British man who was 'fascinated' by so-called Islamic State, a court has heard.

• Western Europe's transgender policy is a 'tragedy', says Russian Orthodox spokesman

  Western Europe's gender policy in which individuals can choose their sex is 'an enormous tragedy and next generations will see its repercussions,' according to the Russian Orthodox Church's spokesman on foreign affairs.