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• Brian Houston failed to report his father's sexual abuse - royal commission

  The founder of Hillsong Church, Brian Houston, failed to report allegations his father had sexually abused children and had a conflict of interest in dealing with the accusations, a royal commission into the case found.

• Landmark ruling? Woman with advanced MS should be allowed to die, says judge

  Life-saving medical treatment for a woman with advanced multiple sclerosis should be withdrawn and she be allowed to die, a judge has ruled in what is said to be a landmark ruling.

• Donald Trump's suggestion of Muslim database 'objectionable' says UK cardinal

  Donald Trump's plan to force American Muslims to register on a database is "an objectionable suggestion," the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has said today.

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  Rowan Williams: We must try to understand ISIS

  We must try to understand ISIS, urged former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.

• ISIS claim responsibility for shooting Italian missionary in Bangladesh

  ISIS have claimed responsibility for the shooting of an Italian missionary in Bangladesh on Wednesday.

• White evangelicals favour Carson the most and Trump the least, survey shows

  Ben Carson is the most favoured republican presidential candidate for white evangelicals, a survey has found, with Donald Trump the least favoured.

• 33 ISIS fighters killed as militant families flee Raqqa

  At least 33 ISIS militants in Raqqa have been killed in air-strikes since Sunday as ISIS families flee the stronghold, local activists have said.

• Vatican City 'medieval' law infringes on free speech says Vatileaks journalist

  Vatican law infringes on free speech, said the Italian investigative journalist accused of leaking confidential documents.

• Hate crime against Christians under-reported, says Vatican representative

  Hate crime against Christians in Europe is under-reported, a Vatican representative yesterday told a security group yesterday.

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  Christian refugees discriminated against by US and UK governments

  Christian refugees are being unintentionally discriminated against by the US government's refugee scheme, new figures suggest.

• Dozens dead in suspected Boko Haram suicide attack in Nigeria

  More than 30 people were killed in a suicide attack in a crowded market in Nigeria yesterday.

• War on ISIS: Why a vote in the Commons is unhelpful and unnecessary

  Today Cameron made it clear he will try to persuade MPs to approve military action in Syria. He should make the decision himself.