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3 Christian missionaries delivering Bibles missing in Mideast after 'brutal' attack by 'Muslim extremists'
Three Christian missionaries delivering Bibles in the Middle East have gone missing after they were discharged from a hospital where they were treated for injuries inflicted on them by "Muslim extremists."
Orlando massacre horror relived: 2 victims give eyewitness accounts â one did not make it alive
One survived; one did not. At least two of the victims of Sunday's mass shooting in Orlando, Florida gave vivid accounts of the massacre that claimed the lives of 50 people, including the gunman, Omar Mateen.
U.S. presses U.N. to fight for LGBT rights: 'Condemning Orlando terrorist attack that victimised gays is not enough'
The United States said the nations of the world should do more than just condemn the massacre in a Florida gay nightclub on Sunday, telling the United Nations on Monday that it's about time to fight for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
Hillary Clinton utters 'radical Islam' for the first time, links ISIS to Orlando terrorist attack
Unlike U.S President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton said Monday she's not afraid to say "radical" Islam in condemning the lone-wolf terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida on Sunday that killed 50 people, including the terrorist gunman.
Pakistan council condemns 'honour killing,' says it's against Islam and anybody who does it is a heretic
In a rare edict, an Islamic council in Pakistan has issued a fatwa condemning the practice of "honour killing" over perceived harm done to a family's reputation, saying it is against the teaching of Islam and that anyone who resorts to this practice is a heretic, the Religion News Service reports.
Abu Sayyaf beheads 2nd Canadian hostage in Philippines, says it was meant to embarrass President-elect Duterte
The Philippine government confirmed on Tuesday that the notorious Abu Sayyaf group has beheaded a second Canadian hostage after their demands for a $1.3-million ransom was not met.
'Therapy of smile': Pope Francis says loving sick and disabled persons brings happiness both ways
Pope Francis prescribed a simple solution to the gloom and despair of sick and disabled persons and the families taking care of them: the "therapy of the smile."
U.S. President Obama blasted for refusing to link Orlando terror attack to Islam; Donald Trump calls for his resignation
The mass murderer reportedly pledged allegiance to Islamic State (ISIS) supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi before mowing down his victims while screaming "Allahu Akbar!" He was also born to parents from jihadist-infested Afghanistan and previously had a wife from Uzbekistan, another jihadist hotbed.
Court in U.S. makes history as it approves Army vet's petition to change his legal gender to 'nonbinary'
A court in the United States stamped its approval on a person who sought to change his gender to nonbinary.
ISIS news: Militants shoot fleeing civilians in Fallujah, steal blood from city residents to treat their wounded
Showing increasing signs of desperation, Islamic State (ISIS) militants have resorted to shooting civilians trying to flee the embattled ISIS-held Iraqi city of Fallujah and literally stealing blood from civilians to treat the wounded among them, news sources say.
Pope Francis urges doctors to put 'more heart into your hands' and reject 'false compassion' in assisted suicide
Pope Francis denounced physician-assisted suicide, urging doctors to put "more heart into your hands" and reject the notion of "false compassion" since "the dignity of human life ...and the medical vocation is at stake."
St. Mary Magdalene now in same rank as Christ's Apostles after papal decree elevates her liturgical celebration
Pope Francis has issued a decree elevating the liturgical celebration in honour of St. Mary Magdalene, placing the latter in the same rank as Christ's Apostles.
U.S. election news: Trump vows to appoint pro-life judges while Clinton demands funds for top abortion service provider
Donald Trump vowed to protect the "sanctity and dignity of life" while Hillary Clinton demanded more funding for Planned Parenthood, America's largest abortion service provider that sources say kills an average of 887 unborn babies a day.
Mother straps her daughter to a cot and burns her alive in 'honour killing' act after girl eloped
A Muslim teen who eloped with a man in defiance of her family's wishes knew what was coming to her if she returned home to her family in Pakistan.
Baptist official rebuffed for saying that religious freedom isn't for Muslims: 'Islam more of a political group than religion'
An official of the Baptist Church is facing sharp criticism even from his own denomination after he contended that Muslims do not deserve to enjoy religious freedom since "Islam may be more of a geopolitical movement than a religion."
Televangelist Frank Amedia says God is guiding Donald Trump to prepare America for Christ's return
Televangelist Frank Amedia believes that God is using Donald Trump to prepare America for the Second Coming of Christ.