Hazel Torres
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Philippines' Aquino vows to crush Abu Sayyaf, bares foiled plot to bomb Manila, kidnap Manny Pacquiao, sister Kris
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III vowed to crush a band of well-armed Muslim militants hiding in the jungles of the southern Philippine island of Mindanao even as he revealed the militants' foiled plots to launch terrorist bomb attacks in the capital Manila.
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Philippine tribal people embrace Jesus Christ after hearing Gospel and viewing 'Passion of the Christ' movie
Things will never be the same again in a far-flung village in southern Philippines after missionaries from the Christian Aid Mission brought the light of Christianity to tribal people who have known only spiritual darkness.
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ISIS or al-Qaeda could strike U.S. mainland before November election, top intelligence official warns
Terrorists could launch attacks on the U.S. mainland before the nation holds its presidential election this November, America's leading intelligence official has warned.
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Donald Trump says 'it's over' after sweep of 5 states while Hillary Clinton takes 4 as both get closer to nomination
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both scored convincing victories on Tuesday night, with the Republican presidential front-runner sweeping the primaries in all five Northeastern statesâPennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Islandâand his Democratic counterpart winning in four of five of these same states.
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ISIS-linked militants behead Canadian hostage in Philippines after failing to get $19.2-M ransom payment
Islamist militants with alleged ties to the Islamic State (ISIS) beheaded one of their foreign captivesâCanadian John Ridsdelâon Monday, the Philippine and Canadian governments confirmed.
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7.8-magnitude earthquake reduces school to rubble â but Virgin Mary statue in Ecuador remains intact
Still reeling from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that devastated many parts of their country and killed at least 600 people, Ecuadorans are finding hope and consolation from a statue of the Virgin Mary, the Catholic News Agency and EWTN News report.
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Donald Trump draws more support from Catholic voters â despite Pope Francis' 'not a Christian' label on him
Pope Francis' reference to Donald Trump as a "wall builder" who is "not a Christian" last February appeared to have no effect on the U.S. Republican presidential front-runner's popularity among Catholics, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.
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Pope Francis tells youth: Love is 'the only valid document identifying us as Christians'
Pope Francis told thousands of youth gathered in Rome that happiness is not a game app that they can download in their mobile phones.
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Muslim mob destroys Christian church in Uganda, slaughters members' pigs, saying animals are 'haram'
An angry Muslim mob slaughtered pigs owned by Christians and razed their church building in a village in Uganda last week, the Morning Star News reports.
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Evangelicals lose water supply as officials punish them for refusing to pay amount to fund Catholic fiesta in Mexico
An evangelical community in Mexico is now suffering from lack of potable water after local authorities cut off their supply for failing to pay their contribution for the holding of a Roman Catholic fiesta in honour of a Catholic saint.
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Sons of murdered Christian woman embrace Jesus Christ after witnessing mother's martyrdom
A Christian woman newly converted from Islam was recently murdered by her husband and other Muslim fanatics for her act, but she did not die in vain.
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Mom draws praise, brickbats with her viral anti-LGBT Facebook post on transgender bathroom row
A mother from Lakewood, Washington state, recently made a viral Facebook post in defence of anti-LGBT policies on bathrooms which received huge support worldwide but also drew plenty of criticism.