Hazel Torres

$\'God did it\': Pastor hits half-court basketball shot, winning brand-new car that he is now raffling off for charity$
'God did it': Pastor hits half-court basketball shot, winning brand-new car that he is now raffling off for charity

"God made that half-court shot." A California pastor said that was what happened when he hit a 47-foot jump shot at a recent Sacramento Kings basketball game, a feat that won him a 2016 Ford Focus.
$Mother pleads with parents to ignore privacy concerns and check kids\' phones after daughter\'s suicide$
Mother pleads with parents to ignore privacy concerns and check kids' phones after daughter's suicide

Parents should forget about privacy issues and regularly check their children's smartphones and other electronic devices to prevent them from being victimised by predators.
Jesus appears before radical Islamic leader, foiling his plot to kill Christians and turning him into an evangelist

Jesus can transform the heart of even the most rabid anti-Christian Muslim extremist, turning him from a man who wanted to kill Christians into a believer whose life is dedicated to spreading the Word of God.
$Pope Francis affirms \'new possibilities\' for remarried, says no politics in meeting with Bernie Sanders$
Pope Francis affirms 'new possibilities' for remarried, says no politics in meeting with Bernie Sanders

Pope Francis appeared to have confirmed his critics' deepest concern, telling journalists on Sunday that the apostolic exhortation on family he issued recently did open up "new concrete possibilities" for Catholics who divorce and remarry without first obtaining annulments.
$Leaders of 3 major Christian churches meet refugees on Greek isle, warn Europe: You face God\'s judgment for your action$
Leaders of 3 major Christian churches meet refugees on Greek isle, warn Europe: You face God's judgment for your action

The leaders of three major Christian churchesâPope Francis, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and Greek Orthodox Archbishop Ieronymos IIâunited in a dramatic show of Christian unity, meeting on Saturday on the small Greek island of Lesbos to see for themselves the plight of hundreds of thousands of mostly Syrian refugees stranded there.
$\'The Trump Effect\': U.S. presidential campaign spurring fears, racial tensions in American schools, survey shows$
'The Trump Effect': U.S. presidential campaign spurring fears, racial tensions in American schools, survey shows

This year's U.S. presidential campaignâparticularly on the Republican side where Donald Trump is continuing to stir emotionsâis having a strong impact in America's classrooms, according to a new survey.
$\'Proof of life\' video of abducted Nigerian girls renews global outrage over 2014 Boko Haram atrocity, CNN says$
'Proof of life' video of abducted Nigerian girls renews global outrage over 2014 Boko Haram atrocity, CNN says

The Cable News Network (CNN) has announced that it has exclusively obtained a "proof of life" video of the more than 200 girls kidnapped in Chibok, Nigeria by the Islamic militant group Boko Haram in 2014.
$Church leaders ask Pope Francis to write encyclical on nonviolence in line with Jesus\' teachings$
Church leaders ask Pope Francis to write encyclical on nonviolence in line with Jesus' teachings

A first-of-its kind gathering of Catholic leaders called on Pope Francis to consider writing an encyclical letter, or some other "major teaching document," reorienting the church's teachings on violence after they issued a blunt rejection of the Catholic church's long-held teachings on just war theory.
Muhammad descendant sees vision of Jesus 3 times â the last one saves him after getting stabbed by Muslim extremist

A devout Muslim whose family has direct ties to the prophet Muhammad saw a vision of Jesus Christ on three occasions, leading him to turn his back on Islam and follow the one true God, even if this means being labelled an "infidel" and marked for death by Muslim radicals.
Oldest African-American church in Indiana capital sold to hotel developer after failing to collect donations for repairs

For lack of financial support, a 147-year-old African-American churchâthe oldest such church in Indianapolis, the capital of the U.S. state of Indianaâis closing its doors. It will be taken over by a company that will redevelop the church and its adjoining parking lot into two hotels.
$More Catholic writers express concern and puzzlement over Pope Francis\' exhortation on marriage and family$
More Catholic writers express concern and puzzlement over Pope Francis' exhortation on marriage and family

More respected Catholic thinkers and writers have come out with "thoughtful critiques" of Pope Francis' lengthy treatise on marriage and the family, called "Amoris Laetitia" or "Joy of Love," issued on Friday.
Pray for people of Mindanao, Christians urged as ISIS admits role in continuing clashes; death toll at 43

Christians worldwide are being asked to pray for the people of Mindanao in southern Philippines amid the ongoing military campaign to flush out a large group of Muslim militants with suspected links to the Islamic State (ISIS).