James Macintyre
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Fast-track Sainthood Process Begins For Fr Jacques Hamel
The official process has begun for the beatification of Fr Jacques Hamel, the French priest who was killed by Islamic extremists while celebrating mass at his church in Normandy in July.
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Obama Faith Adviser: Trump Is The 'Most Secular, Least Prepared, Least Qualified And Most Dangerous Candidate In Modern History'
Michael Wear, a former faith adviser to President Obama, talks to Christian Today about Hillary Clinton's faith, Donald Trumps unsuitablity for the White House and his optimsim for the church both in the US and here.
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In Death, Peres Brings Together Palestinian President And Israeli PM
US President Barack Obama said today that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's attendance at the funeral for Israeli elder statesman Shimon Peres was a reminder of the "unfinished business of peace" in the Middle East.
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Most Americans Think Religious Institutions Should Be Forced To Provide Contraception
The American public is widely uncompromising on religious freedom issues, according to a Pew Survey which shows two-thirds say employees should be forced to provide contraception in health insurance plans for their workers.
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The Chutzpah Of Israel's Dealings With Pope Francis
The Vatican has been forced to contradict reports that Pope Francis will attend the funeral of Shimon Peres in Israel tomorrow. Instead, the Pope will carry out a planned visit to Georgia.
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Church Building Law Moves Forward In Egypt After String Of Attacks Against Christians
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Sisi yesterday ratified the country's controversial and long-awaited new law regulating the building of churches.
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As Peres Dies, What Hopes For Peace In The Middle East?
The death of Shimon Peres is a symbolic reminder of the elusive nature of a peaceful answer to what is probably the world's most intractable conflict.
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Shimon Peres, Lifelong Middle East Peace Campaigner, Dies At 93
Shimon Peres, the former Israeli president and elder statesman, died today at 93, prompting US President Barack Obama to say: "A light has gone out, but the hope he gave us will burn forever".
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Russian Orthodox Church Hardens Stance Against Abortion, Calls For Total Ban
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill yesterday signed a petition to make abortion illegal, hardening the position of the church which previously only called for a ban on state-provided abortions which weren't a medical necessity.
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Iraqi Parliament Votes Against New Christian Province In Nineveh Plain
Plans for the creation of a new Christian province in northern Iraq's Nineveh Plain appear to have been scuppered by a vote in the Iraqi Parliament in favour of maintaining the administrative border of the province of Nineveh.
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Where Was God In The First Presidential Debate?
In what is perhaps an indication of the secularisation of the US political discourse, God was almost entirely absent from discussion in last night's presidential debate, which covered the economy, foreign policy, Donald Trump's tax returns and Hillary Clinton's emails.
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Charleston Church Massacre: Jury Selection Begins For Dylann Roof Trial
Several hundred people yesterday reported for jury selection at the US courthouse in Charleston, South Carolina in the death penalty case against Dylann Roof, who has been charged with shooting dead nine black parishioners in a church in June 2015.