James Macintyre
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Martin Luther King's Bible to be sold after family legal dispute ends
A long-running family dispute over the ownership of a Bible which Martin Luther King Jr travelled with was ended yesterday when a judge signed an order releasing it to his son.
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Nigeria: Mother of kidnapped Chibok schoolgirl pleads for prisoner swap with Boko Haram militants
The mother of one of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls being held by the Boko Haram terrorist group yesterday pleaded for Nigeria's president to free militants in exchange for the release of the 218 girls.
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France: Charlie Hebdo receives threat of 'imminent' attack after provocative cover depicting half-naked Muslims
The satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has reportedly received death threats warning of an "imminent" attack after it published a controversial cover depicting a Muslim man and woman running down a beach half naked.
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Pope Francis to receive French President following murder of Fr Jacques Hamel
The French President Francois Hollande will tomorrow meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican, with the two men expected to discuss the fallout from the murder of the Catholic priest Jacques Hamel last month.
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Egypt: Christians ignore protest ban, claim they are treated as 'second class citizens'
A group of Egyptian Christians took part in a rare protest in downtown Cairo on Saturday, saying that they are being treated as second class citizens in the Muslim-majority country and calling on the Government to defend their rights.
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Lead theft puts churches in financial difficulty and distracts from mission
Four historic churches around Leicester have become the latest target of roofing lead thieves within the past fortnight, in what appears to be a spike in the crime across the UK in recent weeks.
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Tight security as thousands of pilgrims flock to Lourdes in France
Thousands of Catholics made a pilgrimage to the French shrine of Lourdes today to mark the Feast of the Assumption amid tight security following the murder last month of a priest in Normandy.
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Judge not or you will be judged: Marco Rubio warns Christians over treatment of gay people
The conservative Republican Marco Rubio has told an evangelical conference in Florida not to judge the gay community and said that Christians have failed to represent Jesus when they have alienated homosexuals.
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Police search for cleric shooter, New York mayor says Muslims are living with bigotry
New York City police are searching for a gunman who killed a Muslim cleric and his associate as they left prayers at a mosque in the borough of Queens on Saturday.
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Aleppo: Church provides hope to Christians and Muslims amid the carnage
A Jesuit priest in Aleppo has described how the Catholic Church is continuing to help those remaining in Syria's city despite an upsurge of intense fighting.
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eBay embroiled in row after relic of Catholic saint found for sale
A Catholic has started a petition against eBay after discovering a first class relic of the bone of a saint for sale on the auction website.
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Rio 2016: Brazilian archbishop criticises 'serious mismanagement' of Olympic Village
The Anglican Primate of Brazil has criticised "serious mismanagement" of the construction of the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro which he said has caused "additional social concerns" in a country already rife with protests and political crisis.