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Pakistan textbooks teach children to hate Christians, describing them as 'outsiders, unpatriotic and inferior'
How could religious extremism be curtailed if it is actually being taught in schools? The question arises in Pakistan where a study has found out that Muslim schoolchildren are being taught to hate Christians and other minorities in their textbooks, according to AsiaNews.
Church seeks help for people being traded as slaves at sea
One modern way that our fellow human beings are turned into slaves is through human trafficking, which often leads to slavery at sea. This transnational crime was the subject of a meeting organised in Rome by the United States Embassy to the Holy See, in cooperation with the U.S. Conference of Bishops.
Some 1,000 Christian millennials gather in Indonesia to stand up for Biblical truths
Millennials are often thought to be always concerned with the inessential: parties, gadgets and other material things. Around 1,000 millennials however recently gathered in Indonesia to prove that they can also move for the things that are spiritual and essential.
Ex-ISIS child soldier recalls horror of seeing kids playing with severed heads of executed prisoners
ISIS has been known to exploit children and hone them into soldiers and assets for the group. One of them was a boy named Ibrahim, a former ISIS soldier whose horrific experience with the militant group are forever etched on his mind.
Oscar Pistorius treated for wrist injuries, denies suicide attempt
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, serving six years in jail for murdering his girlfriend, was treated in hospital for minor wrist injuries on Saturday before being returned to custody.
Nigeria: New Boko Haram leader exposes deep divisions
Boko Haram's appointment of a new leader and his apparent rejection by the group's figurehead exposes wide divisions among the Nigerian jihadists as they come under pressure from the country's military.
Married gay people more likely to commit suicide than heterosexual couples, Sweden study shows
Here's another argument against homosexual unions: a study conducted in Sweden recently found out that married gay individuals are more likely to commit suicide compared to their heterosexual counterparts.
Christian couple who supposedly can't have kids keep their faith â and experience a major miracle
Despite having found out that they can't have babies, Christian couple Lana and Steve Snyder still kept their faith, and this paid off.
More millennials giving premarital sex a miss, study finds
Many people perceive the youngsters of today as promiscuous and casually engaging in premarital sex due to their increasingly liberated opinions about sex. A recent study, however, seemed to have shattered this perception of millennials.
U.S. scholar feels like she won an Oscar after being chosen to study possibility of female Catholic deacons
A female scholar from the United States will be part of the commission formed by the Vatican under the instructions of Pope Francis tasked to answer this question, which can possibly change the course of history of the Church.
Number of U.S. women who use contraceptives that kill babies has doubled
A recent federal survey revealed that the number of women in the United States who use contraceptive devices that have adverse effects on unborn babies has almost doubled during recent years.
Here's how Christians worldwide can help the persecuted faithful in the Middle East
Roman Catholic Church leaders and faithful recently outlined ways on how ordinary citizens can extend some form of assistance to Christians who cannot fully practice their faith in predominantly Muslim nations in the Middle East
Thousands download movie that supposedly proves God exists
Thousands have already purchased in just days of its release a movie that producers say prove to atheists that God exists.
California bill threatens to remove exemptions for religious schools
A California bill that aims to remove Title IX exemptions from religious schools is going to the state Assembly.
Judge again stops Mississippi's religious freedom law
A Mississippi judge has denied the state's request to enforce a religious freedom law that was signed last April.
Pastor claiming he was fired for inviting black children to church gets support
An Alabama pastor claiming he was fired from his job for inviting black children to church is getting support.