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Congressman Scott Schwab on son's water slide death: 'He believed in his savior, Jesus'
A US congressman and his wife have thanked well-wishers for their "outpouring of support and compassion" following the death of their young son in an amusement park accident.
Could the decline in Christianity be coming to a halt?
The decline of Christianity in Britain could be coming to a halt, temporarily at least, according to new figures from this year's British Social Attitudes Survey (BSA)
Turkey: Millions rally in show of strength for Erdogan after coup attempt
The "Democracy and Martyrs' Rally" at the Yenikapi parade ground was a show of strength by Erdogan.
'Hey ISIS, you suck!!!' U.S. Muslim group launches billboard drive to show terror organisation does not represent Islam
ISIS is not us. To project this message, a group of American Muslim professionals have launched a billboards campaign to shout out loud and clear that the terrorist organisation does not represent true Islam.
Atheist teacher who didn't trust Christians turns to Christ after prayers miraculously healed her mother
No mind is too rigid, no heart too hard to resist the transforming power of Christ.
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.