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Japan's churches: Our country needs to face up to its past
Japanese churches have called on their government to face up to their country's war record and to introduce new 'anti-hate' laws.
Pope gives red carpet treatment to homeless and refugees at Vatican premiere of biopic
Homeless are special guests at the premiere of a film about the life of Pope Francis.
San Bernardino shooting: Prayers offered in wake of tragedy that killed 14
A mass shooting in California on Wednesday, which killed 14 and wounded 17 others, was the 355th to take place in America this year alone.
The Church, Cocaine and Corporate Sin: What the #EveryLineCounts campaign can teach us
A new campaign about cocaine might help us to reflect on how we view individual and corporate responsibility, writes Flo Taylor.
Advent reflection: How do you slow down when life gets busier?
Claire Musters is inspired by Mary to seek peace during the busyness of Advent.
California shooting quick to show political divide in U.S.: Republicans sympathise with victims, Dems call for gun control
With the Southern California shooting still underway on Wednesday, reaction was already pouring in from the Republican and Democratic campsâfrom the president, the presidential candidates and other politicians, WND reported.
Oscar Pistorius: Shock murder verdict will see him return to jail
South Africa Appeals court overturns previous conviction.
Police swoop on FIFA officials, arrest two in pre-dawn raid
Swiss authorities on Thursday detained two FIFA officials based on arrest requests submitted by the US Department of Justice, Switzerland's Federal Office of Justice said.
State of Texas launches legal bid to block Syrian refugees
A Texas state agency sued the US State Department, a relief agency and others in federal court on Wednesday.
Suspected attackers identified in California mass shooting
14 people died and 17 were wounded at a social services agency holiday event in San Bernardino.
British bombers make first air strikes on Syria after parliament vote
Tornado bombers took off from the RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus and attacked targets in Syria.
British parliament votes to bomb Islamic State in Syria
Parliament voted on Wednesday to launch bombing raids against Islamic State in Syria.
Shooting rampage in California city leaves 14 dead, 14 wounded
Fourteen people were killed at a social service agency in the Southern California city of San Bernardino on Wednesday.
'Violence begets violence': Republican state rep blames Planned Parenthood for Colorado Springs shooting
A Republican state representative is blaming abortion provider Planned Parenthood for the deadly shooting at its Colorado Springs clinic on Nov. 27 that left three dead and nine injured.
California man plays Good Samaritan to shopper less than 24 hours before his death in car accident
A California man who was killed in a car accident is being honored by a woman he helped at a grocery store.
Court dismisses atheists' lawsuit seeking to remove historic vets' memorial monument in Maryland
A Maryland district court has upheld the constitutionality of a veterans memorial monument in Bladensburg, Maryland, junking the lawsuit filed by an atheist group that claimed it violated the Establishment Clause.