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Woman who gave up comfortable life to join fight vs. ISIS gets rude homecoming as authorities confiscate her passport
Bravery and guts are hard to come by, and this is why when 22-year-old college student Joana Palani from Denmark decided to give up her comfortable life in order to battle ISIS in the city of Kobane, many lauded her actions.
Migrant women, kids forced to engage in 'survival sex' in exchange for transport
In a desperate attempt to stay alive, some young women and even children among the refugees flooding Europe have been forced to engage in "survival sex" in exchange for transport to enable them and their families to continue their journey, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) revealed.
Seeking revenge, 13-year-old girl beheads boy who is the son of her accused rapist
A 13 year old rape victim from India developed such an intense fury against her attacker that she sought revenge by decapitating his five-year-old son.
Donald Trump's Presbyterian and Ben Carson's Seventh-day Adventists: A description of 2 Christian faiths
US Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has decided to pit his Presbyterian faith against the Seventh-day Adventist beliefs of his chief rival, Ben Carson. At a rally on Saturday in Florida, Trump claimed that his Presbyterian faith is superior to his rival's Christian denomination, News Max reported.
Unborn baby inside mother's womb not yet a 'person,' New York court rules
The Court of Appeals, the highest court in New York has decided to overturn the conviction of Jennifer Jorgensen, who was charged with manslaughter after her unborn child and two other individuals died due to the injuries sustained by a vehicular accident she caused back in 2008.
Lacking joy in your life? 10 Bible verses to remind you of God's gift
As winter approaches, Harry Farley reminds us that joy is not dependent on our surroundings but on Him.
China: Mother of captured Christian human rights lawyer writes emotional open letter to her son
The mother of Chinese Christian human rights lawyer, Zhang Kai, has published a harrowing open letter to her son
'My captivity was like being born again': Catholic priest who miraculously escaped ISIS speaks out
Father Jacob Murad, the Syriac Catholic priest who was captured by ISIS, has spoken of his experience as a prisoner
Pope to issue post-Synod document on the 'joy of family'
The Pope is expected to follow-up the three-week Synod on the Family with an exhortation on "the joy of the family"
Find an Evensong service near you: Cambridge chorister sets up Time Out-style Evensong guide
A former choral scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge is launching a Time Out- style guide to choral evensong around the country.
Vicar saved from life-threatening disease after wife donates her own kidney
Rev Matthew Baynes had been told he would spend the rest of his life on dialysis without a transplant.
Over a third of Americans avoid Halloween or its pagan elements, new research shows
Over a third of Americans choose not to celebrate Halloween or at least avoid its pagan elements, new research has found.
'It could have been a massacre': Shell hits Aleppo church during Sunday service
Seven people were injured when the shell hit the Church of St Francis in the Azizyeh residential district.
New Spiritual Disciplines: No.2 â The discipline of Flakelessness
In his second of a five part series on spiritual disciplines for the 21st century, Martin Saunders looks at our inability to commit.
Aspiring spy claims he was rejected by GCHQ because of his Christian faith
A chess master has claimed his application for a job at GCHQ was rejected because he was of his devout Christian faith and professed loyalty to God over his country.
Catholic leaders issue unprecedented appeal to UN on climate change
Roman Catholic cardinals, patriarchs and bishops have issued an unprecedented appeal to the UN to produce a "truly transformational" agreement to tackle climate change when it meets at the long awaited conference in Paris.