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New Delhi police launch Facebook page to address Christian persecution
New Delhi police launch Facebook page to address Christian persecution

The New Delhi police has launched a Facebook page in an effort to address Christian persecution in the capital.

Lord Carey slams \'bigoted atheists\' who want religion gone from public life
Lord Carey slams 'bigoted atheists' who want religion gone from public life

Society is "increasingly illiterate" about religious faith, says the former Archbishop of Canterbury.

India: Elderly nun asks God to forgive those who raped her
India: Elderly nun asks God to forgive those who raped her

The 71-year-old nun gang-raped at a convent school in India on Saturday has prayed that God would forgive her attackers.

Billy Graham\'s Rapid Response Team rushed to scene after Ferguson police shootings
Billy Graham's Rapid Response Team rushed to scene after Ferguson police shootings

The Rapid Response Team chaplains are trained to help people cope with everything from tornadoes to mass shootings.

Tony Blair expected to step back from role as Middle East peace envoy
Tony Blair expected to step back from role as Middle East peace envoy

Tony Blair is relinquishing his post as the envoy for the Middle East Quartet to take a different role in the peace negotiations, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

UK teens suspected of trying to join Islamic State arrested
UK teens suspected of trying to join Islamic State arrested

Three male British teenagers suspected of planning to join Islamic State militants in Syria have been arrested by London police after being deported from Turkey.

Pakistan: 14 killed and 78 wounded in church suicide bombings
Pakistan: 14 killed and 78 wounded in church suicide bombings

Suicide bombings outside two churches in Lahore killed 14 people and wounded nearly 80 others during services on Sunday.

Baby thriving in spite of having half a heart
Baby thriving in spite of having half a heart

A Louisiana woman is raising awareness for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) after her son, Aiden, was born with the condition.

Basketball players defend cheerleader with Down syndrome

A Wisconsin middle school basketball team stood by one of their cheerleaders after she was bullied by some people in the stands.

Franklin Graham, Mike Huckabee, thousands of others defend Navy chaplain accused of being anti-gay
Franklin Graham, Mike Huckabee, thousands of others defend Navy chaplain accused of being anti-gay

Franklin Graham, Mike Huckabee, thousands of others defend Navy chaplain accused of being anti-gay

Prostitution: How Christian businesses in Kolkata are fighting the sex trade ‏
Prostitution: How Christian businesses in Kolkata are fighting the sex trade ‏

In Asia's largest red light district, a group of Christian businesses is offering trafficked women another way to earn a living. Their newest venture has the potential to transform the sex trading area.

Staying put: why Gerard Kelly is still an evangelical, in spite of some evangelicals
Staying put: why Gerard Kelly is still an evangelical, in spite of some evangelicals

Gerard Kelly is overwhelmed by the prodigal love of a God who has embraced him with neither hesitation nor condition.

Divine motherhood: how hard labour, unconditional love and lifelong nurture speak to us of God
Divine motherhood: how hard labour, unconditional love and lifelong nurture speak to us of God

Thinking of God as our mother can enrich our understanding, writes Jendella Benson.

Vatican supports military action against ISIS
Vatican supports military action against ISIS

The Vatican's ambassador in Geneva has said the use of force will be necessary to protect minority groups from Islamic State aggression if a political solution cannot be achieved.

Pakistan: 10 dead in church blasts
Pakistan: 10 dead in church blasts

Bombs outside two churches in the Pakistani city of Lahore killed 10 people and wounded more than 55 during Sunday services, rescue workers said.

Iraqi Kurds accuse Islamic State of using chlorine gas against them
Iraqi Kurds accuse Islamic State of using chlorine gas against them

Iraqi Kurdish authorities said on Saturday they had evidence that Islamic State had used chlorine gas as a chemical weapon against their peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq in January.