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Australia: Eight children murdered in 'unspeakable' crime

Eight children have been killed and a woman who was mother to seven of them was injured in the northern Australian city of Cairns, police said on Friday, in what several media outlets reported was a mass stabbing.

Satanic and Christian displays share space at the Michigan State Capitol

Officers help shoplifting dad instead of arresting him

Elementary school allows Gideons International to distribute Bibles, atheists threaten lawsuit

School gives away Bibles, prompts lawsuit

Proposed bill would require father's permission to get an abortion

Proposed bill requires father's permission to get an abortion

Mystery man resembling Santa Claus passes out $100 bills to stunned Dunkin' Donuts and Burger King employees

Mystery man passes out $100 to coffee shop, Dunkin' Donuts employees

Tennessee pastor gives away over 10,000 'Christmas is all about Jesus' signs; relying on faith to make up the cost

Tennessee pastor's 'Christmas is all about Jesus' signs in high demand

JK Rowling says there were Jewish wizards at Hogwarts but she 'never imagined' Wiccans there

JK Rowling has confirmed that Hogwarts had Jewish students, but that the Harry Potter world cannot contain Wiccans.

Pastor Gordon A. Humphrey Jr. drops dead singing Pharrell's 'Happy' from the pulpit

The 60-year-old pastor was preaching at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago and singing Pharrell Williams' hit song "Happy" when he suddenly collapsed at the pulpit.

Rihanna shares Puma surprise on Instagram: 'Nothing is impossible with God!'

Rihanna expresses gratitude to God on Instagram after signing on as the new creative director for the sportswear brand Puma.

Church under Pope Francis is building bridges with women, says senior nun

One of Britain's most senior Catholic Church women has welcomed the report of a Vatican inquiry into nuns in the United States as a "conscious attempt to build bridges and repair trust," Ruth Gledhill reports.

Worshiping the King this Christmas

Claire Musters looks at how we might all slow down this season, and make room for Jesus among the festivities.

Nigeria: 35 killed and nearly 200 kidnapped in latest Boko Haram attack

At least 33 people were murdered in an attack on a village in north-eastern Nigeria on Sunday, and almost 200 were taken away in open-topped trucks it has emerged.

'Three parent family' proposal condemned by Christians

Proposals that will make the UK the first country in the world to allow three-parent babies has been condemned.

Pregnant women shot by Islamic State for refusing to be sex slaves

Fighters murdered 150 women for rejecting 'jihad marriage'.

Unlikely friendships: Richard Dawkins and Rev Sally Hitchiner bond over portrait sitting

Richard Dawkins and Rev Sally Hitchiner sat for a portraits for a programme shown on Sky Arts.