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Pope visits Colombian city Medellin that has put its drugs war in the past
Pope Francis today travels to Medellin, once notorious as the stomping grounds of drug lord Pablo Escobar, to find a city transformed since his predecessor Pope John Paul visited in 1986.
Red Cross fills UN void in violence-torn Myanmar region
The Red Cross organisations are scaling up operations in Myanmar's violence-riven northwest, after the United Nations had to suspend activities there following government suggestions that its agency had supported Rohingya insurgents.
Hurricane Irma lashes Cuba, heads for Florida as residents ordered to evacuate
Hurricane Irma walloped Cuba's northern coast on Saturday as a Category 5 storm, as millions of Florida residents were ordered to evacuate after the storm killed 21 people in the eastern Caribbean and left catastrophic destruction in its wake.
Finland's Lutheran pastors petition government over deported Christian converts
More than 400 Lutheran pastors in Finland have signed a petition expressing concern over the government deporting immigrants who have converted to Christianity.
Protests over Franklin Graham Blackpool visit build as hundreds sign petition
Hundreds of people are signing a petition to block Franklin Graham, son of famous evangelist Billy Graham, from speaking at an event in Blackpool next year.
My longed-for baby died. How can I still believe in God?
Everyone who has lost a baby, through miscarriage, still birth, cot death or any other way, knows the terrible grief it brings. Zoë Clark-Coates and her husband Andy lost five. They set up a charity to support others facing such suffering and now Zoë has written a book, 'Saying Goodbye'.
'Trumpism': It's a new kind of nationalism, says Baylor study
Support for Donald Trump is being driven by a 'new form of nationalism' heavily backed by evangelical Christians, according to a major new study by Baylor University.
Christianity in Iraq: Here are some signs of hope
Signs of hope are emerging for Christians in Iraq after they were forced to flee by the ISIS invasion.
Why Alzheimer's isn't the end of everything: Requiem for my friend Pat
There is a tendency when someone has dementia to mourn the person they were. That is natural. But how can we celebrate who they are with dementia?
Donald Trump's administration backs Christian baker in gay-cake case
Donald Trump's administration is backing a Christian baker who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex couple in a landmark case at the US Supreme Court.
Is Jeremy Corbyn on the road to Rome?
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was seen in the queue for Holy Communion at a Catholic Church. Did he actually receive it, and if so what might this mean?
Desmond Tutu breaks vow of silence to condemn Aung San Suu Kyi: 'You symbolised righteousness'
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is breaking is vow of silence in retirement to call on Aung San Suu Kyi to end her country's persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority group.
Australian Anglicans brand Scottish Episcopal Church 'contrary to the teaching of Christ'
Australian Anglicans have passed a motion branding the Scottish church's decision to permit gay marriage as 'contrary to the teaching of Christ'.
German evangelicals urge face-to-face meetings with election candidates
Evangelicals in Germany have urged Christians to talk to candidates and turn out to vote in forthcoming elections expected to return Angela Merkel as the country's Chancellor.
Can it be right to pray for someone to die? Yes, say the Psalms
Chris Webb's book 'God-Soaked Life' tells of an encounter with a betrayed woman.
Can Pope Francis help dispel the darkness of murder and violence from Colombia?
Pope Francis, on his fifth visit to his native Latin America, is visiting Colombia with a message of peace. But despite a fragile three-month ceasefire, the country is still riven with conflict and has millions upon millions of internally displaced people.