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Marawi Bishop pleads with Philippines President Duterte to allow displaced families to return home
The Catholic Bishop of Marawi appealed to Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday to allow some displaced Marawi families to return to their war-torn city, as he also urged Christians to help Muslim communities there.
The unseen culprits behind human trafficking
The horror of sexual slavery: If we truly want to rid the world of this, we must approach it in all its complexity.
Donald Trump at UN: President accused of 'hate speech' but evangelicals praise 'best speech ever'
Donald Trump has been accused of 'hate speech' after he used his first major address at the United Nations to heavily criticise fellow members.
US Bishop addresses thousands of Facebook staff on how to have a good religious argument online
A US Catholic bishop addressed Facebook employees this week on the subject of 'How to have a religious argument' online, urging users to seek 'with great patience to understand your opponent's position'.
How can Christians mobilise Africa's youth to help rebuild their continent?
The focus is on youth as African Christian leaders, young and old, meet this week in Youandé, the Cameroon capital for this year's African Biblical Leadership Initiative forum.
Senior French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin faces trial for not reporting child abuse
A senior French cardinal, Philippe Barbarin, is to be tried on charges of failing to report historical child sexual abuse.
Mexico mourns its dead as search continues for earthquake survivors
The magnitude 7.1 shock killed at least 216 people, nearly half of them in the capital, less than two weeks after a powerful tremor killed nearly 100 people in the south of the country.
India 'wants to chase away Catholics' as Church-run hostel shut down
A Catholic bishop in India is accusing the local government of trying to 'harass Catholics' after it closed a church-run local hostel, moving the boys to a state run boarding school.
5 football players from evangelical school Wheaton College charged over 'hazing' incident
Five American football players from the conservative evangelical institution Wheaton College are facing charges after they were accused of assaulting a teammate in a 2016 'hazing' incident that allegedly left the victim stranded while half-naked with two torn shoulders.
For King & Country singer Luke Smallbone asks for prayer after his 2-month-old baby stopped breathing
2-month-old Leo Oliver Smallbone was rushed to the hospital after he stopped breathing during his sleep. Doctors are now running tests.
Should Church Buildings Be Used For Yoga Classes?
There are Evangelicals and Catholics who critique yoga as wrong for Christians because its mantras originate in eastern religion.
Exorcist believes recent hurricanes and North Korea crisis are signs that the biblical apocalypse is near
"All natural disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, demonstrate that the end of the world is coming," said professional exorcist Don Antonio Mattatelli.
Why did God not heal Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi of his cancer?
Nabeel had so much more to give to his family and the Kingdom of God that his death seems completely senseless.
We may have to destroy North Korea, Trump tells UN
His words about North Korea drew the strongest reaction, with loud murmurs filling the green-marbled UN General Assembly hall.
Nuns and refugees run through Rome for 'multi-religious' half-marathon praised by Pope Francis
Pope Francis has praised the first ever 'multi-religious' half-marathon which saw nuns, refugees and others run through Rome and was sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Culture.
Rev Richard Coles reveals how Strictly stars 'strip to our pants'
Rev Richard Coles has revealed how Strictly stars 'strip to our pants' for fake-tanning before their ballrooms routine as one of the show's judges rejected his call for same-sex dance partners.