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Astronauts give pope personalised space suit, add white cape

Astronauts from the International Space Station gave Pope Francis his own blue jump suit on Friday but to distinguish him from ordinary planetary pilgrims like themselves they added a white cape.

Austria to shut down mosques, expel foreign-funded imams

Austria's right-wing government plans to shut seven mosques and could expel dozens of imams in what it said was 'just the beginning' of a push against radical Islam and foreign funding of religious groups that Turkey condemned as racist.

Story sharing: The bridge across the church generation gap?

We talk about the 'generation gap'. What are we doing to build a generation bridge? Are stories the answer?

The Passion of Ryan Gosling: Love and sacrifice in 'Drive'

All truth belongs to God, and if we look close enough, we can find him hiding in plain sight in any film.

Afghanistan announces Eid ceasefire with Taliban until June 20

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday announced for the first time an unconditional ceasefire with the Taliban, coinciding with the end of the Muslim fasting month, but excluding other militant groups, such as Islamic State.

Freed grandmother Alice Johnson says Kim Kardashian's help was a miracle of God

"I know that only God could have touched Kim Kardashian's heart like that," said Johnson

California University think-tank teaches medical students how to discuss abortion with religious women

A think-tank in the University of California-San Francisco has released a guide teaching medical students how to help religious women reconcile an abortion with their religious beliefs.

Indiana teacher claims he was pressured to quit after refusing to abide by school's transgender name policy

A former orchestra teacher in central Indiana has claimed that he was pressured to quit because he refused to comply with a policy that required teachers to call transgender students by their preferred name instead of the name given to them at birth.

Fox News apologizes for showing photo of Eagles Players kneeling in prayer while reporting about anthem protests

Fox News has issued an apology for showing members of Philadelphia Eagles football team kneeling in prayer during a segment about National Anthem protests.

Supreme Court challenges Northern Ireland abortion law â but shuts down bid to change it

Britain's Supreme Court said today that Northern Ireland's strict abortion legislation was incompatible with human rights, but that the court did not have the powers to rule that the law be changed.

Appeals court declines to hear petition of Satanist seeking removal of 'In God We Trust' from US currency

The Seventh Circuit Court of U.S. Appeals has upheld a lower court decision to dismiss a case filed by a self-described Satanist seeking the removal of the motto "In God We Trust" from the U.S. currency.

Abortion survivor shares how she became friends with the mother who had thought she was dead

Melissa Ohden was already 14-years-old when she found from her adoptive family that her birth mother had tried to abort her. Years later, she was able to meet with her birth mother who had spent most of her life believing that her daughter did not survive the abortion procedure.

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