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Catholic Chile eases total ban on abortions
Catholic Chile eases total ban on abortions

Chile's blanket ban on abortion will be eased after the constitutional court voted to allow terminations in some limited circumstances.

Total solar eclipse 2017 news: How to take awesome shots using only a smartphone
Total solar eclipse 2017 news: How to take awesome shots using only a smartphone

Smartphones nowadays boast several options and settings to help improve the quality of the shots, and with the right tweaks, one could get a perfect shot of the solar eclipse that can be bragged all throughout the social media.

Christian cathedral provides refuge for thousands fleeing civil war in South Sudan
Christian cathedral provides refuge for thousands fleeing civil war in South Sudan

Civil war, intense famine and a refugee crisis have ravaged South Sudan in recent months. The situation is now so stark that thousands in the country have fled their homes and sought refuge in a Christian cathedral.

Darkness looms with the solar eclipse: is it a sign of the end times?

Today, a Solar Eclipse looms for North America: the Moon will pass in front of the Sun, shrouding the land in darkness. What are Christians saying about it, and why?

Catholic priests must face their responsibilities if they father children, bishops say
Catholic priests must face their responsibilities if they father children, bishops say

Catholic priests who father children must face up to their legal, moral and financial responsibilities, according to new guidelines approved bishops in Ireland.

Should evangelicals stand by Trump in his darkest hour?
Should evangelicals stand by Trump in his darkest hour?

The question that remains for the evangelical leaders who have backed Trump is whether their closeness to him does more harm than good in the long run.

Broadcast teaching will help reach \'lost generation\' of refugee children deprived of education
Broadcast teaching will help reach 'lost generation' of refugee children deprived of education

An estimated 13 million children have had their education disrupted or terminated because of various conflicts.

Philippines Church leaders denounce Duterte regime drugs killings
Philippines Church leaders denounce Duterte regime drugs killings

More than 12,500 people, many small-time drug users and dealers, have been killed since Duterte took office in June 2016.

Sharks, torpedoes and prayers: The story of USS Indianapolis
Sharks, torpedoes and prayers: The story of USS Indianapolis

The wreckage of USS Indianapolis has been found, on the bed of the Pacific ocean, 18,000 feet beneath the surface.

Hillsong\'s Brian Houston warns of \'wide-ranging ramifications\' in Australia\'s gay marriage vote
Hillsong's Brian Houston warns of 'wide-ranging ramifications' in Australia's gay marriage vote

Hillsong pastor Brian Houston has been among prominent conservative Christian voices warning of 'wide-ranging ramifications' in Australia's referendum on legalising gay marriage. The Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne has said any Church employees who had same-sex marriages would be fired.

Pope throws down gauntlet to world leaders on migration
Pope throws down gauntlet to world leaders on migration

A major new policy document from the Vatican has challenged world leaders to do more for the protection of refugees and migrants.

How to talk to children about colour
How to talk to children about colour

Obama's tweet struck such a chord because it helps to illuminate a question that is being asked across America and around the globe right now: how is racism formed?

Romanian Orthodox bishop resigns after sex tape scandal
Romanian Orthodox bishop resigns after sex tape scandal

A bishop in the Romanian Orthodox Church has resigned after a video was released depicting him having sex with a 17-year old male student from his seminary.

Spain hunts for driver in van rampage, says Islamist cell dismantled
Spain hunts for driver in van rampage, says Islamist cell dismantled

The Catalonia police on Sunday said investigators were still working on the hypothesis of 12 suspects in the Barcelona attacks that took place on Thursday and that one man was still sought. Speaking to local radio, spokesman Albert Oliva said this man was Moroccan-born 22-year-old Younes Abouyaaqoub.

One in three Jews considers leaving Britain because of rising antisemitism
One in three Jews considers leaving Britain because of rising antisemitism

Surveys of more than 3,000 British Jews for the Campaign Against Antisemitism found nearly a third of British Jews have considered leaving the UK in the past two years.

The Dark Tower review: a Christian actor incarnates the devil
The Dark Tower review: a Christian actor incarnates the devil

The Dark Tower certainly isn't as terrible as some are suggesting, and as an action-packed sci-fi / fantasy / western / quest movie, I found it entertaining throughout; a bit like a more grown-up version of cults 80s kids movie The Never-ending Story.