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'Justice is all we want': Fight for American pastor jailed in Turkey continues
After a key meeting between President Trump and Turkish president ErdoÄan last week, Turkey's Protestant community fears that a jailed Christian pastor may be used by Turkey as a bargaining chip.

Ivanka Trump to discuss human trafficking at Vatican as President meets Pope Francis
Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka will discuss efforts to combat human trafficking at the Vatican when the President visits for a meeting with Pope Francis tomorrow.

After Manchester, 6 commandments for social media
In the wake of the Manchester bombing, social media has been awash with reactions â not all of them helpful or true.

'Rip them up!' Franklin Graham says students who walked out on Vice President Pence should lose their degrees
Franklin Graham has opened up about his anger at the students who staged a walked-out during an address by Vice President Mike Pence at the University of Notre Dame.

When Santa punched a heretic: Who was Saint Nicholas?
He's an ancient saint who this week has inspired a show of unity between historically divided churches. He's the inspiration for the legend of Father Christmas. It's said that he worked great wonders in his lifetime. Who was Saint Nicholas?

The one thing we need to pray for after Manchester
As things stand, it appears to have been a suicide bombing. Someone thought so little of his own life and the lives of his victims that he saw them as disposable.

WATCH: Pastor claims to be speaking to 'God' and 'Heaven' on his cell phone
A video of a Zimbabwean pastor claiming to be on the phone with 'God' during a prayer service has gone viral.

Thousands of Russian Orthodox faithful revere relics of St Nicholas in historic display
Thousands of faithful Russian Orthodox Christians gathered in Moscow yesterday to venerate the relics of the revered Saint Nicholas â in a landmark moment for Orthodox-Catholic relations.

Children among 22 dead in Manchester Arena suicide attack
Greater Manchester Police said the lone male attacker, who died in the blast, was carrying an improvised explosive device which he detonated.

9 top tweets about President Donald Trump and the viral 'glowing orb'
Donald Trump almost broke the Internet when he was filmed with his hands on a glowing globe, along with the President of Egypt and the King of Saudi Arabia.

Christian private school bans student from graduation ceremony because she's pregnant
A Christian student has been banned from attending graduation at her Christian private high school because she is pregnant.

Pope Francis pleas for peace in CAR, after Muslim-Christian clashes see 22 killed in a week
Pope Francis has offered prayers for peace and reconciliation for victims of sectarian violence in the Central African Republic, where 22 have been killed in the past week.

Martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero's murder case reopened
The murder case of revered Catholic archbishop Oscar Romero was reopened last week, in an attempt to properly prosecute the prelate's suspected killer.

New grounds for 'hope' for peace in Middle East, says Donald Trump in Israel
US President Donald Trump has spoken of a 'rare opportunity' to deliver longed-for peace in the Middle East as he arrived in Israel, continuing his tour of the geographic hearts of three main world religions.

Rowan Williams warns against 'messianic leadership' with Brexit and the rise of Donald Trump
The former Archbishop of Canterbury said the UK needed to learn lessons from fascism's growth in 1930s Germany as it navigated the withdrawal from the European Union.

Vice President Pence applauds free speech â as 100 Notre Dame students walk out of his graduation speech
US Vice President Mike Pence gave a graduation speech at the University of Notre Dame on Sunday, but more than 100 students staged a walk-out protest against him.