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Mayor denounces church sign telling black Americans to "stay out of white churches"
The mayor of Birmingham, Alabama has called on the pastor of New Era Baptist Church to take down a controversial sign that reads: "Black Folks Need to Stay Out of White Churches."
Nigerian bishops call for protests over Fulani church attack
Nigeria's Catholic bishops have called for peaceful processions on May 22 in solidarity with the funeral for two priests and 17 others killed in an attack by Fulani herdsmen on a parish church last month.
10 killed in attack on South Sudan Christian college
At least 10 people have been killed in an attack on a Christian college in South Sudan, with the Sudan People's Liberation Army blamed for the attack.
O Jerusalem: A love letter to the tragic, ever-divided Holy City
What is that hint of magic in the souks and ancient Roman streets that wind through the Old City, that sense of eternal mystery that survives the onslaught of tourists and tat?
CAR archbishop condemns sectarian violence at service mourning church massacre
The archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR) has called for an end to retaliatory violence in an address to Christians mourning a church massacre two weeks ago.
Hamas official claims 50 of the 62 killed in Gaza were its activists
Fifty of the 62 Palestinians reported killed during Monday's deadly protests on the Gaza border were Hamas activists, a senior Hamas official claimed yesterday.
Families behind suicide bombings in Indonesia all attended same Islamic study group, police say
Indonesian authorities have revealed that the three families that carried out the suicide bombings that killed at least 26 people were all part of the same religious study group which radicalized them.
Lebanese are descendants of the ancient Canaanites in Bible, study finds
The modern-day Lebanese are descendants of the ancient, biblical Canaanites, a new genetic study has found.
The starless midnight of Gaza â praying for peace
Today I held my Methodist prayer handbook alongside my newsfeed, and I almost wept. Two weeks ago I was in Israel and Palestine, and as I prayed I pictured the people I met.
China prohibits Christians from attending service commemorating earthquake victims
Chinese officials have reportedly asked members of Autumn Rain Blessing Church in Sichuan province not to attend an event to commemorate those who were killed in the earthquake in May 2008.
Pope Francis joined by Cardinal Nichols in condemning Israeli killings in Gaza
Pope Francis condemned Israel's killing of Palestinian protestors on Wednesday, warning the violence would only lead to more violence.
'Darkness can always be broken by the light of Christ': Coptic bishop hails return of bodies of 20 Christian martyrs beheaded by ISIS
The lead coptic bishop in the UK has hailed the 'bittersweet' return of the bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians beheaded in Libya by ISIS in 2015 to their families.
Pope Francis orders Chilean bishops to spend 24 hours in prayer ahead of meetings over abuse crisis
Chilean bishops summoned to the Vatican to discuss the abuse crisis have spent 24 hours in retreat at the request of Pope Francis, praying and reflecting on specific themes, ahead of their meeting with the pope today.
Church in Swedish town to appeal rejection of church bells after approving mosque's call to prayer
A church in the Swedish town of Vaxjo has expressed plans to appeal an earlier decision to reject the ringing of bells following the recent approval of a mosque's call to prayer.
Bishops condemn Israel 'unequivocally' over 'horrifying' use of live bullets in Gaza
The bishop of Southwark Christopher Chessun, who regularly travels to Gaza, has said he is 'horrified' at the use of fire by Israeli forces which led to 60 deaths on the Strip yesterday and condemned Israel's actions 'unequivocally'.
Trump's Jerusalem embassy move fulfilled Biblical prophecy, Judge Jeanine Pirro claims
U.S. President Donald Trump has fulfilled a Biblical prophecy by moving the U.S. embassy in Israel from the city of Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, according to Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro.