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2019 Subaru Ascent release date, price, specs news: SUV starts at $33000, pre-orders now open
Unveiled November last year, the 2019 Subaru Ascent has a base price of $32,970, destination fee included. It is available in four trim levels, offering up a spacious interior, comfortable and flexible seating options and a host of new safety, driver assist and in-vehicle technologies.

WATCH: Billy Graham's electrifying preaching in 5 videos
Billy Graham's electrifying preaching style reached more than 200 million people around the world over the course of his lifetime.

Queen sends personal condolences to Billy Graham's family as funeral details emerge
The Queen is sending private condolences to Billy Graham's family after the famous evangelist died yesterday aged 99.

Time to arm teachers, says Trump at meeting with Florida shooting survivors
Donald Trump is considering arming teachers in classrooms in the wake of a mass shooting on a school in Florida.

Trump administration rejects asylum for more than 100 Iranian Christians
More than 100 Iranian Christians and other refugees have been denied asylum in the US by the Trump administration. Despite White House promises of protection for the persecuted, these refugees now face potential deportation to and subsequent punishment in Iran.

Could a loose 'graffiti stone' lying in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre be a 12th Century altar?
A large rock lying loose in a corner of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre and known to tourists as the 'graffiti stone' could be a Crusader-period altar, according to Israeli researchers and Greek workers.

Diabetes news 2018: Compound found in plant could help treat diabetes, study finds
Researchers found a plant protein that could help treat inflammation in type 2 diabetics.

Pope Francis weeps when young man in care asked why he had been abandoned
Pope Francis wept in response to a question sent to him by a person in care asking why his mother had abandoned him as a child, the Vatican has revealed.

800 Christians flee Pakistan neighbourhood after violent mob demands death for 'blasphemy'
As many as 800 Christians fled a neighbourhood in Pakistan this week, after a violent Muslim mob of hundreds had demanded capital punishment for 'blasphemy' of a 20-year-old Christian man.

Three Christians shot dead by suspected Al Shabaab militants in Kenyan primary school
Three Christians were shot dead by suspected members of the Islamic extremist group Al Shabaab in north-east Kenya last Friday, according to the respected media outlet Morning Star News.

Psoriasis drug lowers heart disease risk, study finds
A drug used in treating psoriasis maybe key to lowering heart disease risk.

Drinking soda harms fertility, researchers discover
A new study links soda intake to decreased fertility in both men and women.

Canadian Catholic diocese in bitter row with insurers over predator priest payouts
A Canadian Catholic diocese is locked into a bitter struggle with its insurers over responsibility for historic sexual abuse cases.

Evangelical Fellowship of India says persecution of Christians is on the rise
Indian Christians saw the worst persecution in 2017 for 10 years, according to a report from the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI).

Russian artist under fire for controversial burning of 'Catholic' cathedral
A group of Russian artists have come under fire for the public burning of an effigy of a Gothic â and so appearing to be Catholic â church. The destructive artistry was exhibited at an Orthodox Christian festival.