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Pope Francis: One accident enough to spark nuclear war

Pope Francis said yesterday that he was 'really afraid' about the danger of nuclear war and that the world now stood at 'the very limit'.

Evangelicals 'deeply worried' as Bolivia cracks down on Christian meetings

Evangelical and other Christian groups across Bolivia are being put on high alert amid warnings that a new law could ban religious groups from sharing their faith.

Pope Francis says it is a 'sin' to let fear of migrants drive our actions

Pope Francis has said it is a 'sin' to allow fear of immigrants to determine our actions, adding that while the fear itself is not a sin, 'the sin is to refuse to encounter the other, the different, the neighbour'.

As Palestinian leader says Trump's Jerusalem move is 'slap of the century', could Jerusalem still be a shared capital?

The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, has said that Donald Trump's announcement in December that the US was unilaterally recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is the 'slap of the century' at Palestinians.

Another Coptic Christian murdered in suspected ISIS attack

Another Coptic Christian has been shot dead in Egypt's troubled North Sinai region, according to Egyptian security officials.

'I am not a racist' says Trump as evangelicals torn on whether to back under-fire President

The President of the United States was forced to defend himself, insisting he is 'not a racist' after a a foul-mouthed rant about Haiti and African immigrants was attributed to him.

Putin says Communism is like Christianity and Lenin is like a saint

Vladimir Putin said in a television interview that 'Communist ideology is very similar to Christianity' and compared the Bolshevik leader's mausoleum in Moscow's Red Square to the veneration of the relics of saints.

Panic after ballistic missile warning sent in error by Hawaii authorities

An emergency alert was sent mistakenly on Saturday to Hawaii's residents warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack when an employee at the state emergency management agency pushed the 'wrong button,' Hawaii's governor said.

Israel says it destroyed Gaza attack tunnel under Israel, Egypt borders

The Israeli military said on Sunday it had destroyed a cross-border attack tunnel that ran from Gaza into Israel and Egypt, dug by the Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Palestinian enclave.

Threats to Pope Francis on Chile visit next week as three Catholic churches bombed

Three Catholic churches in the Chilean capital of Santiago have been bombed just days before Pope Francis begins his tour of the country.

Rohingya insurgents say 10 found in Myanmar grave were 'innocent civilians'

Rohingya Muslim insurgents said today that ten Rohingya found in a mass grave in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state last month were 'innocent civilians', and not members of their group.

Trump faces world outcry, including from Christians, as he denies 'vile, vulgar' comments about immigrants

Facing strong condemnation at home and abroad, including from Christians, Donald Trump last night denied using the word 's***hole' to describe Haiti and African countries, but kept up criticism of a Senate immigration plan that he said would force the US to admit people from countries that 'are doing badly'.

Bolivia: Christians under attack as new law threatens evangelism