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Death toll rises in horrifying Syria chemical weapons attack as Russian denials are dismissed amid diplomatic row
The death toll in the Idlib province of northern Syria has risen to at least 70 after victims were exposed to a toxic gas that survivors said was dropped from warplanes, as a diplomatic row grew over the carnage.
Pope Francis welcomes 4 British Muslim leaders for talks at the Vatican
Pope Francis today welcomed four British imams who came with Cardinal Vincent Nichols for a private meeting in the Vatican to promote dialogue and close collaboration on social action in the UK.
Former Archbishop of Canterbury attends controversial Syria conference hosting Assad ministers
The former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams will today attend a controversial 'secret' conference joining two members of Syria's Assad regime addressing the future of Syria. The Cambridge conference comes a day after the Bashar al-Assad's government was accused of a chemical gas attack on its own people.
Chinese authorities raid church, detain 15 in latest Christian persecution campaign
A group of 15 Chinese Christians have been detained after more than 20 police officers raided a house church in theSichuan province in the south-west of the country.
Hundreds of religious groups call on Congress to keep Johnson Amendment
Nearly 100 religious groups are urging Congress to keep the Johnson Amendment that which limits churches' political activities.
Iranian court confirms 5-year prison sentence on falsely convicted Christian convert
A Christian convert who has been languishing in an Iranian prison for years now will have to endure three more years of deprivation.
3 major church groups join hands to rebuild thousands of homes destroyed by ISIS in Iraq
The hope among Christians in Iraq that God will restore their land ravaged by the Islamic State (ISIS) appears to be starting to bear fruit.
Prince Charles meets Pope - and gives him Highgrove hamper to feed the poor
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the Vatican in Rome today and met Pope Francis for the first time.
Horror escalates as deadly bomb and gas attack in Syria kills dozens
100 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in Syria after a hospital was bombed while treating victims of a chemical nerve gas attack.
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to attend 'Service of Hope' as Cardinal takes imams to visit Pope Francis
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to attend a Service of Hope at Westminster Abbey tomorrow, Wednesday, to bring together those 'touched' by the terror attack at Westminster on 22 March.
Christian programme matches discarded adopted embryos with donor parents
Unwanted human embryos adopted by couples who could not conceive and born into their new family are now being reconnected with their biological parents.
Thousands of children accused of witchcraft, forced into homelessness and trafficking in DRC, Pope calls out injustice
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of outcast children are rejected by their families, forced in to homelessness and trafficking, and are accused of witchcraft.
Jewish community centre forced to close after Neo-Nazi threats in Sweden
A Jewish community association in northern Sweden has decided to close following a series of threats from far-rightactivists, seven years after it opened.
Christians in Iraq to embark on 80-mile 'peace walk' across the war-torn country in Holy Week
Christians in Iraq will take part in an 80-mile 'peace walk' during Holy Week to urge an end to violence in the countryand around the Middle East.
Southern Baptists launch bid to recruit ethnic minority missionaries
Southern Baptists are launching funding efforts to address a chronic under-representation of ethnic minorities in overseas mission trips.
Archbishop of Moscow condemns 'curse of terrorism' after St. Petersburg metro bomb blast
The Catholic Archbishop of Moscow has expressed his 'deep sorrow' for the victims of the explosion on the St. Petersburg metro yesterday afternoon, in which 11 people were killed and dozens injured.