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In France, People Who Speak Against Abortion Will Now Be Treated As Criminals
In France, People Who Speak Against Abortion Will Now Be Treated As Criminals

People who try to discourage women from having abortions are now virtually considered criminals in France.

Christian Family Of ISIS Suicide Bomber Believe He Was \'Brainwashed\'
Christian Family Of ISIS Suicide Bomber Believe He Was 'Brainwashed'

British citizen Jamal al-Harith stunned his Christian family when he blew himself up in a suicide bombing mission carried out in behalf of the Islamic State (ISIS) earlier this month against Iraqi forces near Mosul.

Drive-Through Ash Wednesday Blessings To Be Given Out At This Irish Church
Drive-Through Ash Wednesday Blessings To Be Given Out At This Irish Church

Catholics in a rush in Ireland on Ash Wednesday will be able to receive the traditional blessing with the sign of the cross in ash on their foreheads in a drive-through form after an innovation by a church.

Opposition To Philippine\'s President Duterte Turn Historic Event Into Protest March
Opposition To Philippine's President Duterte Turn Historic Event Into Protest March

Political opponents of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday turned a traditional celebration of a 'People Power' uprising against dictatorship three decades ago into a protest march condemning his war on drugs.

Iraqi Forces Push Into Western Mosul And Launch Airstrikes In Syria
Iraqi Forces Push Into Western Mosul And Launch Airstrikes In Syria

US-backed Iraqi forces pushed into western Mosul last night after retaking the city's airport from Islamic State, as aidagencies warned the most dangerous phase of the offensive was about to begin for hundreds of thousands of civilians.

Islamist Extremists Attack Churches, Terrorise Nuns In Bid To Sabotage Church\'s Peace Mission In The Congo
Islamist Extremists Attack Churches, Terrorise Nuns In Bid To Sabotage Church's Peace Mission In The Congo

Islamist extremism is bringing death and destruction not only in the Middle East but in other parts of the world as well.

ISIS Brutes Hang Young Mother From Cables And Rape Her Every Day For A Month In Front Of Her Children
ISIS Brutes Hang Young Mother From Cables And Rape Her Every Day For A Month In Front Of Her Children

When it comes to the atrocities it has been committing for years now, the Islamic State (ISIS) has proven that sky's the limit.

Why Building A Stone Factory Near Mosul Was The Way For Open Doors To Help Hundreds Of People
Why Building A Stone Factory Near Mosul Was The Way For Open Doors To Help Hundreds Of People

Amid the crisis in Mosul, 50 people whose employment had been destroyed by ISIS have found work and hope with the help of the charity Open Doors.

Massive Cross Raised On Iraq Hillside Symbolises Victory Of Light Over Darkness
Massive Cross Raised On Iraq Hillside Symbolises Victory Of Light Over Darkness

After the deaths, tortures and horrific extremes of Islamic State, a giant cross has risen on a hill outside Mosul in Iraq, an extraordinary symbol of the return of life and hope.

Bishops Urge International Aid For South Sudan As Millions Starve
Bishops Urge International Aid For South Sudan As Millions Starve

Church leaders in South Sudan have urged international intervention in the region as millions suffer starvation and conflict.

American Missionary Sentenced To 40 Years For Sexually Abusing Children In Kenya
American Missionary Sentenced To 40 Years For Sexually Abusing Children In Kenya

An American missionary has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting three girls and one boy while volunteering at a children's home in Kenya.

Syrian Man 'Tortured' There After US Church Published His Baptism Can't Sue, Court Rules

A man from Syria who says he was tortured and nearly beheaded there after converting to Christianity in the US has no legal recourse against an Oklahoma church that published his name and baptism online, the state's highest court ruled yesterday.

ISIS Terror Grows In Egypt As Christian Man Shot Dead And Son Burned Alive

More Christians are expected to be targeted as the persecution grows.

Blasphemy Laws In Denmark Used For First Time In Over 40 Years Against Man Who Filmed Himself Burning The Quran
Blasphemy Laws In Denmark Used For First Time In Over 40 Years Against Man Who Filmed Himself Burning The Quran

A man who filmed himself burning the Quran in December 2015 has become the first person to be charged under Denmark's blasphemy law in 46 years.

Turkey Has Given \'No Evidence\' In Andrew Brunson Case, Says Legal Team
Turkey Has Given 'No Evidence' In Andrew Brunson Case, Says Legal Team

Supporters of a US pastor who has been jailed on charges of 'membership in an armed terrorist organisation' since October say their legal defence is struggling.