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Child saint suddenly opens her eyes â after she died 300 years ago, shocking tourists in Mexico
Tourists visiting a cathedral in Mexico may have had the biggest shock of their lives recently when, in one brief moment, the closed eyes of a little girl saintâwhose preserved remains had been in the cathedral for some 300 yearsâsuddenly opened, the Mirror reports.
Muslim And Christian Children In Aleppo Will Pray Together For End To Brutal Conflict
Muslim and Christian children in Syria are to meet next month to join in mass prayer to end the "spiral of death" that is killing hundreds of people in rebel-held districts of Aleppo.
Hungary Wants A 'Giant Refugee City' In Libya To Keep Migrants Out
A "giant refugee city" should be built on the Libyan coast to process asylum claims before they reach Europe, the anti-immigration Prime Minister of Hungary has suggested.
Christians Step Up Campaign To Save Asia Bibi From Blasphemy Death Sentence
Christian organisations are stepping up the pressure on Pakistan to acquit Asia Bibi and repeal the country's draconian blasphemy laws.
Kidnapped Priest Found Dead In Mexico; Third Killing In A Week
The priest, identified as Jose Alfredo Lopez Guillen, was found on a highway between Puruandiro and Zinaparo, the state attorney general's office said.
Christian News Anchor Condemned For Wearing Crucifix On Air
Atheists and secularists in Italy have attacked a popular Christian news anchor for wearing a crucixix while on air.
Pope Francis Has Made It Harder To Become A Saint
Pope Francis has approved changes to the way in which healings can be approved by medics as miracles from potential saints.
Diplomats Round On Russians: You Are Barbarians And War Criminals
A diplomatic solution to the fighting looked unlikely as US and Russian diplomats disagreed at a UN Security Council meeting called to discuss the violence.
Pro-life activists oppose 'ridiculous' proposal from bioethicists to force doctors to kill babies
In Canada, two bioethicists want doctors to be forced to perform abortions in hospital even against their will, and pro-life advocates are raising howl over this proposal, which has been described as "ridiculous."
Christian Writer Shot Dead For Insulting Islam
Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar was shot dead on Sunday outside the court where he was to stand trial on charges of contempt of religion.
'Respond With Love': Pope Francis Meets Grieving Nice Relatives
Pope Francis met with friends and families of victims of the Nice terror attacks on Saturday as he looked to comfort them and urged them resist the temptation to "respond to hatred with hatred and to violence with violence".
Aleppo's 'battle for existence': Russia bombards rebel areas
Warplanes bombed the city's opposition-held east relentlessly in a Russian-backed offensive.
Five Dead As Police Search for Motive In Washington
Authorities on Sunday were still working to determine what prompted a 20-year-old man to open fire in a Washington state mall, killing five people.
Christian event disrupted by extremists who oppose non-Jewish activities in Israel
A group of extremists who oppose non-Jewish actions in Israel disrupted a Christian event in the Clal Center in Jerusalem on Thursday.
Over 160 ISIS militants killed in coalition airstrike in Iraq; jihadists surround Mosul with oil tanks
The Islamic State (ISIS) militants were caught flatfooted. While they were gathering at a village in Iraq, warplanes from the U.S.-led coalition swooped in and dropped bombs, killing more than 160 of the jihadists, the Nineveh Operations Command of the Iraqi military announced on Thursday, according to Iraqi News.
Boko Haram militants shoot Christians returning home from church in Nigeria, killing 8; 2 other attacks claim 10 lives
They were lying in ambush. When the Boko Haram militants on board motorbikes saw a group of Christians returning home from church service, they opened fire, killing eight of them, according to survivors.