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Foodbank harvest appeal: \'Parents are going without food so their children don\'t starve.\'
Foodbank harvest appeal: 'Parents are going without food so their children don't starve.'

In its Combined Harvest appeal, the Trussell Trust Foodbank Network is calling for both cash and food donations so adults and children don't have to go hungry this winter.

Churches burned and members threatened with violence: The reality of being a Christian in Cuba
Churches burned and members threatened with violence: The reality of being a Christian in Cuba

Amid an escalating crackdown on churches in Cuba, a prominent pastor and religious freedom activist has warned that "the threat of physical violence... comes with the territory of being a Christian" in the Caribbean island.

Australia: Anglican bishop backs same-sex marriage ahead of possible referendum
Australia: Anglican bishop backs same-sex marriage ahead of possible referendum

An Anglican bishop in Australia has come out in favour of same-sex marriage ahead of a possible referendum on the issue next February.

Trump and Clinton the most \'deeply flawed\' candidates in 50 years, says US Archbishop
Trump and Clinton the most 'deeply flawed' candidates in 50 years, says US Archbishop

The Archbishop of Philadelphia has said that in his 50 years of voting America has never offered up "two such deeply flawed presidential candidates" as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Christian groups slam Israel over Gaza \'prison\', call on US to cut military aid
Christian groups slam Israel over Gaza 'prison', call on US to cut military aid

Two leading Christian groups have strongly criticised Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory, demanded the Jewish state end the "prison-like conditions" in Gaza and called on the US to cancel its military aid budget to its Middle Eastern ally.

Nigel Farage calls on the Archbishop of Canterbury to step down
Nigel Farage calls on the Archbishop of Canterbury to step down

Outgoing UKIP leader accuses Justin Welby of failing to stand up for Britain's Christian culture.

Anti-gay pastor Steven Anderson banned from UK
Anti-gay pastor Steven Anderson banned from UK

Steven Anderson was due to be travelling through London en route to South Africa and Botswana. Now it has emerged he has also been banned from the UK.

Evangelicals in Egypt head to US in support of President Sisi\'s UN visit
Evangelicals in Egypt head to US in support of President Sisi's UN visit

A delegation from the Evangelical Church in Egypt left Cairo yesterday to head to the US in support of President Abdel-Fattah Sisi during his visit to the United Nations (UN) headquarters to attend next week's UN General Assembly.

A baby that doctors said couldn\'t possibly survive because of defects beats all the odds with miraculous birth
A baby that doctors said couldn't possibly survive because of defects beats all the odds with miraculous birth

"No way will your baby be born alive." Ashley Shirley, a mother from Cincinnati, Ohio, received this brutal pronouncement from her doctors who saw all sorts of birth defects on the two-month-old baby she was carrying, CBN News reports.

Future shocker? 2 men, or even just one man, can make baby; no need for women\'s egg, U.K. study shows
Future shocker? 2 men, or even just one man, can make baby; no need for women's egg, U.K. study shows

In the future, two men can make a baby. Even more shocking, just one man can make his own offspring. Yes, no need for a woman to supply the eggs.

Syria ceasefire deal in balance as Aleppo aid plan stalls
Syria ceasefire deal in balance as Aleppo aid plan stalls

Russia said the Syrian army had begun to withdraw from a road into Aleppo on Thursday as the government and rebels accused each other of violating a truce.

Pro-life leaders warn against growing trend of women delaying pregnancy, freezing their egg cells
Pro-life leaders warn against growing trend of women delaying pregnancy, freezing their egg cells

Leaders of pro-life groups are warning women against jumping into the trend of preserving their egg cells, saying this is a perversion of goodness and love that is the essence of marriage and reproduction.

Manny Pacquiao sorry for equating gays to animals, but stands firm on his biblical beliefs that homosexuality is wrong
Manny Pacquiao sorry for equating gays to animals, but stands firm on his biblical beliefs that homosexuality is wrong

One of the things that Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao feels most guilty about is the way he compared people from the homosexual community to animals. He earlier said that same-sex couples are "worse than animals" because they have sexual relations with one another, much to the chagrin of the LGBT community.

ISIS \'sows death\' with mines on the Nineveh Plain as it runs from government forces
ISIS 'sows death' with mines on the Nineveh Plain as it runs from government forces

The Iraqi government is taking back increasing amounts of land from Islamic State, but schools and cities cannot be rebuilt without a massive programme to remove the mines, according to the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church.

Human rights watchdog warns of worsening climate of Christian persecution in Egypt

The government in Egypt is signalling that Christians can be attacked "with impunity" because of a new law that discriminates against the religious minority, human rights advocates are warning.

Rare gold coin with Nero\'s face found in Jerusalem
Rare gold coin with Nero's face found in Jerusalem

An exceptionally rare gold coin emblazoned with the face of the Roman Emperor Nero dating back to around A.D. 60 has been discovered by archaeologists working on excavations on Mount Zion in Jerusalem.