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Donald Trump Appoints 33 Top Catholics As Advisers
They include Joseph Cella, founder of the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, and Sentator Rick Santorum who has twice run for President himself.

ISIS abducting children, selling them to Turkish traffickers who harvest their body parts, source says
Is there any crime more gruesome than this?

Iran rattles sabre over new U.S. aid to Israel, threatens to 'turn Tel Aviv and Haifa' to dust
Iran has threatened to turn the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa "to dust" as it flexed its military muscle, parading its latest weapons of war to mark the anniversary of its 1980 invasion by Iraq on Wednesday.

Eastern European leaders oppose Muslim migration, say Islam has no place in their Christian nations
Islam does not belong in Christian Europe. This is the expressed consensus of Eastern European leaders even as tens of thousands more refugees from violence-wracked and conflict-ridden Muslim nations in the Middle East and Africa continue to knock on Europe's doors.

Anglican 'Church' For Conservative Christians Launches Mission In England
A new Anglican mission to rival the Church of England is being set up in the UK.

Meet The First Children To Return To Fallujah After ISIS
Families have begun to return to the besieged city of Fallujah in Syria, after ISIS militants fled the city in June when it was recaptured by government forces.

Russell Moore Voices Sorrow at Shooting of Terence Crutcher As Officer Charged
A police officer who shot and killed the unarmed black man Terence Crutcher in Oklahoma last Friday has been charged with manslaughter.
Christians 'Hung On A Cross Over Fire', Steamrollered And Crushed To Death In North Korea
Christians in North Korea face rape, torture, enslavement, and being killed for their faith, a damning new report from Christian Solidarity Worldwide has warned.

Mexican Priest Missing After Two Kidnapped And Killed
A Catholic priest has been kidnapped in Mexico, following the kidnapping and murder of two priests at the weekend.

Relentless Decline Of The US Episcopal Church Continues
The US Episcopal Church has lost nearly ten per cent of its members in just five years, latest figures show.

Four Fifths Of Evangelical Christians Do Not Believe Humans Cause Climate Change
Evangelical Christians remain resolutely behind-the-times when it comes to the "polarizing" belief that human action has caused climate change.

Debate Over 'Blasphemy' Flares In Gaza
A debate over blasphemy has broken out in the Gaza Strip after a senior academic with ties to Hamas suggested an anti-blasphemy law should be introduced.

'What's Happening Now Is Annihilation': Airstrikes Pound Rebels In Aleppo
The Syrian military, which is backed by the Russian air force, said late on Thursday it was starting a new operation against the rebel-held east.

Christians world's most persecuted faith group, Vatican official tells U.N.
Speaking this week at the United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants in New York, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin called for greater global action for people displaced by conflicts around the world.

Battle for Mosul looms: Pray for those trapped there, says Open Doors
The anti-persecution charity Open Doors is urging Christians to pray for Mosul as forced gather to begin the fight to take the Iraqi territory back from Islamic State.

Aleppo: Warplanes and artillery bombard rebels, dooming ceasefire hopes
Rebel officials and rescue workers said incendiary bombs were among the weapons that rained from the sky on the city.