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MPs condemn 'scandal' of UK failure over FGM
The failure of British authorities to bring one successful prosecution for female genital mutilation in more than 30 years is a "national scandal", MPs said today.
Kenya pressuring refugees to leave against their will, claims human rights group
Kenya is coercing Somalian refugees out of the Dadaab refugee camp and back to their own country against their will, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.
Merkel wants Germany to get refugees into workforce faster
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that Germany needed "viable solutions" to integrate refugees into the workforce faster after she met with blue-chip companies, which have hired just over 100 refugees since around a million arrived in the country last year.
U.S. government should end legal troubles of nuns who stood up against contraceptives, bishops say
There is a chance for the government to make the nuns' legal worries go away, and American bishops are urging U.S. authorities to "seize that opportunity."
Next U.S. President urged to put persecuted Christians on agenda
As the United States presidential race heats up, the head of a Catholic organization is calling on the candidates to put people who are often neglected high up on their agenda: persecuted Christians in the Middle East.
ISIS marks Eid al-Adha, 'Feast of Sacrifice,' by hanging 'spies' from meat hooks inside slaughterhouse
In yet another display of its sickening nature, the Islamic State (ISIS) turned the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, or the "Feast of Sacrifice," into an occasion to show its gross savagery.
With just one bullet, British sniper kills top ISIS executioner, 3 other jihadists, saving lives of 12 hostages about to be murdered
There's no magic in this bullet, but it saved 12 innocent livesâeight men and four women.
Christian charity restores hope to displaced Iraqi Christians who lost everything
International Christian Concern is reporting how it has helped families rebuild lives and businesses destroyed by Islamic State.
Indonesia: Bullet-riddled body of Catholic teacher found
A Catholic teacher has been shot dead in Indonesia.
How Christians are putting God into fashion
The fashion industry reflects the very heart of God, according to Christians working at London Fashion Week.
Meet the Christians who love their enemies, even when it's ISIS
Preemptive Love has spent years offering life-saving surgery to Iraqi children and since 2014 has delivered emergency aid to ISIS victims. In August, it delivered food and water to captured suspected-ISIS fighters.
Islamic State has moved from persecuting Christians to trying to 'exterminate' them
The Churches have enormous power to help those fleeing the violence in Syria, say advocates for refugees. There is "no end" to what they can do to help.
Cardinal tipped to be pope warns of 'Islamic conquest of Europe'
A senior Austrian Cardinal who has been widely tipped in the media to be pope has warned of an "Islamic conquest of Europe" and said that the continent is in danger of "forfeiting" its Christian heritage.
Pope signals he will declare murdered priest Father Jacques Hamel a saint
Pope Francis has signalled that he is preparing to canonise Father Jacques Hamel, the French priest murdered by two Islamist terrorists in July.
Donald Trump promises childcare tax breaks to gay parents
Donald Trump will allow gay couples to benefit from the same tax breaks for childcare as heterosexual couples.
Pope Francis: Stop texting and watching TV during mealtimes
Pope Francis has lamented the tendency to send text messages or watch TV during mealtimes with other people, resulting in "no encounter", during a homily yesterday at the chapel of the Santa Marta residence in the Vatican.