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Euthanasia 'tourists,' including children, flock to Catholic-majority Belgium where assisted suicide is free and easy
It's free, easy ... and deadly. That's how physician-assisted suicide looks like in Belgium, ironically a Catholic-majority European nation.
Yazidi girl captured by ISIS set herself on fire to avoid sex slavery
A teenage girl has described how she burned herself alive to escape rape and torture by the Islamic State terror group.
Colombia: Christian aid agencies welcome groundbreaking new peace deal
Christian aid agencies have welcomed the ground-breaking peace deal reached in Colombia which brings to an end more than half a century of deadly conflict.
Christian 'Bake Off' contestant is first one out â but his faith is undimmed
A Baptist pastor last night became the first person to leave the Great British Bake Off, the hit BBC cookery show.
'Christian' Union Jack on school uniforms hidden by Saudi religious police
The Marks & Spencer retailer has been forced by Saudi officials to partially cover up a school uniform's logo because it featured a British flag.
Italy earthquake: Death toll climbs to 247 as rescue continues
The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Italy rose sharply to almost 250 people on Thursday after rescue teams worked through the night to try to find survivors under the rubble of flattened towns.
Beauty queen thanks parents' faith in God for decision not to abort her despite her disability
Here's another reason why every unborn child should be given a chance to live: a young woman who was recommended by doctor to be aborted is now a proud athlete and beauty queen.
Bishops in Nigeria warn government against promoting culture of contraception, abortion
With tens of thousands of unborn children being killed in their country every year, bishops from Nigeria are speaking out loudly against their government's plan to perpetuate a culture of abortion.
Continued persecution: Christian leader in China gets 7 years in jail for 'harming social stability'
Christian church leader Hu Shigen has been sentenced to seven years of imprisonment in China, as the communist country continues its crackdown against human rights activists.
Parents give the credit to God after their 16-year-old son survives deadly brain-eating amoeba
Only three people in the last 50 years had survived a brain-eating amoebic infection called Naegleria fowleri, a disease that kills 97 percent of its victims.
Egypt: Knife-wielding attacker shot dead after stabbing guard at Coptic church
Egypt's state news reported the man was fatally shot by other security officials at the Virgin Mary church on the outskirts of Cairo after he stabbed one of their colleagues on Wednesday.
Anglican Church in Nigeria builds trauma centre for victims of Boko Haram
Anglicans in northern Nigeria are building a hospital and trauma centre to help the thousands of victims suffering trauma as a result of the Boko Haram terror group.
'We are living in darkness': The heartbreaking suffering of refugees stranded in Greece
Christian Aid's Amy Merone reports from a refugee camp in Elefsina, Greece, where hundreds are stranded after fleeing war and persecution.
Earthquake devastates central Italy, at least 38 dead
An earthquake has devastated a string of mountainous towns over a large part of central Italy, trapping residents under hills of rubble
Regular worship is seen as indication of good character, says study
Attending relgious services regularly helps a person be recognised as hard working, wise and morally grounded. Ostentatious displays of religion carried out to gain this recognition will have the opposite effect, a new study shows.
Prince Hassan of Jordan condemns ISIS' 'sickening attacks' on Christians in the Middle East
Christians, Jews and Muslims must unite to combat the "apocalyptic vision" peddled by Islamic State in the Middle East, Prince Hassan of Jordan has said.