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Catholic hospital refuses hysterectomy for transgender due to religious beliefs
A Catholic hospital in California has refused to perform hysterectomy on a transgender man, saying such an operation would violate its religious beliefs.
Algerian Christian sentenced to 3 years in jail for 'insulting Islam'
Slimane Bouhafs, 49, was sentenced on Tuesday by an appeals court in the Muslim majority country, after being arrested on July 31.
U.S. Catholic university hires Hindu priest as chaplain
Jesuit-run Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. became the first university in the U.S. to hire a Hindu priest as chaplain.
What next for Zimbabwe? Senior priest warns of 'leadership vacuum' as Mugabe fails
One of Zimbabwe's senior Catholic clerics has said his country faces a "leadership vacuum" as President Robert Mugabe becomes increasingly incapable because of age and ill health.
Russia: Pokémon Go blogger arrested for playing in a cathedral now facing nine years in jail
The controversial atheist blogger who is in custody in Russia after he filmed himself playing Pokémon Go in a landmark Russian Orthodox Cathedral could face a further four years in jail, it has been revealed.
Aleppo: Suspected chlorine gas attack chokes dozens
The Syrian Civil Defence, a rescue workers' organisation that operates in rebel-held areas, said government helicopters had dropped barrel bombs containing chlorine
Faith and the Future of Labour: Leadership candidates Corbyn and Smith at faith hustings
Debate between Labour Leadership candidates takes place at Oasis church with Christians, Jews, Muslims and Sikhs in the audience.
Baptism on board as refugee mother gives birth on naval ship
A newborn baby has been baptised on a military naval ship after its mother gave birth on board.
Christian pastors facing death sentence in Sudan allowed family visits
Prosecutors of Pastors Hassan Abduraheem, Kuwa Shamal and Darfuri student Abdulmonem Abdumawla have been demanding the harshest possible penalties which could mean capital punishment on some of the charges against them.
Former hostage Terry Waite: 'We are in a Third World War'
Former hostage Terry Waite has warned that the world is engaged in a Third World War and called for an understanding of why young people become Islamic extremists.
Nun who was sole survivor of deadly Yemen care home attack wants to stay where she is to keep serving the poor
Sister Sally says she is leaving her fate to God every day through prayer.
Catholic Church seeks to help refugees living in squalor in Calais
Refugees living in squalor in the 'jungle' refugee camp on the edge of Calais will now be given clothing and other vital belongings under a new initiative by a French Catholic charity.
Church condemns rumours Patriarch was accomplice to failed coup
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople has condemned "false allegations" that its head was an accomplice in Turkey's failed coup on July 15.
Tanzania: One dead, two seriously injured in attack on Christian university
The attack at midnight on September 2 saw armed men set fire to the campus at the Sebastian Kolowa Memorial University.
ISIS sending parents videos of their daughters being raped, tortured and killed â with body parts placed in bags
The revelation was so shocking and yet no national news network in the U.S. bothered to cover or write about it.
Nigeria: Families of missing Chibok schoolgirls to receive trauma counselling
Victims of Boko Haram's reign of terror in northern Nigeria will be supported by a new trauma centre opened by persecution charity Open Doors.