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Hong Kong: Young 'umbrella protest' leaders win election seats

A pro-independence leader of Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella movement has won a seat in Hong Kong's legislative election, sparking hopes that the city has moved closer to autonomy from Beijing.

Blogger arrested for playing PokÃ©mon Go in a cathedral

A Russian Orthodox Archbishop has appealed for the release from prison of a young blogger jailed on remand for playing PokÃ©mon Go in a cathedral.

Trump uses visit to black church to call for new civil rights agenda

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has stepped up his bid to win over minority voters by addressing a largely black church in Detroit.

'Solomon's Palace' discovered in Israel, showing another proof that Bible passages were based on actual historical events

Solid evidence has once again been unearthed proving that passages from the Bible were based on actual historical events.

Nicaragua's government slams door on Christian missionaries ahead of November polls

Two days before Americans go to polls on Nov. 8, Nicaragua, a country also in the Americas, will also hold its own supposedly democratic election but whose outcome is already widely expected: the second reelection of President Daniel Ortega.

Fourteen gay Church of England clergy defy rules to marry their partners

Fourteen gay clergy who have married their partners in defiance of Church of England rules are calling for "full inclusion" of LGBT clergy.

I met Mother Teresa. A few days later, I went blind.

Ruth Gledhill on her life-changing meeting with Mother Teresa

Appointment of gay Bishop of Grantham a 'major error' say conservative Anglicans

The leading group of conservative Anglicans worldwide has criticised the appointment of the gay Bishop of Grantham as a "major error". Bishop Nicholas Chamberlain revealed he was gay today after a Sunday newspaper threatened to out him.

Zimbabwe's Mugabe: 'It's true I was dead. I resurrected as I always do'

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe returned home from abroad in a jovial mood on Saturday, poking fun at the latest online media speculation that he was gravely ill and had sought medical help in Dubai.

Church brings Christ to residents in troubled South Sudan, U.S. lawmaker says

In South Sudan, the Church is following Jesus' example by doing its part in helping residents suffering from the civil war, a humanitarian crisis, and the threat of mass starvation.

Church-based group helps children, homeless fight Zika virus in U.S.

In the US, Catholic organizations are doing their share to make sure that people are protected from the infection, and that the virus does not further spread.

Lutheran bishops say church weddings in Finland only for straight couples

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland has announced that it will not officiate same-sex weddings as the country's gay marriage law takes effect in March next year.

State lawyer asks court to dismiss church's bathroom lawsuit

The assistant attorney general of the U.S. state of Iowa asked a federal district court on Wednesday to dismiss the lawsuit filed by a church challenging the state's transgender bathroom policy, saying the church's fears of censorship and punishment are unfounded.