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Pope Francis says allowing children to choose their sex is against God's will
The Pope has condemned countries that allow children to choose their own gender, describing it as "ideological colonisation". He said it was going against the will of God who had created "man and woman".

Rachel Held Evans says pro-life Christians should back Clinton
An evangelical writer has urged pro-life Christians to vote for Hillary Clinton, backing the Democrat party line that her policies on poverty, healthcare and childcare will help reduce abortion rates more than pro-life legislators

Party rift widens as Trump declines to endorse top Republicans
Trump told The Washington Post in an interview that he could endorse neither Paul Ryan, the top elected Republican, nor John McCain.

Car wash ministry: How one North London church is showing the love of Jesus
Everyone knows Jesus won't find you a parking space no matter how hard you pray. But in a suburb in north-east London, it turns out He might just get your car washed for free. Christian Today looks into the Christian Car Wash.

Evangelicals and top Christian leaders meet Clinton in series of 'listening sessions'
Hillary Clinton's advisors and supporters have met with top evangelical and Catholic leaders in Washington recently for "listening sessions" to discuss policies for the Democrat presidential hopeful.

Rouen Cathedral packed as thousands gather for Jacques Hamel funeral
Thousands of mourners have gathered for the funeral of Fr Jacques Hamel who was murdered last week at the altar of his church at Saint-Ãtienne-du-Rouvray in Normandy by self-proclaimed Islamist militants

Pope Francis takes step towards ordination of women in the Catholic Church
The Roman Catholic Church took the first tentative steps towards women's ordination today when Pope Francis announced a new commission to look at the possibility of women deacons.

French mosques will be built using taxpayers' money in bid to stamp out extremism
Mosques in France will be built using government money in an attempt to stop Muslims places of worship being funded by radical overseas groups.

'Gay subculture and Grindr' at Irish seminary: why Dublin archbishop is sending trainee priests to Rome
The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin has decided to stop sending trainee priests from the diocese to the Irish national seminary because of what he calls "strange goings-on" there

Israel detains senior World Vision employee, raids Jerusalem office
Mohammed El-Halabi was detained on June 15 at the Erez checkpoint on his way home from routine meetings and was held without access to legal counsel or family visits.

Shocking catalogue of child rape by Anglican clergy unfolds in Australia
A devastating story of mass child rape perpetrated by an Anglican paedophile ring is unfolding in the latest hearing of Australia's Royal Commission into child sexual abuse.

Pastor who won assault rifle in raffle could face misdemeanor charge
Rev Jeremy Lucas of The Episcopal Church's Christ Church parish in Lake Oswego, Oregon, deliberately set out to win the AR-15 rifle.

Trump calls Clinton 'the devil' after row over Muslim soldier's parents
Donald Trump has directly called Hillary Clinton "the devil" as the Republican steps up his increasingly heated rhetoric against his Democrat opponent

The Satanic Temple opens 'After School Satan Clubs' for children young as five
The Satanic Temple has caused stirs after the group announced it would open 'After School Satan Clubs' for children as young as five.

Christians face backlash in Turkey as Muslim protesters attack churches after coup attempt
When forces loyal to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan quashed a bloody military coup attempt on July 15, hard-line Muslim Sunnis used the event to target Turkey's Christian community, the London Express reports.

Row escalates between Trump and parents of Muslim soldier
In a mounting row between Donald Trump and the parents of a Muslim US Army officer killed in the Iraq war, the father said the Republican presidential nominee lacked the empathy to be a leader