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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
Uganda: Pastor 'killed by group of Muslims' for evangelising
A pastor was tied up and killed by a group of Muslims in eastern Uganda reportedly for converting Muslims to Christianity and refusing to sell land for the building of a mosque
Pastor and ex-NFL player Antonio Armstrong and his wife shot dead; teen son charged with murder
"It makes no sense." The statement made by one of the victims' relatives underscores the mystery behind the killing on Friday of Pastor Antonio Armstrong, a former Texas A&M and Miami Dolphins linebacker, and his wife, Dawn, apparently by their own 16-year-old son, who was not identified due to his young age.
Franklin Graham targets Pope Francis over Islamic violence
Outspoken evangelist Franklin Graham has targeted Pope Francis for saying recent terrorist violence was not religiously motivated.
Rio 2016: Will this Olympic Games be the most unjust ever?
Concerns are mounting that the legacy for Rio might be one of increased poverty and crime, sports facilities that will prove to be white elephants, and shocking levels of debt.
Belgium: Priest 'stabbed at home by asylum seeker'
A priest in Belgium was reportedly stabbed in his own home after he let in an asylum seeker in to use the shower. There is no suggestion the incident was terrorism-related
Pope says Cardinal George Pell should not be judged - yet - over child abuse claims
Pope Francis has said that people should withhold judgement and not "gossip" about Cardinal George Pell, who has been accused of sexually abusing children in Australia during the 1970s
France church attack: Two under investigation over murder of priest
Two men are being investigated over the murder of a priest in a church in northern France.