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Clinton blasts Trump for \'casual inciting of violence\', Republicans in turmoil
Clinton blasts Trump for 'casual inciting of violence', Republicans in turmoil

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Wednesday accused Republican opponent Donald Trump of inciting violence.

Moroccan Christians face persecution over online testimonies
Moroccan Christians face persecution over online testimonies

Moroccan Christians bravely proclaim their faith but they are under threat of government persecution.

Severe restrictions on religious freedom in the Maldives as defamation law passed
Severe restrictions on religious freedom in the Maldives as defamation law passed

Religious freedom is further at risk in the Maldives after the Indian Ocean archipelago legalised criminal defamation on Tuesday.

Catholic charity wants to train 1,000 new priests after Fr Jacques Hamel killing
Catholic charity wants to train 1,000 new priests after Fr Jacques Hamel killing

In honour of Jacques Hamel, the French priest murdered by Islamist sympathisers two weeks ago, a Catholic charity is launching a campaign to support the training of 1,000 new priests around the world.

Lebanon Church leader says Middle East needs Christians and Muslims
Lebanon Church leader says Middle East needs Christians and Muslims

The cardinal was speaking at the opening of an amphitheatre dedicated to a martyr of the Armenian Genocide.

Calais authorities urged not to demolish restaurants and shops in \'Jungle\' refugee camp
Calais authorities urged not to demolish restaurants and shops in 'Jungle' refugee camp

French authorities were on Wednesday accused of using demolitions to force out refugees living in the Calais 'Jungle' camp.

DA Carson: The Kim Davis case shows what Christians will face in standing up for the gospel
DA Carson: The Kim Davis case shows what Christians will face in standing up for the gospel

It is "increasingly difficult" to hold rational conversations about important moral and social issues in today's American society, according to prominent New Testament scholar DA Carson.

China: Christians threatened with having welfare payments cut unless they stop going to church
China: Christians threatened with having welfare payments cut unless they stop going to church

Christians in China will have their welfare benefits withdrawn unless they stop attending church, a local governing body has announced.

Rick Warren, Russell Moore and other evangelical leaders protest California education Bill
Rick Warren, Russell Moore and other evangelical leaders protest California education Bill

Evangelical leaders Rick Warren and Russell Moore are among a range of signatories from Christian, Muslim and backgrounds who have put their name to a statement denouncing a California Bill that would limit religious exemptions for private educational institutions.

Trump to meet 700 evangelical leaders at \'Pastors and Pews\' gathering
Trump to meet 700 evangelical leaders at 'Pastors and Pews' gathering

Donald Trump is set to meet some 700 evangelical pastors tomorrow at a gathering in Florida hosted by the American Project (ARP).

Australia needs \'audit of its soul\' after leaked reports reveal scale of refugee child abuse
Australia needs 'audit of its soul' after leaked reports reveal scale of refugee child abuse

Human rights campaigners have responded to revelations of the appalling abuse of children at one of Australia's offshore detention camps with calls for a radical reform of its refugee policy.

Iraq: Christians \'see no future here\' as ISIS continues campaign of destruction
Iraq: Christians 'see no future here' as ISIS continues campaign of destruction

Iraqi Christians persecuted by ISIS are loosing hope for their future, two years since militants overran Mosul and the Nineveh Plain, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee.

Turkey: 2,500 religious staff removed in post-coup crackdown
Turkey: 2,500 religious staff removed in post-coup crackdown

More than 2,500 officials have been suspended from Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate in another crackdown following the failed military coup last month.

U.S. churches prepare for terror attacks amid rising threats following murder of French priest
U.S. churches prepare for terror attacks amid rising threats following murder of French priest

Churches in the U.S. face a terrifying new reality: They could be attractive targets for terror as shown by the murder of French priest Jacques Hamel on July 26 in Normandy, France, counter-terrorism experts have revealed.

This Muslim woman devotes her life to caring for Christians: \'My Islam is a religion that believes in helping others\'
This Muslim woman devotes her life to caring for Christians: 'My Islam is a religion that believes in helping others'

Working behind the scene, this extraordinary Muslim Iraqi woman has been helping Christians and other people displaced by the fighting in her country, paticularly those victimised by the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group.

Anti-Americanism unites Turkey and Russia as leaders repair ties
Anti-Americanism unites Turkey and Russia as leaders repair ties

The countries' leaders have announced an acceleration in trade and energy ties at a time when they have troubled economies and strains with the West.