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French Prime Minister shows support for ban on so-called 'burkinis'
The French Prime Minister appears to have thrown his weight behind the ban on so called 'burkinis' on the beach at Cannes. The exclusive resort on the French Riviera took the step of banning the full body swim suits.
Australian state leader offers to house stranded asylum seekers
The premier of Western Australia state, a member of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Liberal Party, has offered to accept refugees from Australian-funded detention centres amid growing concern about conditions for the 1,350 people held in the camps.
France targets foreign funds for mosques to stop radicalism
The French government is planning to ban foreign funds from being funneled to mosques as the country reels from three major terrorist attacks in the last year and a half.
Americans prefer to talk about politics than religion, survey shows
Americans share politics more than their religion when talking to their friends, a new survey showed.
U.S. lawmaker says sign from God led her to run for Congress
Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx from North Carolina said that she "had a very unusual route in getting to Congress."
Public schools in Alabama urged to resist demands to remove God from programmes
A pro-U.S. Constitution group has urged public schools in Alabama to fight any demand to remove the mention of God in programmes and events.
ISIS recruits found to have poor grasp of Islamic faith
Leaked ISIS employment forms have confirmed that many recruits of the extremist group have very little knowledge of Islam upon entering the organisation.
U.S. urged to take more actions to ensure religious freedom worldwide
The United States is often viewed across the globe as an example of a nation that safeguards religious freedom. Nonetheless, a federal government commission has urged American leaders to step up their efforts to ensure that residents in other countries around the world will get to experience the same freedom to practice their faith.
British pilgrims survive five day ordeal after getting lost on Camino de Santiago
Two British pilgrims were rescued after they spent five days lost trying to walk the Camino de Santiago trail in Spain.
New York man appears in court over shooting of Muslim cleric and assistant
A man from New York City appeared in court yesterday and denied charges that he shot and killed a Muslim cleric and his assistant on a street in the borough of Queens over the weekend.
White Christian America is in decline, and there's no sign the trend will change any time soon, says researcher
Robert P. Jones, founding chief executive officer of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), recently published a new book entitled "The End of White Christian America," which detailed a surprising trend: the proportions of white, non-Hispanic Christians have declined across generations.
#ThisFlag supporters disillusioned after Pastor Evan Mawarire flees to the US. What will happen next?
Pastor Mawarire has fled to the US and Zimbabwe's fate hangs in the balance
Bolivia: Thousands of Catholics smash rocks in hopes of good fortune
An unusual religious celebration took place in Bolvia on Tuesday, as thousands of Catholics gathered to smash rocks in the hopes of winning some luck.
Assyrian Christians plan to revive ancient language of Jesus
An ancient dialect of Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus, is to be revived in Syria, where a new education centre has been set up for the first time.
Rio 2016: Christian Abbey D'Agostino displays 'ultimate Olympic spirit' by helping competitor who fell
A pair of athletes have been lauded for embodying the true Olympic spirit after helping one another when they fell during the 5000m qualifier in Rio on Tuesday.
Churches destroyed, Bibles burned: Nigerian church leader on Christians returning home after Boko Haram
For years a key state in Islamist terror group Boko Haram's attempt to create a caliphate, parts of Adamawa state in northeastern Nigeria have now been liberated by government forces. However, as civilians begin returning home, they are finding it difficult to adjust to life after the insurgency.