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ISIS triggerman-spy turns follower of Jesus: \'I hate those people and they show me love\'
ISIS triggerman-spy turns follower of Jesus: 'I hate those people and they show me love'

A Christian pastor now based in Turkey shared one of his most unforgettable experiences while ministering to his flock after he fled Iraq in a recent interview with CBN News.

Canon Andrew White suspended in dispute over alleged payments to rescue ISIS sex slaves
Canon Andrew White suspended in dispute over alleged payments to rescue ISIS sex slaves

The Vicar of Baghdad was suspended by the charity he founded amid an investigation into alleged payments used to rescue Islamic State sex slaves, according to The Times.

Colombia: Churches celebrate ceasefire after 50-year civil war
Colombia: Churches celebrate ceasefire after 50-year civil war

Churches are celebrating following the declaration of a ceasefire in Colombia, ending five decades of civil war.

Church asked to move out over pastor\'s hate comments on Orlando shooting victims
Church asked to move out over pastor's hate comments on Orlando shooting victims

The owner of the land occupied by Verity Baptist Church in Sacramento, California has asked the church to move out of its property following the comments by the church's pastor that praised the Orlando shooting.

EU Referendum: LIVE updates as they happened plus all the fallout
EU Referendum: LIVE updates as they happened plus all the fallout

Our EU Referendum live blog will follow the results as they come in and the reaction to one of the biggest political events in a generation...

Faith groups vital in fight against sexual violence in DRC - Tearfund
Faith groups vital in fight against sexual violence in DRC - Tearfund

Faith groups are crucial in the fight against sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) according to Christian charity Tearfund.

Washington Archbishop: \'We\'d be a mess without religion\'
Washington Archbishop: 'We'd be a mess without religion'

The Catholic Archbishop of Washington DC has defended religion's role in public life as "essential" and insisted "we'd be a mess without it".

Chinese Christian arrested for printing church material
Chinese Christian arrested for printing church material

A Chinese Christian was arrested after he printed religious material for his house church.

Philippines: Catholic bishops challenge Duterte over death penalty
Philippines: Catholic bishops challenge Duterte over death penalty

The Catholic Church in the Phillipines will petition the new president against reintroducing the death penalty in the country, according to Fides.

Pope Francis to visit Armenian genocide memorial amid feud with Turkey
Pope Francis to visit Armenian genocide memorial amid feud with Turkey

Pope Francis told Armenians that he is travelling to their country as a "pilgrim" to learn from the country's wisdom and "strengthen our communion" with their Orthodox Church.

\'Hope will defeat fear\': LGBT and Muslim groups sign statement of unity after Orlando shooting
'Hope will defeat fear': LGBT and Muslim groups sign statement of unity after Orlando shooting

"In standing together, hand in hand, across every faith, we send a powerful message to those who seek to divide us using hatred and violence: love is stronger than hate and hope will defeat fear."

Bangladesh: 2,000 Christians pray for peace in nation threatened by Islamists
Bangladesh: 2,000 Christians pray for peace in nation threatened by Islamists

Around 2,000 Bangladeshi Christians from various denominations gathered to pray for "humanity to wake up" to the growing threat of Islamic terrorism in the country.

Gun control protest: Democrats pray and sing Christian song at sit-in demanding vote
Gun control protest: Democrats pray and sing Christian song at sit-in demanding vote

Democrats prayed and sang Christian civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" while staging a sit-in on the floor of the US House of Representatives to demand action on gun control in America.

WATCH: Pope Francis invites refugees onto Vatican podium for weekly address
WATCH: Pope Francis invites refugees onto Vatican podium for weekly address

The Pontiff has been a champion of persuading Europe to accept more refugees and migrants fleeing from the Middle East and north Africa.

U.S. Air Force veteran claims to have been assaulted, removed from retirement ceremony for including word 'God' in speech

A decorated U.S. Air Force veteran was reportedly assaulted and removed from a private retirement ceremony of a fellow officer and kicked off a base for giving a speech that included the word "God," his lawyers said.

Hillary Clinton once threw a Bible at her agent\'s head in a fit of rage?
Hillary Clinton once threw a Bible at her agent's head in a fit of rage?

A forthcoming book revealed that presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton apparently once threw a Bible at the back of a Secret Service agency.