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Gay Catholic groups urge Pope Francis to follow apology with action
Gay Catholic groups urge Pope Francis to follow apology with action

Gay Catholic groups want the Pope to do more than just apologise for how the Church has treated LGBT people, asking for action to follow his recent comments on the matter.

Uganda: 9-year-old beaten and burned by father for converting to Christianity
Uganda: 9-year-old beaten and burned by father for converting to Christianity

A nine-year-old Ugandan boy was tied to a tree and burned by his father after he converted from Islam to Christianity, according to Morning Star News.

Justin Welby: Evil-willed people are using Brexit as excuse for hatred
Justin Welby: Evil-willed people are using Brexit as excuse for hatred

Justin Welby did not blame leave campaigners but said: "People who are of evil will are using this as an excuse, a mere sham for their hatred to be expressed."

Mississippi judge: Clerks cannot refuse gay marriages on religious grounds
Mississippi judge: Clerks cannot refuse gay marriages on religious grounds

A federal judge has ruled that Mississippi clerks cannot use religious beliefs as a reason not to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, despite a bill passed by the state legislature intended to carve out that exception for them.

South Sudan is ruled by \'devils and criminals\' says furious priest
South Sudan is ruled by 'devils and criminals' says furious priest

Apostolic Administrator Rocco Taban unleashed a furious broadside in a sermon on Sunday.

US officials affirm special relationship with 'smaller and weaker' UK

President Barack Obama had warned ahead of the EU referendum that Britain would move to the back of the queue on US trade priorities if it voted to leave.

Australia\'s \'sex party\' releases election campaign video attacking Catholic Church
Australia's 'sex party' releases election campaign video attacking Catholic Church

Australia's 'sex party' has released a bizarre election campaign video attacking the Catholic Church.

US Supreme Court removes Texas abortion restrictions
US Supreme Court removes Texas abortion restrictions

The US Supreme Court has struck down a 2013 Texas law imposing strict regulations on abortion doctors and facilities

Christians buried nearly 1,400 years after they died
Christians buried nearly 1,400 years after they died

Some of Britain's earliest Christian converts have been buried in a church, nearly 1,400 years after they died.

Warning to EU from Christian charities: Don\'t let migrants become political pawns
Warning to EU from Christian charities: Don't let migrants become political pawns

According to a coalition of NGOs, the EU and its member states risk undermining their credibility in the defence of human rights.

Orthodox leaders make passionate plea for persecuted Christians in Middle East
Orthodox leaders make passionate plea for persecuted Christians in Middle East

World leaders of the Orthodox Church have spoken out in support of Christians and other persecuted minorities in the Middle East.

Donald Trump has recently accepted Christ, says James Dobson
Donald Trump has recently accepted Christ, says James Dobson

Donald Trump has recently accepted Jesus Christ and become a born again Christian.

US evangelicals hail British vote to leave EU

Franklin Graham said "this is at least a temporary setback for the politicians in this country and around the world who want a one-world government and a one-world currency".

Lebanon: 5 dead as Christian village targeted by multiple suicide attacks
Lebanon: 5 dead as Christian village targeted by multiple suicide attacks

A Christian village in Lebanon has been hit by a series of devastating suicide attacks.

Israel\'s \'objectionable\' settlement policy creating sympathy to Palestinians among US Jews
Israel's 'objectionable' settlement policy creating sympathy to Palestinians among US Jews

The report found that "younger and more progressive Jews, especially in the Democratic Party, are being influenced by what they define as objectionable Israeli policies".