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Pope donates thousands in cash to new campaign to help refugees
The Pope has given more than £75,000 to a new campaign to help refugees, prisoners, battered women and victims of terror attacks and persecution.
North Korea warns Christian former detainee Kenneth Bae to stop 'babbling' about prison
North Korea has demanded former detainee and Christian missionary Kenneth Bae stop "babbling" about his time in prison, warning that if he does not do so, it will not negotiate with the US over two American citizens it is still holding.
ISIS reportedly beheads 4-year-old girl who didn't do as she was told by her mother
The Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group beheaded a four-year-old girl in Syria after she refused to obey her mother's wish for her to go home, according to a report.
Hundreds drown out Westboro Baptist Church's protest at Orlando funeral
While many Christian churches expressed grief and offered free funeral services for the victims of the Orlando shooting, the fundamentalist Westboro Baptist Church held an anti-gay protest during the funeral of the victims.
Syrian refugees must not be sent back to Turkey, human rights campaigners warn
Syrian refugees in Turkey are failing to access vital support and must not be returned there by EU countries, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
Donald Trump calls for profiling of Muslims
Donald Trump has called for racial profiling to combat terror in the United States.
Refugee numbers at record levels, more than 63 million worldwide - UN
There has never been more refugees than at the current time.
Syria: Three dead in suicide attack that 'targeted Christian leader'
A suicide bomber on Sunday killed three people in an attack thought to have targeted the head of the Syriac Orthodox Church, Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II.
Suicide bombers kill more than 20 as Taliban onslaught continues in Afghanistan
Two separate suicide bombs killed more than 20 people in Afghanistan on Monday as the Taliban continued its insurgency against the Western-backed Kabul government.
Christians flee Pakistan only to find more heartache and challenges in their place of refuge
Out of the frying pan into the fire. Such a fate has befallen a Christian family who fled persecution in Pakistan only to realise later on that their situation has gone from bad to worse.
Syria: US-backed forces advance against ISIS
US-backed Syrian forces edged closer to an Islamic State stronghold on the border with Turkey on Saturday while Russia's defense minister visited President Bashar al Assad to discuss military operations.
Churches offer free funeral services for victims of Orlando mass shooting
Churches in Orlando, Florida are offering to host funeral services for the victims of the Pulse club mass shooting that left 50 people dead and dozens injured.
Atheists block Christian group from interacting with student athletes, saying act violates U.S. Constitution
An organization of atheists has blocked a Christian group from participating in athletic programs in Kentucky, saying the act violated the U.S. Constitution by promoting religion.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s niece believes Muhammad Ali went to Heaven despite his Muslim faith
Still mourning the death of Muhammad Ali, the niece of assassinated black leader Martin Luther King Jr. says she believes that the great boxer went to Heaven despite the fact that he converted to Islam when he was still a young man.
Fallujah: Iraqi PM declares victory over ISIS in city
Iraqi forces on Friday entered the centre of Fallujah, the Iraqi city longest held by Islamic State, nearly four weeks after the start of a US-backed offensive that cleared out the tens of thousands of residents still there.
Belgium: Police arrest 12 suspected of planning new attack
Twelve people suspected of planning new attacks were arrested across Belgium overnight after police carried out about 40 house searches in the country, the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement on Saturday.