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France, Belgium face new wave of attacks against Catholics by suspected Islamist militants
Catholics in France and Belgiumâtwo countries still haunted by bloody terrorist attacks by the Islamic State (ISIS)âare facing a new wave of attacks from suspected Islamist militants, the latest of which was the burning of the altar at the Church of St. Madeleine-de-l'Ãle in Martigues, about 800 km south of Paris.
Pope Francis proclaims 2 new saints â a Swedish nun and a Polish monk
Pope Francis canonised Swedish nun Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad and Polish monk Stanislaus Papczynski, the first to be proclaimed saints during the Jubilee of Mercy, in a ceremony attended by thousands of pilgrims at St. Peter's Square, on Sunday.
Has Hillary Clinton clinched the Democratic presidential nomination?
Clinton would be the first woman to be the presidential candidate of a major political party in the country's 239-year history.
President Obama says he fully supports Muslims in U.S. against those who 'seek to divide' the country, alluding to Trump
U.S. President Obama underscored that he stands firmly alongside Muslims in America against those who "seek to divide" the country â an apparent reference to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Philippine Catholic Church breaks silence on Duterte attacks; president-elect urges public to shoot drug dealers
"Mine is the silence of Jesus before the arrogance of Pilate." This was the explanation given by the head of the Catholic bishops' organisation in the Philippines on why he and the Church resorted to keeping quiet for days after a series of profanity-laden verbal attacks against him and the entire Catholic Church by President-elect Rodrigo Duterte.
Thieves steal 'irreplaceable' relic of Pope Saint John Paul II
German police are appealing for anyone with information about the theft of the cloth with a drop of blood of the late Pope to come forward.
ISIS news: Iraqi Christian captive says she was 'married and divorced' 9 times a night by militants to justify rape
An Iraqi Christian mother in her 30s who fled the ISIS stronghold of Mosul has told the horror she endured in the hands of the terror group wherein she was "married and divorced" as many as nine times a night only to give her tormentors a twisted justification for rape.
Nigerian Muslim leaders condemn murder of elderly Christian pastor's wife
Leading Muslims in Nigeria have joined in condemnation of the mob murder of pastor's wife Bridget Agbahime, who was aged 74 years old.
ISIS burns 19 Yazidi women to death for refusing to have sex with militants
Islamic State militants have burned to death 19 young Yazidi women in Mosul for refusing to have sex with jihadists, ARA News reports.
Christian converts pretend to fast during Ramadan to avoid persecution
Living in constant fear of persecution for their faith, Christians in Southeast Asia will pretend to observe Ramadan this month.
Victory for Bodnariu family, reunited with their children
The five children of the Marius and Ruth Bodnariu are to be reunited with them following a decision by Norway's Barnevernet or child welfare service.
Fallujah: Children among the dead as civilians drown trying to flee ISIS stronghold
At least two children drowned while trying to flee the Islamic State stronghold of Fallujah on Saturday, alongside their mother and a man.
Bangladesh: Militants hack Christian man to death in grocery store after church
Sunil Gomes was attacked at his grocery store after the morning service in his home in the village of Bonpara.
Father says Swedish government evicting his family in public housing to give way for Muslim migrants
A father and his two teenage sons in the Swedish city of Lidingö were left dumbfounded after the Swedish government allegedly ordered them to leave their home by August this year to make way for asylum seekers from the Middle East.
'Cultural war of our time': U.S. Catholic Bishops' employees found promoting gay marriage on social media
Two employees of U.S Catholic bishops have been found expressing public support for gay marriage through social media, according to the latest report of the Lepanto Institute, a research and education organisation dedicated to the defence of the Catholic Church.
Syrian and Russian aircraft step up bombing of Aleppo city
A civil defence worker said at least 32 people were killed in the rebel-held parts of the city during the air strikes.