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Pastor and boxing icon Manny Pacquiao promises 15-M Filipinos who voted for him as senator: \'I won\'t let you down\'
Pastor and boxing icon Manny Pacquiao promises 15-M Filipinos who voted for him as senator: 'I won't let you down'

His election victory assured, Christian born-again boxer and pastor Manny Pacquiao made a sacred vow to the Filipino people on Tuesday that he "won't let them down" when he begins assuming his duty as one of the 12 newly elected senators of the Philippines.

Obama administration threatens hospitals: Do abortions and \'sex changes\' or else lose federal funding
Obama administration threatens hospitals: Do abortions and 'sex changes' or else lose federal funding

The Obama administration actually dropped not one but two bombshells on Friday when he threatened the nation's public schools with the loss of billions of dollars of federal funding unless they comply with its vision of gender ideology, LifeSiteNews reports.

Top Vatican cardinal blasts gender theory, same-sex marriage, transgender bathroom policies, calling them \'demonic attacks\'
Top Vatican cardinal blasts gender theory, same-sex marriage, transgender bathroom policies, calling them 'demonic attacks'

Cardinal Robert Sarah, whose name often comes up on the short list of papal candidates, denounced gender ideology, same-sex "marriage," and transgender bathroom policies at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, describing them all as "demonic attacks on humanity."

Boko Haram: Abducted Chibok schoolgirl found in Nigeria
Boko Haram: Abducted Chibok schoolgirl found in Nigeria

One of the missing Chibok girls has been found in Nigeria, the BBC has reported.

German lawmakers risk Turkey\'s wrath with Armenia \'genocide\' vote
German lawmakers risk Turkey's wrath with Armenia 'genocide' vote

The vote, expected to be held in the first week of June, comes at a particularly sensitive time.

India drought: Christians urged to help, pray for millions at risk of death amid extreme heat, lack of water
India drought: Christians urged to help, pray for millions at risk of death amid extreme heat, lack of water

Water is a commodity we can easily take for granted because it is so available and accessible to us. In some parts of India, however, water is so scarce that some are dying on their way to get this precious liquid.

More U.S. state leaders raise their voices against Obama\'s transgender restroom decree: No surrender to \'federal bayonet\'
More U.S. state leaders raise their voices against Obama's transgender restroom decree: No surrender to 'federal bayonet'

The top officials in more than 12 states in America have made known their defiance of President Barack Obama's pro-LGBT "guidance" on the use of restrooms and other facilities in all U.S. public schools.

ISIS news: Caliphate shrinking, could be defeated in just 90 days with \'right mix of troops and air power\' — U.S. officials
ISIS news: Caliphate shrinking, could be defeated in just 90 days with 'right mix of troops and air power' — U.S. officials

The Islamic State (ISIS) is losing territory and power and that the United States would need just three months to completely defeat its forces in Iraq and Syria with "the right mix of troops and air power."

1 in every 4 unborn children being killed worldwide, some by their teenage mothers
1 in every 4 unborn children being killed worldwide, some by their teenage mothers

The World Health Organisation and the American non-profit group Guttmacher Institute recently released a global report which revealed than one in every four pregnancies ended in abortion from 2010 to 2014.

Christians hold \'never-ending\' prayer session to protect Bible smugglers in North Africa
Christians hold 'never-ending' prayer session to protect Bible smugglers in North Africa

Christians are reportedly holding never-ending prayer gathering to shield volunteers from all over the world who are risking their lives just to smuggle Bibles into North Africa, where scriptures are banned and believers are placed in prison for possessing them.

Obama appoints transgender woman, Sikh and Baha\'i to faith advisory council
Obama appoints transgender woman, Sikh and Baha'i to faith advisory council

A transgender woman, and Sikh and Baha'i representatives will advise President Obama on faith-based issues.

Why Syria\'s refugees need trauma counselling as much as food and shelter
Why Syria's refugees need trauma counselling as much as food and shelter

"When I first came here I was so broken and so aggressive. I had no-one to turn to and no-one to talk to," says Saraa.

British trust called in to clear mines from site of Jesus\' baptism
British trust called in to clear mines from site of Jesus' baptism

A British charity is appealing for nearly £3 million to help remove more 1000 mines surrounding churches at Qasr Al-Yahud near Jericho on the West Bank, one of the most sacred sites in the Christian world.

Bodnariu children removed \'illegally\' from Christian family, 100 lawyers tell Norway PM
Bodnariu children removed 'illegally' from Christian family, 100 lawyers tell Norway PM

More than 100 lawyers and politicians have written to the Norwegian Prime Minister to ask for the immediate release of children seized from the Christian Bodnariu family.

Man shot by female suspect after his baptism at Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Man shot by female suspect after his baptism at Seventh-Day Adventist Church

A man was shot at a church courtyard by a female member of the congregation after his baptism Saturday.

Alabama becomes 5th state to outlaw dismemberment abortion, leaves other foetus killing methods legal
Alabama becomes 5th state to outlaw dismemberment abortion, leaves other foetus killing methods legal

Alabama has passed a law that bans dismemberment abortion, otherwise known as dilation and extraction (D&E) abortion.