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Earthquake in Japan kills nine, but nuclear plants are safe
Strong aftershocks continued to shake the area around the city of Kumamoto today, the morning after it was hit by the initial 6.0 magnitude quake.
Controversial pastor Creflo Dollar not welcome in Scotland
After figuring in a controversial crowdsourcing drive to buy a $65 million Gulfstream G650 jet last year, televangelist and World Changers Church International founder Creflo Dollar is seeking to bring his ministry to Scotland, but he will not be welcomed by local churches in Scotland.
Bernie Sanders: Pope Francis is an 'inspirational figure'
Bernie Sanders said he would always regret it if he missed a chance to meet the Pope, as he plans to leave New York just days before a key primary in order to speak at a Vatican conference.
ISIS release 'kill list' of Muslim politicians declared 'apostates'
ISIS has released a "kill list" of Muslim political leaders the group considers apostates, including two senior Conservative ministers.
ISIS destroy ancient Assyrian 'Gate of God' near Mosul
ISIS has torn down an ancient structure known as the 'Gate of God' in its ongoing destruction of religious, cultural and archaeological icons in the Middle East.
Obama administration plans to resettle 358 Syrian refugees per week in U.S.
Syrian refugees will arrive in the United States at an average of 358 per week until September under a plan of the Obama administration to speed up the process and bring a total of 10,000 refugees this year.
Boko Haram release video of kidnapped schoolgirls on second anniversary of abduction
The militant Islamic group Boko Haram has released a video purporting to show 15 of the schoolgirls kidnapped two years ago in Chibok, northern Nigeria.
UK guilty of 'failure of leadership and moral courage' over refugee crisis
A damning report today accused the UK of "turning a blind eye to suffering on its doorstep" by failing to protect refugees displaced by war, persecution and poverty.
Victory for religious rights: U.S. district court refuses to force Catholic hospitals to kill babies
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, recently junked a demand from the non-profit organisation American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) that Catholic medical facilities be required to perform abortion procedures.
For the love of Jesus: Oklahoma-based Christian group helps save thousands of lives from malaria
A Christian group based in Oklahoma is trying to save lives from malaria, and demonstrating God's love to others in the process.
Outgoing papal envoy urges American seminarians: Defend religious freedom 'in the face of evil'
The Vatican ambassador to the United States has encouraged American seminarians studying abroad to courageously defend religious freedom back home ''in the face of evil.''
Muslim leaders converge in Turkey to call for new Israel-Palestinian peace process
In the largest gathering of Muslim leaders, 30 heads of states are meeting in Istanbul, Turkey for a five-day conference this week to call for a new peace process to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Pray for people of Mindanao, Christians urged as ISIS admits role in continuing clashes; death toll at 43
Christians worldwide are being asked to pray for the people of Mindanao in southern Philippines amid the ongoing military campaign to flush out a large group of Muslim militants with suspected links to the Islamic State (ISIS).
Eric Metaxas considers the latest archaeological research into Mary Magdalene's hometown
Recent archaeological discoveries are shedding a much-needed light on the life and times of this vital biblical character.
Taking in 20,000 Syrian refugees 'will cost the UK more than £500m'
It will cost more than half a billion pounds to resettle the government's pledged 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020, it emerged today.
France sets up new clerical sex abuse body
The French Catholic Church is to set up a new commission to advise bishops and help them handle cases of child sex abuses by priests.