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Top abortion advocate Cecile Richards gets standing ovation at Georgetown, oldest U.S. Catholic university
Planned Parenthood Federation President and CEO Cecile Richards was recently lauded at the nation's oldest Catholic school where she delivered a lecture to a packed auditorium, advocating abortion and defending her organisation's stance on respecting women's reproductive decisions despite protests from pro-life students and the archbishop of Washington.
Hundreds of Hindus embracing Jesus Christ amid miracles, healing even as persecution intensifies in India
Despite mounting persecution, Christianity is thriving in India as hundreds of Hindus and tribal animists are embracing Jesus Christ, the Gospel Herald reports.
French defence minister: ISIS can be eradicated
ISIS can be eradicated in Syria and Iraq, hopefully by the end of the year, according to French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Drian.
Philippines: Christian leaders condemn presidential hopeful over rape comments
Top evangelical leaders in the Philippines have condemned presidential hopeful Rodrigo Duterte's recent comments about a Christian missionary who was raped and murdered in the country in 1989.
'Mosque tax' proposed for Muslims in Germany
A tax on mosques in Germany has been suggested by politicians as a means to cut-off foreign funding.
Atheist Bill Maher calls for tax on religion; blames religion for evils in society
Television host Bill Maher is calling for taxes for religion, equating it to alcohol and cigarettes.
Trump's popularity among Catholics has risen since Pope Francis suggested he's 'not Christian'
The popularity of Donald Trump among church-going Catholic Republicans has risen since Pope Francis called into question his faith.
U.S. faith-based groups extend emergency assistance to people of Ecuador following 7.8-magnitude quake
Various U.S faith-based groups have come together to provide relief assistance on the ground in northwest Ecuador following the 7.8 magnitide earthquaÄ·e that took the lives of more that 500 people.
ISIS plotting attacks on tourists at beach resorts across Europe this summer, intel sources warn
Intelligence agencies have warned that the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists are plotting to carry out attacks on tourists at beach resorts across Europe this summer, Fox News reports.
Russia a greater global threat than ISIS, says Poland, citing Moscow's potential to destroy countries
Poland's foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski has said that Russia is a greater threat to international securities than the Islamic State because it has the potential to destroy countries.
25,000 ISIS fighters killed in past 20 months by coalition airstrikes; militants now 'paranoid and in chaos'
The Islamic State (ISIS) reportedly dealt a devastating blow after more than 25, 000 of its fighters have been killed by coalition air strikes over the past 20 months.
Suspects bailed in 'blasphemy' killing in Pakistan
The main suspects in the murder of a Christian couple, thrown into a fire by a mob for alleged 'blasphemy', have been bailed, according to reports.
Syrian talks appear doomed as air strike kills dozens in market
Syrian peace talks appeared all but doomed on Tuesday after air strikes killed about 40 people in a crowded vegetable market.
Donald Trump needs to read the Bible and pray, says Ben Carson
Retired neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate Ben Carson thinks that reading the Bible will do a world of good for leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as it will help him become more humble and sensitive to other peoples' plights.
Elderly Christian woman caned in Indonesia for breaking sharia law
A 60-year-old Christian woman was publicly caned at the Banda Aceh province of Indonesia after it was found that she was violating sharia law, regulations which specifically applied only to Muslims until bylaws were passed in the country late last year, which expanded its coverage to non-Muslims.
Pastor shares how Jesus got him through pain of daughter's rare brain disorder: 'When you get Jesus in you, you get hope'
"Once you realise Jesus is our hope, you're good. You don't have to keep mustering it up," says Pastor Chad Veach.