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Pope Francis to visit Auschwitz death camp
Pope Francis is to make his first visit to the Auschwitz death camp when he is in Poland for World Youth Day in July.
Former Archbishop of Canterbury 'shocked' by antisemitic rhetoric at universities
The former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has said he is "very shocked" by the rise in antisemitic rhetoric at British universities.
Pope Francis awards global prize worth $1m to Palestinian teacher of the year
Pope Francis congratulated a Palestinian teacher as he awarded her the Global Teacher prize worth $1m.
Rare gold coin, nearly 2000 years old, discovered by hiker in Israel
A hiker in the Israeli countryside has found a rare gold coin dedicated to Augustus, Roman Emperor at the time of Christ's birth.
Disgraced Christian minister Paul Flowers in new sex and drugs scandal
The disgraced former head of the Co-operative Bank has been caught up in a new scandal.
Egypt urged to revoke Christian teenagers' blasphemy conviction
The Coptic Christian teenagers convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to five years in jail should have their sentences overturned, Human Rights Watch said today.
Islamic State jihadists set fire to hundreds of Christian books in Mosul
Hundreds of Christian books have been burned by Islamic State in Mosul, almost two years after jihadists took over the Iraqi city.
Al Qaeda gunmen kill 16 in Ivory Coast beach attack
Gunmen from al Qaeda's North African branch killed 16 people, including four Europeans, at a beach resort town in Ivory Coast on Sunday.
Pope Francis to replace envoy to U.S. who set his controversial meeting with anti-gay activist Kim Davis
Pope Francis is soon replacing his retired representative to the United States who made the controversial decision of setting up his meeting with an anti-gay activist.
Car bomb in Turkey kills at least 34
A car bomb tore through a crowded transport hub in the Turkish capital Ankara on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and wounding 125 in the second such attack in the administrative heart of the city in under a month.
'Clash of civilisations' warning raised after Donald Trump declared that 'Islam hates the West'
People in the Middle East and the Muslim world at large were stunned and rattled when U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump added more fire to his anti-Muslim rhetoric, claiming that "Islam hates the West" last week.
Secret Service agents rush to protect Trump, preventing 'ISIS supporter' from charging at him in Ohio rally
A man described as a supporter of the Islamic State (ISIS) charged the stage at Dayton International Airport in Ohio where Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump was speaking at a rally on Saturday, prompting Secret Service agents to rush to the stage and bodily cover Trump.
Rubio, Cruz, Kasich scoop more delegates in D.C., Wyoming contests but not enough to dent Trump's big lead
Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz and even Ohio Gov. John Kasich picked up more delegates than Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump in the party's conventions in Washington D.C. and Wyoming on Saturday but hardly enough to threaten Trump's still commanding lead.
Syria: al-Qaeda seizes bases and weapons from Western-backed group
The al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front seized bases and weapons from a Western-backed rebel group in overnight fighting in northwestern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday.
Obama to urge Britain to stay in EU in UK visit
US President Barack Obama will come to London in April and urge British voters to back continued membership of the European Union, The Independent on Sunday newspaper reported.
17 suspected al-Qaeda militants killed in Yemen
Air strikes killed at least 17 suspected al-Qaeda militants overnight in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, witnesses, medics and a security official said on Sunday.