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Georgia drops 'blasphemy bill' which sought to ban religious insults
Georgia has dropped a proposed anti-blasphemy bill, despite having been conditionally approved by the parliament's human rights committee, due to political strife, according to EurasiaNet.
Priests in El Salvador banned from secular study to avoid 'worldly temptations'
Priests in El Salvador have been prohibited from studying at secular universities, in order to avoid the temptation of worldly desires, according to NDTV.
Palestinian Muslims and Christians unite to restore Bethlehem church
Palestinian Muslims and Christians have united to renovate the Church in Bethlehem where it is believed Mary gave birth to Jesus, according to Associated Press.
Pope to pray for migrants at Mexico-US border
The Pope will be driven to the fence that separates Mexico from the United States, and will celebrate Mass just 80 yards (73 meters) from the crossing.
Italy postpones vote on gay civil unions
Italy on Wednesday postponed voting on legislation that offers homosexual couples legal recognition as some allies of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi pushed for the removal of a provision that allows limited adoption rights.
Uganda's martyr: Why we should remember Janani Luwum
Archbishop Janani Luwum was the head of the Anglican Church in Uganda under the gangster rule of Idi Amin.
Evangelical church in Chiapas suffers arson attack on eve of Pope's arrival
An evangelical church in Chiapas, Mexico was attacked and burned just a day before Pope Francis visited the region.
9 Christian leaders arrested in Australia after protesting deportation of asylum seekers
Australian Christian leaders have been arrested after holding a prayer vigil at the office of the Minister for Justice.
Pope to Mexican youths: Jesus doesn't want you to be hitmen
Pope Francis begged young people to shun the lure of easy money and big cars offered by drug traffickers in Mexico's gang-infested heartland on Tuesday
Pope Francis loses his cool with 'selfish' well-wisher
Pope Francis yesterday rebuked well-wishers in Mexico for being selfish after they caused him to fall onto a child in a wheelchair.
Australian abuse victims crowdfund trip to Rome for Vatican treasurer testimony
Catholic Cardinal George Pell had been scheduled to testify at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in the Australian city of Ballarat.
Russia plans to upgrade its nuclear-tipped ICBMs to protect Earth from approaching asteroids and meteorites
To be able to counter the perceived threat of these approaching space objects, Moscow is planning to convert its intecontinental ballistic missiles used in warfare into weapons for astrological defense.
Another Zika virus complication? WHO reports rise of rare paralysing ailment in Latin America
Scientists are working to determine if there is indeed a connection between the virus and the syndrome, as more and more cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome--where a person's own nervous system is attacked by his or her immune system--are being reported in Latin America.
Bill requiring doctors to care for babies who survive abortion rejected in New Mexico
A New Mexico House committee has rejected a bill that would have required abortion doctors to take care of babies who survive the procedure.
Workers at church children's charity vote for industrial action
Workers at a leading Methodist charity have backed industrial action in a dispute that follows years of discontent over pay.
People in Britain too 'embarrassed' to talk about faith says BBC's Bill Turnbull
The BBC Breakfast presenter who is being replaced by committed Christian Dan Walker has regretted that people in Britain are "embarrassed" to talk about their faith.