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Young Iraqi girl forgives ISIS: 'God's blessing will be greater for those who forgive'
A powerful Christmas message has been delivered a young Iraqi refugee calling for the forgiveness of ISIS.
Vatican watchdog calls for laundered money to be confiscated
A financial watchdog has praised the Vatican for improving its financial management.
Live ammo found in luggage of Philippines clergy, extortion suspected
The head of the Episcopal Church of the Philippines was the target of a suspected extortion attempt.
Zimbabwean pastor arrested for criticising Mugabe
A Zimbabwean pastor has been arrested and charged after protesting against president Robert Mugabe.
Repent of how Church has treated gay people, top Oxford cleric tells Archbishop
"The Church of England's stance on sexuality is deeply alienating and quite incomprehensible for most young people in the UK. It confirms their view of religion as being backward- looking and bigoted."
Ugandan policeman killed after converting from Islam to Christianity
A policeman has been killed after converting from Islam to Christianity in eastern Uganda.
Baptist college faces backlash against move to ban gay people and unmarried mothers
Carson-Newman University filed for a waiver that would remove the protection students have against discrimination.
Politician's 'black Jesus' Nativity scene labelled 'offensive'
Lizzie Blandthorn, an Australian Labor MP, displayed a black doll as the infant Christ in her office window.
Seven-year-old Yazidi girls bleed to death after multiple rapes, US Congress hears
Yazidis are "being burned alive" simply because they aren't Muslim, the US Congress heard this week.
ISIS beheads three Imams for refusing to recruit jihadis
ISIS has executed three Imams in Mosul after they refused to recruit young people to the jihadists' cause.
Peshawar school attack one year on: Victims feel local government has failed them
Families of children killed or wounded in Pakistan's worst militant attack accuse the local government of breaking its promises of medical treatment and justice, a year after Taliban gunmen massacred 134 students in a Peshawar school.
Tim Peake mission on track after rocket docks with ISS
The otherwise smooth journey ended with a slightly delayed docking.
Britain may vote to leave EU if Cameron's renegotiation fails, says poll
David Cameron has promised to renegotiate Britain's relationship ahead of a referendum by the end of 2017.
North Korea sentences Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim to hard labour for life
The senior pastor at a Toronto church that is one of Canada's largest has been held by North Korea since February.
Germany's predicament: Two-thirds of Syrian refugees found to be illiterate with no job prospects
A professor at the University of Munich has expressed concern over the high number of illiterate Syrian refugees and migrants entering Germany, saying they have no hope of finding a job and could even force unemployment rates in the country.
Burundi: is genocide history in danger of repeating itself?
As violence escalates in Burundi, Harry Farley examines whether the region's history of genocide is in danger of repeating itself