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New Zealand Helicopter crash kills seven including four Brits
Remote crash happened on the coast of the South Island

Woman fatally stabbed in New York, baby born at the scene
The baby was unhurt and being cared for at a Bronx-area hospital

Pope's Africa visit highlights huge growth in the Church across the continent
Catholicims is growing, but so is Islam as well as Pentecostal and evangelical churches

Hillary Clinton defends Islam, says it's a religion of peace and that Muslims have nothing to do with terrorism
Leading Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is not about to blame Muslims for terrorism, even after the extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the terror attacks in Paris, which killed over 120 people.

Satanic Temple offers protection to U.S. Muslim residents from backlash of Paris terror attacks
Two chapters of the Satanic Temple are offering to help US Muslims in the wake of the deadly Paris attacks.

'Hell on earth': Commander of French special forces recalls 'intense' firefight with terrorists in Paris concert hall
For the first time, the captain of the elite French special forces who stormed the Bataclan concert hall attacked by Islamic terrorists on the night of Nov. 13 has revealed dramatic details about the operation.

U.S., U.N. accused of failing to help Christians seeking to escape from ISIS persecution in Syria
A faith-based alliance of Christians has accused the U.S. government of not doing enough to save Christians and other religious minorities in Syria who have been targeted for death, sexual slavery, displacement, cultural eradication and forced conversion by the Islamic State (ISIS).

President Obama appears to admit he's a Muslim in Turkey speech, and this isn't the first time he's done it
U.S. President Barack Obama appeared to have admitted that he is a Muslim during a speech he made in Turkey at the G20 Summit on Nov. 16, just three days after the terrorist attacks in Paris.

Singapore megachurch pastor jailed for eight years for fraud
The pastor and five other senior staff of the City Harvest megachurch in Singapre were today jailed for a fraud that revolved around misusing church finances to fund the music career of the pastor's wife.

Seven Assyrian Christians drown while fleeing ISIS
Seven Assyrian Christians who fled Islamic State in Iraq are among a number to have drowned this week while crossing the Mediterranean.

Mali hotel attack: All hostages freed
All hostages held by Islamist gunmen at a luxury hotel in Mali have been freed, officials say.

The wholly unIslamic, blasphemous nature of Islamic State
If we ask what Jesus or Mohammed would have done, they would be with the faith leaders and the refugees. There is no God of any religion that would be with these drug-addled maniacs bringing chaos to cities, death and fear into our lives.

Donald Trump's suggestion of Muslim database 'objectionable' says UK cardinal
Donald Trump's plan to force American Muslims to register on a database is "an objectionable suggestion," the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has said today.

Sarah Palin: Jesus wants you to have a gun
Former VP candidate claims Jesus supported 'open carry'

Catholic Church in Switzerland begins counselling service for sex workers
"I'm not here to judge, and certainly not to condemn," were the words of a theologian who will lead a landmark counselling service for prostitutes in Switzerland.

New Ebola case found in Liberia
A new case of Ebola emerged in Liberia on Friday in a setback for the country declared free of the disease on September 3 and for the region, which is struggling to end an epidemic that has killed around 11,300 people.