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Christian schools in Israel shut over funding row
Thousands of Christian and Muslim pupils in Israel missed the start of the academic year today as the crisis over Christian education deepened.
Chinese lawyer detained for defending churches
A human rights lawyer has been detained for six months after defending Chinese churches in their fight against demolition and cross removal.
President Obama arrives in Alaska to focus on looming disasters due to climate change
When he speaks at a State Department climate change conference in the 49th state, Obama will see first hand how Alaska has changed over the past decades primarily due to global warming.
20,000 march through Vienna to welcome refugees
Almost 20,000 people marched through Vienna yesterday in protest at the ill-treatment of refugees.
Pope Francis: 'There are more martyrs now than in the first centuries'
The Pope has pleaded once again for intervention to put an end to the persecution of Christians in the Middle East.
Migrant crisis: What does the future hold for central Europe?
Peter Ould reflects on the migrant crisis in Europe, its political repercussions and the Christian response.
Migrant trains reach Germany as EU asylum system struggles to cope
Trainloads of migrants arrived in Austria and Germany from Hungary on Monday.
Ukraine: Violent nationalist protest outside parliament leaves one dead, many injured
A guardsman was killed and nearly 90 others wounded by grenades hurled from the crowd.
Unbelievable Indian punishment: 2 sisters ordered rape for their brother's 'crime'
In India, an unelected village council of male elders recently ordered that two sisters be raped after their brother eloped with a woman of higher caste.
Outclassing al-Qaeda: ISIS 'growing like crazy' worldwide, warns top US official
The jihadist group Islamic State (ISIS) is growing and expanding faster that what al-Qaeda did, threatening the Middle East, Africa and the far East.
'Our nation is in crisis': 10,000 join 'We Stand with God' rally in South Carolina
About 10,000 people assembled in front of the South Carolina state house Saturday for the "We Stand With God" rally that featured politicians and pastors and tackled issues such as Planned Parenthood, abortion and gay marriage.
Lawyers' group defends US schools from atheists who want football chaplains out
A religious organization has vowed to defend colleges and universities that have footbal chaplains against claims by a group of atheists who charged that they are unconstitutional.
#TrumpBible: Twitter users 're-imagine' Bible verses to poke fun at Donald Trump
After refusing to reveal his favorite Bible quote in a recent interview, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has become the center of mockery on the popular social media site, Twitter, with thousands of users re-imagining verses from the Holy Scripture to poke fun at the controversial businessman.
Cheney warns: Obama's Iran deal will lead to first use of nuclear weapon since 1945
Former US Vice President Dick Cheney and daughter Liz Cheney have criticized President Barack Obama's foreign policy, warning that the Iran deal will lead to the use of nuclear weapon since 1945.
Philippines church calls off road-block protest after talks with government
The Iglesia ni Cristo had called out 20,000 members to block a major road in the capital Manila.
Egypt sets October election date after three years without parliament
The election are final step in a process to bring back democracy that critics say has been tainted by widespread repression.