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Young US couple about to board plane to join ISIS arrested at Mississippi airport

A Mississippi couple was arrested and charged with conspiring and attempting to provide material support and join the terrorist Islamic State (ISIS) organization.

16 states, religious groups back 3 Christian schools against court contraception ruling

Sixteen US states and several religious groups are supporting the challenge to the Affordable Care Care Act or Obamacare's accommodation mandate.

Republicans in uproar as Oklahoma judge scraps law restricting use of abortion drugs

An Oklahoma judge found a law that limited the use of abortion drugs as unconstitutional as it did not cover other medications.

Rabbis back crowdfunding project to restore destroyed church

The "loaves and fishes" church in Tabgha on the Sea of Galilee is to be rebuilt in a crowdfunding project backed by rabbis across Israel.

Water: Should the Church ban the bottle?

The bottled water industry represents the ultimate triumph of marketing over common sense.

How to dispose aborted baby: New Indiana law gives disposal right to pregnant mother

Amidst the allegations that Planned Parenthood was selling foetal to medical researchers, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a bill into law Monday that provides rules in the proper disposal of aborted remains.

Man arrested for selling ISIS clothing range

Spanish police have arrested a man for selling T-shirts showing a British aid worker as he was about to be executed by Islamic State militants.

Italian Catholic priest offers â¬2,000 'baby bonus' to large families

Rev Stefano Bimbi is offering parishioners in the village of Staggia 2,000 euros to have more children.

Campaigners slam Amnesty call for prostitution to be decriminalised

A resolution passed yesterday calls for the complete decriminalisation of all aspects of "consensual sex work".

Obama urged to condemn China's 'extraordinary assault' on human rights

Ten senators say Barack Obama should make human rights "a key and public component" of his talks with Xi Jinping next month.

Defector reveals life in North Korea, 'the most dangerous place to be a Christian'

Christians in North Korea have been forced to worship God in secret as authorities tell people there is no God and order them to praise the state leaders instead, a woman who managed to escape the Communist country said.

Syria church growing as Christian leaders risk lives amid ISIS persecution â pastor

While Christians have been targeted for their faith in Syria, a pastor who now co-heads a church planting ministry said it is important to know that the Church is not losing the fight.