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Duke University professor says faith aids in healing process for patients
A physician and professor at Duke University in North Carolina says that faith is a big factor in the healing and recovery of patients.
Child soldiers being used by ISIS to lead prisoners to their deaths
Not content with sowing terror by releasing gruesome footage of executions of prisoners, the Islamic State is now using children as accomplices in their deplorable acts.
Doctors save life of Christian toddler who fled from ISIS
After months of waiting, an 18-month-old Christian girl whose family fled from the Islamic State finally received a life-saving heart operation at the Hadassah's Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem.
Lynch mobs were early Christians' greatest challenge, not Roman empire - study
The greatest challenge for early Christians was not the power of the Roman Empire but rather the threat of lynch mobs who did not understand Christianity as a religion.
Paramedic saves life of doctor who saved him when he was a baby
When Chris Trokey was born in 1985, he was a few weeks premature. He only weighed 3.2 pounds and was given a 50/50 chance of survival.
Teen faces raps for online bashing of Lee Kuan Yew and Christians
A teenager in Singapore is facing charges for posting a video on YouTube celebrating the death of Singaporean leader Lee Kuan Yew and ranting against Christianity.
Pastor opposes bill to make Bible state book of Tennessee
A local pastor is not supportive of moves to make the Bible the state book of Tennessee, saying that without the right spirit, the Bible could do more harm than good.
Anti-Obama Koran-burning pastor Terry Jones announces candidacy for US president
Pastor Terry Jones has declared his candidacy for the presidency.
Allow Christian symbols in new hospitals too, Aussie MPs ask
Twelve WA Liberal MPs in Australia are asking Health Minister Kim Hames to allow Christian symbols in prayer and contemplation rooms in two new hospitals in Perth.
Do good no matter what, Cardinal urges the faithful
Do good in the face of difficulty and suffering. This was the message delivered by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to the faithful during his Lenten Homily at the Manila Cathedral in the Philippines.
Mormon church remains steadfast against gay marriage, alternative lifestyles
Leaders of the Church of Latter Day Saints have underscored the Church's position against gay marriage and cautioned its members against falling victim to alternative and counterfeit lifestyles.
#147notjustanumber trends as Kenya mourns Garissa victims with candlelit vigil
A candlelit vigil was held in Nairobi on Tuesday evening in honour of those killed in last week's attack on Garissa University in Kenya.
Forensic teams dig up mass graves of ISIS victims in Tikrit
Forensic teams began exhuming the bodies of up to 1,700 people buried in mass graves in Tikrit, northern Iraq, after the city was retaken by Iraqi forces last week.
Nigeria: Pastor's daughter killed after arson attack on church
A pastor's daughter has been killed in an arson attack on a church and manse in Kano state in north-western Nigeria.
Girl who escaped Boko Haram calls for forgiveness, says 'they don't know what they're doing'
One girl captured by Boko Haram from her school in Chibok village last year has said the militants' lack of education is partly to blame for their behaviour.
South Carolina: White police officer charged with murder after shooting black man 8 times in the back
A white South Carolina police officer was arrested and charged with murder on Tuesday after a video showed him shooting eight times at the back of a 50-year-old black man who was running away after a traffic stop and died at the scene.