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Evangelicals, Catholics and Methodists join 60 other groups to oppose gay marriage in Supreme Court
More than 60 groups have filed briefs against same-sex marriage to the US Supreme Court, with most of the opposition coming from religious organisations and some Republican officials.
Man freed from death row after 30 years to prosecutors: 'You will answer to God'
An Alabama man was freed on Good Friday after spending 28 years in prison for crimes he didn't commit.
Hundreds of enslaved fishermen rescued in Indonesia
Hundreds of enslaved fishermen were rescued on Good Friday after spending years on fishing boats in Indonesia.
'Homeless Jesus' continues to inspire
Timothy Schmalz's "Homeless Jesus" statue is in the spotlight once again after a Detroit pastor offered to place the artwork in front of his church.
Mosque arsonist asks for forgiveness
An Indiana man convicted of starting a fire in a Perrysburg, Ohio mosque over two years ago asked the community to forgive him in a letter sent from prison.
Woman convicted under controversial feticide law
A woman in Indiana was sentenced to 20 years in prison last week under the state's feticide law.
America has an 'ugly, anti-Christian bias' says Franklin Graham
Influential evangelical leader Franklin Graham has issued a powerful warning of growing bias against Christians, which he says will lead to discrimination and loss of religious freedom.
Yarmouk crisis has reached 'inconceivable levels of inhumanity' - UN official
The situation in Yarmouk has "slumped to even lower levels of inhumanity" since the infiltration of Islamic State militants last week, a UN official has told Christian Today.
Nun 'stabs schoolboy in the hand to show him how Jesus felt'
A nun has been removed from teaching in Slovakia after allegedly stabbing a boy in the hand with a needle to help him empathise with Christ's suffering on the cross.
Australia 'failed to act' over child abuse at controversial refugee camp
Psychiatrists and social workers say allegations of abuse at the Nauru camp were ignored.
Boston bombing trial: Bishops oppose death penalty
Catholic bishops in Massachusetts yesterday reaffirmed their opposition to the death penalty, as prosecutors made their closing arguments in the case against accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Iran nuclear deal can't depend on it recognising Israel, says Obama
Israel's demand amounts to asking for a fundamental change in the regime, says the US president.
The world 'must not look the other way' when Christians are killed by Islamic extremists, says Pope in Easter Monday message
Pope Francis called on the world to give tangible help to persecuted Christians on Monday, highlighting the plight of people he described as modern "martyrs" after nearly 150 people were killed by Islamist militants in Kenya.
Kenya bombs al Shabaab camps in Somalia in response to Garissa attack
The Kenyan air force bombed two al Shabaab camps in Somalia on Sunday, a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) source said.
Indonesia: Court rejects last-ditch appeal by Australian convicts facing death by firing squad
An Indonesian court rejected on Monday a last-ditch challenge by two Australian drug convicts facing execution by firing squad, but lawyers for the state and defence were divided over whether legal avenues remained for them to avoid the death penalty.
Militants attack church and police in Egypt, one policeman dead
Islamist militants hit Egypt's two largest cities on Sunday with a bombing in Cairo and an attack on a church in Alexandria.