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Asia Bibi's last appeal against death sentence for blasphemy to be heard in October
Asia Bibi, the Christian on death row for blasphemy in Pakistan, will have her final appeal against the ruling heard by the Supreme Court in the second week of October.

Faith-based groups mobilise to aid victims of worst Louisiana floods since Superstorm Sandy in 2012
Faith-based groups are showing to the flood-stricken people of the U.S. state of Louisiana that God loves them as aid continues to pour despite the hardships.

Boko Haram turns 10,000 kidnapped boys into indoctrinated young fighters, suicide bombers and spies
A legion of child soldiersâabout 10,000 indoctrinated young fighters, suicide bombers and spiesâthat's what the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram have, aside from its regular forces.

Kim Davis: Campaigners hail victory after same-sex marriage lawsuits dismissed
US religious liberty campaigners are claiming victory in the case of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis.

Saved by their mother from abortion, twin brothers now 'defend the God of life' as priests
Had their mother heeded her doctors' advice, these twin brothers would not be alive today.

China: Christians pledge to defy authorities as crackdown on churches continues
China's crackdown on house churches not registered with the official state church is growing and now represents the "greatest challenge" faced by these Christians, according to latest reports.

U.S. Catholic school faces questions, teachers blamed after bullied student commits suicide
A Catholic school in New York City is facing questions after one of its students committed suicide, an apparent victim of bullying which the victim's family blames on school authorities.

ISIS has a price list for Christian, Yazidi sex slaves, including children as young as 1
Now it's clear: The Islamic State (ISIS) is using captive Christian and Yazidi girls and womenâeven as young as one year oldâto sell them as sex slaves "in the name of Allah" with the proceeds going to its war chest.

Top Muslim cleric praises Pope Francis for saying it is wrong to identify Islam with violence
A top Iranian religious leader has praised Pope Francis for saying it is wrong to identify Islam with violence.

Church of England court rules against comfy padded chairs in medieval church
A Church of England court has rejected a plea by parishioners in a medieval rural church to replace wooden pews with more comfortable padded chairs. They can have the chairs, but without the padding, a consistory court has ruled.

Archbishop of Wales Barry Morgan set to retire in January
Dr Morgan, who is the longest-serving archbishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion and also one of the longest serving bishops, will retire on his 70th birthday at the end of January.

Former headmaster accused of 'having sex with boy he met at Christian group'
John Coatman, a 75-year-old former headmaster, is on trial over allegations he had sex with a boy he met through a Christian youth group.

In Iraq, Nigeria and now Turkey, child bombers strike
Islamic State in particular highlights its child recruits for its "Cubs of the Caliphate" brigades.

3 reasons to believe that you can do great things
Friends, if we are in Christ, we can do all things because He strengthens us to do them.

Why we should master the art of saying 'no'
Mastering 'no' enables us to focus on God and not in the unnecessary things in life.

U.S. Air Force officer forced to remove Bible from his desk after military atheist group files complaint
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) seems keen on removing every vestige of Christianity in America, and this time, it has set its sight on the Bible on the desk of an Air Force major.