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Joey Feek cancer update: Walking down memory late with husband Rory on Valentine\'s Day
Joey Feek cancer update: Walking down memory late with husband Rory on Valentine's Day

Christian country singers Rory and Joey Feek have always celebrated Valentine's Day, and this year is no exception. However, their 14th Valentine's Day together might be their last, and Joey is already too weak to maintain their usual tradition of having a romantic candle-lit dinner for two.

ISIS under pressure as Syrian army edges closer
ISIS under pressure as Syrian army edges closer

Syrian government forces were poised to advance into the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Saturday.

Pope Francis meets Russian church head for first time in 1,000 years
Pope Francis meets Russian church head for first time in 1,000 years

Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill called for restored unity in a historic meeting in Cuba, nearly 1,000 years after the Eastern and Western churches split.

Kentucky appeals court asked to uphold ruling favouring Christian t-shirt printer in row with gay group
Kentucky appeals court asked to uphold ruling favouring Christian t-shirt printer in row with gay group

The fight for freedoms of religion and speech is now at the Kentucky Court of Appeals, which will decide on whether a Christian t-shirt printer has the right to refuse to print messages of a gay organization that contradicted his religious beliefs.

U.S. mayor scraps new rule banning \'Founding Fathers\' in official reports: \'Political correctness run amok\'
U.S. mayor scraps new rule banning 'Founding Fathers' in official reports: 'Political correctness run amok'

The mayor of San Diego, California has ordered city officials to discard a new rule that prohibits employees from using "Founding Fathers" and other terms perceived as "gender biased" .

4-year-old \'Jihadi Junior\' shown blowing up 3 prisoners inside vehicle in ISIS video
4-year-old 'Jihadi Junior' shown blowing up 3 prisoners inside vehicle in ISIS video

A four year-old British boy believed to be aged four and dubbed "junior jihadi" was shown executing three prisoners in a recent propaganda film released by the Islamic State (ISIS).

Google joins battle against ISIS with launch of counter-terrorism information drive
Google joins battle against ISIS with launch of counter-terrorism information drive

Internet giant, Google, has joined the battle against the Islamic State (ISIS) by piloting a new strategy that may protect users against extremist groups or Islamist radicals.

Top U.S. intel official confirms ISIS use of chemical weapons in Syria and Iraq
Top U.S. intel official confirms ISIS use of chemical weapons in Syria and Iraq

The Director of National Intelligence has said that the terror group Islamic State (ISIS) has developed and utilised chemical weapons, specifically ''sulphur mustard'' during attacks in Iraq and Syria.

Black pastors assailed for giving their blessings to abortion, same-sex marriage advocate Hillary Clinton
Black pastors assailed for giving their blessings to abortion, same-sex marriage advocate Hillary Clinton

Christian author and radio talk show host Michael L. Brown is denouncing the pastors who last week blessed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and declared her as "the next president of the United States."

Trump calls Pope Francis a \'very political person who doesn\'t understand\' America\'s immigration problem
Trump calls Pope Francis a 'very political person who doesn't understand' America's immigration problem

U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is not pleased with Pope Francis' plan to stand with migrants at the U.S.-Mexican border on Friday, saying the head of the Roman Catholic Church "doesn't understand" America's immigration problem.

Ben Carson to stay in White House race \'until I win,\' says he\'s not keen on VP job
Ben Carson to stay in White House race 'until I win,' says he's not keen on VP job

Despite faring badly in Iowa and New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said he's staying in the race "until I win."

How to start a compassion revolution
How to start a compassion revolution

Krish Kandiah says it starts with 'echoes of compassion'.

Catholics and the Zika Virus: Why abortion and contraception are very different issues
Catholics and the Zika Virus: Why abortion and contraception are very different issues

Because of its stance on abortion and contraception, secular writers are portraying the Church as a callous institution uninterested in the welfare of thousands of mothers and their potentially disabled children. These attacks are missing the point.

Fighting priest to set Australian boxing record
Fighting priest to set Australian boxing record

An Anglican minister is about to set a record as Australia's oldest professional boxer.

Moving scenes as Marius Bodnariu sees sons for first time in three months
Moving scenes as Marius Bodnariu sees sons for first time in three months

The father whose five children were removed from the family home by Norway's Barnevernet or child welfare services, has been able to see his sons for the first time in three months.

Abducted, raped, then forcibly married: Christian woman escapes ordeal
Abducted, raped, then forcibly married: Christian woman escapes ordeal

A Christian woman who was abducted, raped and forcibly married to a Muslim man in Pakistan has escaped.