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New 21st century home for Lambeth\'s ancient treasures
New 21st century home for Lambeth's ancient treasures

Lambeth Palace's first new building for 180 years will host the Church's historic library amid fears its current home could not preserve the collection to modern standards, according to the Telegraph.

Missionary hero returns to DRC to defend men accused of shooting her
Missionary hero returns to DRC to defend men accused of shooting her

A missionary shot by bandits has received a heroine's welcome as she returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

India: Women from threatened Christian orphanage issue cry for help
India: Women from threatened Christian orphanage issue cry for help

The orphanage is set to be taken over by local authorities.

Three Iranian Christians released from prison
Three Iranian Christians released from prison

Three Iranian Christians have been released from prison after being arrested during a prayer meeting in Iran, reports say.

Terror of Ramadi citizens in besieged city: \'We will be scapegoats\'
Terror of Ramadi citizens in besieged city: 'We will be scapegoats'

Thousands of civilians are effectively being held hostage inside the city.

Cameron joins chorus of outrage over Donald Trump\'s call to ban Muslims from US
Cameron joins chorus of outrage over Donald Trump's call to ban Muslims from US

A spokeswoman for the British Prime Minister called his comments "divisive, unhelpful and quite simply wrong".

Parliament blocks move to let 16-year-olds vote in European referendum
Parliament blocks move to let 16-year-olds vote in European referendum

The move might have boosted the campaign to stay in the 28-member bloc.

Anti-Christian group \'insults\' U.S. Air Force cadets by demanding end to their public prayers in football games
Anti-Christian group 'insults' U.S. Air Force cadets by demanding end to their public prayers in football games

The Air Force Academy football team has now been prohibited from letting their players kneel down in prayer in public because it is reportedly a "putrid" example of "Christian supremacy."

Help refugees return home, says Coptic bishop
Help refugees return home, says Coptic bishop

The leader of Britain's Coptic Christians has called for refugees and other displaced people to be helped to return to their homelands if that is what they wish.

St. Peter\'s Basilica transformed into work of art in light show aimed at raising awareness on climate change
St. Peter's Basilica transformed into work of art in light show aimed at raising awareness on climate change

The St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican will be transformed into a work of art on Tuesday since it will serve as a canvas for a public art project that seeks to raise awareness on climate change and endangered species.

Priest linked to sex-abuse cover-up tapped as chief of California church\'s sex-abuse hotline, dismaying victims
Priest linked to sex-abuse cover-up tapped as chief of California church's sex-abuse hotline, dismaying victims

The San Diego Catholic Diocese is facing opposition after it appointed a priest who once admitted to destroying documents that detailed sexual assaults to be in charge of the church's sex abuse hotline.

Jimmy Carter\'s successful treatment shows potency of new anti-cancer drugs that boost immune system — experts
Jimmy Carter's successful treatment shows potency of new anti-cancer drugs that boost immune system — experts

If there is one thing that former president Jimmy Carter's successful treatment for melanoma proved, then it is that scientists have made a marked improvement in treating cancer.

Stephen Curry defends wife Ayesha over Twitter backlash, says Twitter is all about expressing one\'s opinions
Stephen Curry defends wife Ayesha over Twitter backlash, says Twitter is all about expressing one's opinions

People are entitled to their own opinions, according to Christian NBA star Stephen Curry. This is the reason why he is surprised that a lot of people were enraged over the comments his wife Ayesha recently made on social media about dressing modestly

New chapter in robotics: \'Darwin\' the thinking robot teaches itself how to walk, just like a child, in California
New chapter in robotics: 'Darwin' the thinking robot teaches itself how to walk, just like a child, in California

Just like a real human toddler, a robot is learning how to take baby steps inside a laboratory at the University of California Berkeley.

Stopping terror attacks in U.S. now a \'mission impossible\' after California massacre, experts say
Stopping terror attacks in U.S. now a 'mission impossible' after California massacre, experts say

For law enforcement officials, however, the San Bernardino shooting marks a "game changer" in the way they perform their jobs to protect the public against these kinds of attacks.

ISIS militants seize 4 Afghan districts, forcing tens of  thousands of villagers to flee; Taliban fighters defect en masse
ISIS militants seize 4 Afghan districts, forcing tens of thousands of villagers to flee; Taliban fighters defect en masse

The Islamic State (ISIS) has expanded its reach into Afghanistan and is said to have assumed control over four districts.