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Oregon shooting prompts Hillary Clinton to come out for gun control
Hillary Clinton has said she will seek to employ new gun control measures to curb gun violence if she is elected as US President.
Tax credit cuts will cause misery, says Christian policy charity
Changes to tax credits will cause financial misery for working families, according to a report by a leading Christian charity.
Three Indian evangelists arrested for trying to show Jesus film
Complaints by members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, a right-wing nationalist organisation, led to their arrest under anti-conversion laws.
Why an obscure Eritrean priest might beat Pope Francis and Angela Merkel to the Nobel Peace Prize
Father Mussie Zerai has been nominated for helping to save the lives of thousands of migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
Israelis stabbed, Palestinian teen shot as Jerusalem violence escalates
Violence in Jerusalem and the West Bank has escalated after Israelis were stabbed in two separate attacks a Palestinian was killed in clashes with Israeli troops.
Pope tells Synod: 'Church should not be a museum of memories'
The three-week Synod on the Family will discuss ways to defend the traditional family.
Indonesia: Two women arrested after hugging in public
Two women have been arrested by Sharia police in Aceh, Indonesia on suspicion of being lesbians after hugging in public.
Mosul churches being used as slaughterhouses by ISIS
Ancient churches in Mosul have been used as slaughterhouses by Islamic State militants in Iraq, it has emerged.
Violent attacks against Christians in Bangui leave hundreds dead
Sectarian violence against Christians has broken out in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), claiming between 100-200 lives, before the election on 18 October according to CSW.
Archbishop of Canterbury launches review of sex abuser bishop case
The Archbishop of Canterbury has commissioned an independent review into how the Church of England responded to abuse allegations against the disgraced former Bishop of Gloucester Peter Ball.
Some Christian evangelicals not happy with Donald Trump's meeting with faith leaders
Not everyone, however, was happy with the controversial businessman's choice of faith leaders to be close with. Outspoken Christian evangelical and Trump's critic Russell Moore, for instance, belittled the faith leaders currently surrounding the leading Republican presidential candidate.
Hundreds of parents outraged by Islamic lessons being taught in Georgia schools
Hundreds of parents plan to confront the Board of Education of the Walton Country school district on October 10 about social science lessons for middle schoolers, which they believe are biased toward Islam while supposedly ignoring Christian teachings.
'We're at our limit': Merkel told Germany can't take more refugees
Germany needs to limit the number of refugees it takes in or even close its borders, conservative allies of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at the weekend, as the country deals with record inflows of people fleeing from war and poverty.
ISIS destroy Palmyra's Arch of Triumph
Islamic State militants have blown up the Arch of Triumph, a major monument in the 2,000-year-old Roman city of Palmyra, Syria's antiquities chief said on Sunday, after they destroyed two ancient temples at the central Syrian site in recent months.
ISIS executes 12 Christiansâincluding boy and 2 women who were raped in public and beheadedâfor refusing to renounce Jesus
ISIS militants have brutally murdered 12 Christians, including the 12 year-old son of a Syrian ministry team leader who had planted nine churches, for refusing to renounce the name of Jesus Christ and embrace the Islam religion, Gospel Herald reported.
Assad: Russia's campaign against ISIS is vital to save Middle East
The military campaign by Russia, Syria and its allies is vital to save the Middle East from destruction, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said, a day after Moscow said it would step up air strikes against Islamic State targets across Syria.