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Soldiers from Chad and Niger kill 'hundreds' of Boko Haram militants in push to retake ground
Clashes in northern Nigeria yesterday saw significant gains against the insurgents.
Arkansas governor seeks to fix controversial religion law seen as targeting gay people
The state was hit by a storm of protest over its Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Iraqi forces retake strategic town of Tikrit in victory over Islamic State
Only small pockets of resistance remain after weeks of fighting.
Prayers answered: Mexican man granted visa for heart and liver transplant
A Mexican family is rejoicing after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approved a visa for 20-year-old Jose Chua Lopez this week.
Cardinal Burke: Gays, remarried Catholics, murderers all live in mortal sin despite being kind and generous
One of the Catholic Church's most outspoken conservatives had strong words for gays and remarried Catholics in an interview published last week.
Arab leaders to form coalition against ISIS
Leaders across the Arab world announced Sunday that they will form a military coalition in opposition of extremist forces such as the Islamic State (IS).
Arizona senator says suggestion to make church attendance mandatory was not meant to be taken seriously
Arizona Senator Sylvia Allen recently proposed that church services be made mandatory in order to launch a "moral rebirth" in the country.
Boston mayor prayerful after cop is shot at point-blank range
The city of Boston is rallying around one of its officers after an "unprovoked" shooting on Friday put him in critical condition.
Sweden adds gender-neutral pronoun to official dictionary
Sweden has added the gender-neutral pronoun "hen" to its official dictionary.Â
Faith under attack in Canada? Religious leaders think so
Religious leaders in Canada see a pattern in recent events involving attacks on the Christian faith and they are not keeping quiet about it.
Christians will disappear from Middle East in two years, Lebanese MP warns
A Christian member of Lebanon's parliament warned that there might not be any Christians in the Middle East in two years, except in his country.
Protestants expelled from Mexican community for refusing to denounce faith
Two Mexican Protestants were reportedly imprisoned and then expelled from their community in Mexico's Hidalgo State for refusing to denounce their faith.
Mormons could be expelled from Brigham Young University for losing faith
Students at Brigham Young University who are part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LSD) could face expulsion from the university for "losing faith."
California court affirms school's firing of two teachers over church attendance
A court in California ruled that the Little Oaks School in Thousand Oaks, Los Angeles, was within its right to fire two teachers over church attendance.
We did not advocate disobedience to the police, Franklin Graham's critic says
A critic of prominent preacher Franklin Graham denied that she and other co-authors of an open letter had advocated public disobedience against the police.
European Union pledges 1.1 billion euros in aid to Syria
The European Union has pledged 1.1 billion euros in aid to Syria during the Third International Pledging Conference for Syria.