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What do we know about the faith of the 2016 presidential candidates?
Faith matters when it comes to the presidential election. As the final contender John Kasich announces today, Lucinda Borkett-Jones looks at the faith of each candidate.

Clinton launches White House bid
Hillary Clinton cast herself as a champion for everyday Americans on Sunday, kicking off her long-awaited second run for the White House with a vow to fight for a level playing field for those recovering from tough economic times.

Pope calls Armenian massacre 'first genocide of the 20th century'
The deaths of up to 1.5 million Armenians under Ottoman rule constituted "the first genocide of the 20th century", Pope Francis said yesterday, in a statement that is likely to sour relations with Turkey.

Iraq's leader to seek arms to fight ISIS on US visit
Iraq's prime minister will seek President Barack Obama's help to acquire billions of dollars in drones and other US arms to fight Islamic State during a US visit next week, a senior Iraqi official said.

'ISIS' gunmen attack South Korea embassy in Tripoli, two guards killed
Unidentified gunmen fired shots at the South Korean embassy in Tripoli on Sunday killing two local security guards, a South Korean official in Seoul said.

Greece: Orthodox Church offers up property to raise funds for country's debt
The head of Greece's Orthodox Church said on Saturday it was willing to put property it owns up for development to help raise money to repay the country's debt.

Walter Scott funeral: hundreds mourn man shot dead by police officer
Hundreds of mourners, including prominent South Carolina politicians, attended the funeral on Saturday of Walter Scott, an African-American father of four who was shot in the back while running from a white patrolman.

Missing teen Anjelica 'AJ' Hadsell's family ask for prayer after remains positively identified
Remains found in the search for 18-year-old Anjelica "AJ" Hadsell were positively identified on Friday.

Another Catholic priest murdered in Mexico
Another Roman Catholic priest was found dead in Mexico this week, leading to increased protests over violence in the country.

Tim Tebow wants to build a legacy greater than football
As much as former National Football League (NFL) player Tim Tebow loves football, there is something he loves and values more - and that is his charity work.

Carrie Underwood says women should bring out their natural beauty
Christian country crooner Carrie Underwood always looks so beautiful and polished that it's somewhat difficult to imagine that she ever has any bad hair days, but the singer can attest to it.

Lecrae's music is being played in strip clubs and his Christian message is inspiring dancers
Grammy award-winning Christian rapper Lecrae's music is currenly being played in Louisville strip clubs and his music is slowly changing the lives of its dancers, bouncers, and even owners.

Kari Jobe thanks fans, husband for a 'sweet birthday'
Christian artist Kari Jobe just celebrated her 34th birthday on April 6 and she is thanking her fans and husband Cody Carnes for pulling out all the stops to make her feel special.

Homeless people brought to tears after reading mean tweets about homelessness
Raising the Roof is an organization from Canada that is looking for long-term solutions to homelessness, and its campaign called Humans For Humans is encouraging people to show compassion to the homeless. To open the world's eyes about the emotional plights faced by homeless people, they created a heartbreaking video showing homeless people reading cruel tweets about homelessness.

Nigeria: voting begins for state governors
Nigerians have once again gone to the polls for the final stage of the country's elections, two weeks after former-president Goodluck Jonathan was unseated by Muhammadu Buhari.

A portrait of addiction: capturing the humanity of the homeless
Marksteen Adamson spent three years photographing homeless drug addict Alan Dainton before he felt he'd got the perfect shot.