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Pakistan: Christian leaders ask for forgiveness after protest lynchings
Violence erupted after the Taliban bombed two churches in Lahore last week.

Ted Cruz launches presidential campaign at Christian college
Republican Senator Ted Cruz has today become the first official presidential candidate in the race for 2016, and will mark his campaign launch in a speech at Liberty University, Virginia.

Pope Francis gets a special pizza delivery
We've seen all sorts of weird pope-inspired memorabilia, and now he's received a personalised pizza.

'Terrorism is becoming more professional' says Tunisian official
Praised as a model of Arab Spring progress, Tunisia has finally been drawn onto the global jihadi battlefield after Islamist militants gunned down foreign tourists in a brazen assault at the heart of the capital.

King Richard III burial: Leicester Cathedral hosts remains
The King's remains will be re-interred at Leicester cathedral on Thursday in a ceremony led by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

Yemen: Houthis seize strategic city
Houthi fighters opposed to Yemen's president took over the central city of Taiz in an escalation of a power struggle diplomats say risks drawing in neighbouring oil giant Saudi Arabia and its main regional rival Iran.

Syrian insurgents 'mimicking ruthlessness' of army
Insurgent groups in Syria have carried out scores of indiscriminate attacks that have killed and maimed civilians in violation of the laws of war, a Human Rights Watch report said on Monday.

Pope Francis takes on Mafia in Naples speech, urges repentance
Francis attacks corruption and organised crime in a speech in the city's Plebiscito Square.

John Lennox on lions and fiery furnaces: How the book of Daniel speaks today
A new book by the apologist and Oxford professor draws lessons from the life of the prophet.

David Cameron will face his rivals in TV election debate
After months of wrangling, a debate format has been agreed.

Tunisia arrests more than 20 in crackdown after Bardo museum attack
Suspected militants have been detained after the attack that killed 23 people.

Obama says Netanyahu's rejection of Palestinian state makes it 'hard to find a path' to peace
US-Israeli relationships are in the deep freeze after the Prime Minister's vow.

Father develops app to help autistic children and their families find autistic-friendly places
A father from Pennsylvania who has a son with autism is planning to create an app called "Autism Village" that will help autistic children and their families find autistic-friendly places to enjoy.

Hope is not enough to get you to heaven, warns Rick Warren
He said in his devotional that if people were to be asked right now whether they would be going to Heaven or Hell, the most common response would be: "I hope I'll go to Heaven."

Hillsong United's album cover makes it into space, shares Joel Houston
Hillsong United's brand new album Empires has literally soared to great heights, having just been launched into space.

'19 Kids and Counting' Michelle Duggar shares a memorable wedding gift
The elderly couple who lived next to them knew just how much Jim Bob and Michelle adored the wooden table, so they thought of doing something sweet to surprise them.