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Life for Christians improving in Egypt, says Catholic leader
Life for Christians improving in Egypt, says Catholic leader

Egyptian Christians are enjoying greater freedoms under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a spokesman for the country's Catholic Church has said.

One third of Americans don't believe in evolution

Nearly a third of Americans do not believe in human evolution and instead imagine that humans and other living things have existed in their present form since the beginning of time.

Half of UK adults visited a church last year
Half of UK adults visited a church last year

Nearly half of British adults have visited a church or a chapel in the last year, according to a poll today.

Pakistan Christian school stormed in Charlie Hebdo protest
Pakistan Christian school stormed in Charlie Hebdo protest

Armed students invaded a boys' school and demanded its closure.

Church of England to investigate Stephen Sizer over 9/11 Israel post
Church of England to investigate Stephen Sizer over 9/11 Israel post

The Church of England is investigating one of its clergy after he posted a link on Facebook post to an article entitled "9-11/Israel did it".

Vatican will offer Rome\'s homeless shaves and haircuts in St Peter\'s Square
Vatican will offer Rome's homeless shaves and haircuts in St Peter's Square

An earlier plan to provide free hot showers has been extended.

Justin Bieber: I\'m leaving bad boy behaviour behind
Justin Bieber: I'm leaving bad boy behaviour behind

The pop star has said that he is saying farewell to his "arrogant" and "conceited" attitude.

27 security personnel dead in Egypt, Islamic state claims responsibility
27 security personnel dead in Egypt, Islamic state claims responsibility

The attacks are the worse anti-Government violence in recent months.

Japan PM pledges \'every effort\' to free Kenji Goto
Japan PM pledges 'every effort' to free Kenji Goto

No news has been received of the Christian journalist held by Islamic State.

Catholic church in California bans girls from being altar servers

A Catholic priest who has been newly assigned to a church in San Francisco has banned girls from serving in the church altars during Mass.

Religious extremists believed to be behind theft of Celtic god statue

Police in Northern Ireland believe that the theft of a fibreglass-and-steel statue of Celtic god of the sea Manannan Mac Lir in County Derry, Ireland, may have involved religious motivations.

\'Mass mobs\' come to the rescue of churches suffering from dwindling attendance
'Mass mobs' come to the rescue of churches suffering from dwindling attendance

New Yorkers on Sunday flocked to hear Mass in a Roman Catholic Church that has been scheduled for closing by the Archdiocese of New York because of dwindling attendance.

Kid Rock on his new music: Jesus and Hank Williams Jr \'help me to live my life\'
Kid Rock on his new music: Jesus and Hank Williams Jr 'help me to live my life'

Kid Rock is coming back with his tenth studio album, First Kiss, and he hopes to come back with a bang.

Teen\'s letter to dad in \'heaven\' gets a response
Teen's letter to dad in 'heaven' gets a response

A teenager from Whittier, California sent a balloon to her late father in "heaven," and got the response she asked for.

Father can only save one of his sick twin girls and is desperate to find a liver donor for the other
Father can only save one of his sick twin girls and is desperate to find a liver donor for the other

A father of twin girls in Ontario, Canada has started a passionate campaign to find a suitable liver donor for one of his daughters in order to save her life.

ISIS fighter who appeared alongside child in execution video is dead, say officials
ISIS fighter who appeared alongside child in execution video is dead, say officials

The ISIS fighter featured in a recently-released video of a child executing two men suspected to be "Russian spies" has allegedly been killed in the battlefield.