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Egyptian Christian shot dead by gunmen in suspected religiously motivated attack
An Egyptian Christian man was shot dead in what was believed to be a murder with religious motivations.
Researchers may soon be able to read 2,000-year-old scrolls charred when vesuvius erupted over Pompeii
If the new X-ray tomography technique for reading papyri scrolls that currently being studied by researchers proves effective, scientists could finally uncover the ideas locked in the still-unread ancient scrolls from one of the few intact libraries from antiquity.
Crow Nation Native American reservation declares 'Jesus Christ is Lord'
The Crow Nation has taken the "Jesus Is Lord" resolution drafted by Senator JC Stewart in 2013 and erected a billboard, proclaiming that "Jesus Christ is Lord in the Crow Nation."
Report claims 7,000 people experienced persecution in India
Discrimination against Christians in India reach new heights last year as a new report reveals that approximately 7,000 Christians experienced aggression and persecution from non-Christians in 2014.
Pakistan: Homes of 13 Christian families demolished after they refuse to be bonded labourers
Thirteen Pakistani Christian families are now without their homes after local government officials demolished their homes when they refused to become bonded labourers in the local brick kiln factory.
Billy Graham is 'very weak', says his son Franklin
The son of the man known as "America's Pastor" has revealed that his father still has a sharp mind despite being sick for two years now.
Aaron Rodgers doesn't think God cares about who wins the football game
God doesn't have a lot to do with football games, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers seems to think.
Alex Malarkey's admission about making up near-death story threatens Heaven tourism industry
The admission of an author of a best selling Heaven tourism book that his account was not real could send the industry into a downward spiral.
Al Qaeda were planning an attack on the Pope during his visit to Manila
Pope Francis concluded a successful five-day visit to the Philippines on Monday, but the security situation was not as placid as it seemed, say insiders within the authorities in charge of security.
Iraqi Catholics would really like the Pope to visit
Pope Francis can expect a warm reception from the Christians living in war-torn Iraq, the Vatican's top diplomat there says.
Heavenly bodies: how US churches have made fitness a spiritual issue
A health website has identified the fittest churches in Texas.
Militiamen kidnap Christian worker and French aid worker in the Central African Republic
Two Christians were kidnapped on January 19 near Bangui in the Central African Republic by anti-balaka militiamen who demanded the release of their imprisoned leader.
India: Bishops urge Narendra Modi to stop Hindu mass conversions of Christians
Mass conversion programmes are a politically-motivated breach of India's secular constitution, say Catholic bishops.
Iranian convert completes prison sentence but still hasn't been released
It has been a week since his one-year prison sentence was completed, but Iranian Christian Ebrahim Firouzi still remains behind bars in Rajael-Shahr Prison.
Hundreds of thousands join pro-life rally in Washington
"Human beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded," a top US cardinal said ahead of a national pro-life rally held yesterday.
The female 'taint'? Why some bishops won't be laying hands on Philip North
A row over women bishops is overshadowing the new Bishop of Burnley's consecration February 2.