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Former MI6 head: Pope Francis was right to warn of 'punch' for people who insult religion

Sir John Sawers has urged the need for respect for other people's core values.

Boko Haram claims responsibility for Baga massacre, saying 'The Lord told us to'

The leader of Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the recent brutal massacre in Baga in northeast Nigeria and has threatened more violence.

Top Christian school is downgraded: head blames new 'British values' rules

Grindon Christian School has been put into special measures following a bad Ofsted report.

More women than men believe in life after death

There is a "huge disparity" between men and women over matters of faith and belief, with nearly twice as many women as men believing in life after death.

Exorcising Lenin: protesters arrested in Red Square after holy water stunt

Members of the Blue Rider protest group splashed Lenin's tomb with water from a church.

Christians taken hostage in Central African Republic

Anti-balaka militia are demanding the release of a leader captured on Saturday.

Charlie Hebdo attackers urge more 'lone wolf' operations

Al Qaeda in Yemen has called for "individual jihad" against Western targets.

Palestinian stabs 10 on Tel Aviv commuter bus

A West Bank resident attacked the driver and passengers before being shot.

Teen Mom star Maci Bookout thankful to God after she and unborn baby survive serious car accident

"Teen Mom" star Maci Bookout has only words of gratitude to God after she and her six-year-old son Bentley survived a very serious car accident on Sunday.

Mother who put off cancer treatment to save baby now has just months to live

A mother who has chosen to delay cancer treatment to give birth to her daughter now has only months to live.

Benefits claimants with mental health problems among worst hit by sanctions

Benefits claimants deemed unfit to work owing to mental health problems are more likely to have their benefits stopped by sanctions than those suffering from other conditions, new research shows.

Church vigil to be held for baby set on fire; mother charged with murder

Residents of a township in New Jersey will hold a vigil on Wednesday in memory of a newborn baby girl allegedly burned to death by her mother last week.

Jeremy Camp's eighth studio album I Will Follow album coming soon

Those eager for new Jeremy Camp material can already download three of his new songs prior to the February 3 release date of his eighth studio album I Will Follow.

Christian mother sees Satanic symbol in school bus tail lights

A Christian mother from Cordova, Tennessee, has taken to social media to air her alarm over a school bus' brake lights that she believes depict a symbol commonly associated with the occult and devil worship.

Woman pleads guilty in exorcism killing of two children

One of two women involved in the killing of two children and attempted killing of two others pleaded guilty to the charges against her in a Maryland courtroom on Friday.