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The baking school that means freedom for girls trapped in Thailand's sex industry
For millions of men who travel to Thailand each year, its brothels and sex clubs are a playground. For the girls working in them, they are a place of degradation and hopelessness.
Notre-Dame roofing contractor admits workers broke rules on smoking
The company hired to fix the roof of Notre-Dame Cathedral before it went up in flames last week has admitted that some of its workers flouted no-smoking regulations on scaffolding around the building.
Sri Lanka bombers were young and well-educated
Details began to emerge in Sri Lanka on Wednesday of a band of nine, well-educated Islamist suicide bombers, including a woman, from well-to-do families who slaughtered 359 people in Easter Sunday bomb attacks.
Islamic State claims responsibility for Sri Lanka church and hotel bombings
The Islamic State has claimed that it was behind the horrific suicide bombings of churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka over the Easter weekend.
After years of religious nationalism, Sri Lanka's Christian minority faces a new threat
Bomb blasts are not the style of Buddhist nationalist extremists.
Westerners more likely to say religion is less important now than 20 years ago
People in north America, Europe and Australia are more likely to believe that religion plays a diminished role in society compared to 20 years ago.
A history of medieval cathedrals and how they were rebuilt after fire
Many great churches and cathedrals have suffered catastrophic fires over their long histories and medieval chronicles are full of stories of devastation and ruin as a result â but they also tell of how the buildings were reconstructed and made better than ever.
Notre Dame: the public and private lives of France's spiritual home
Certainly, since its first stone was laid in 1163, Notre Dame has witnessed a great many of France's iconic moments.
Who are Sri Lanka's Christians?
At least 200 people have been killed in several coordinated bomb attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter.
Christians killed during child's dedication party in Nigeria on Palm Sunday
Over a dozen Christians, including children, were slaughtered by Fulani militants following an infant dedication service in the Nigerian state of Nasarawa.
Sri Lanka starts to bury its dead as country holds day of mourning for Easter Sunday bombing victims
Sri Lanka is holding a day of national mourning for the victims of Easter Sunday's bomb blasts as mass funerals for some of the 310 victims took place today.
Sharp drop in church membership among Americans - poll
The percentage of Americans who say they belong to a church, synagogue or mosque has hit a historic low, a new Gallup report released Thursday shows.
It's time to recognise 'anti-Christianism', says UK Coptic leader after Sri Lanka church attacks
The head of the UK Coptic Orthodox Church has called on faith communities to make a joint stand against "anti-Christianism".
Sri Lankan government says hardline Islamist group is behind Easter Sunday bombings
The Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka in which at least 290 people died have been blamed on a little known hardline Islamist group.
'Post-colonial guilt' is hindering UK's response to global persecution, says bishop
The bishop leading a government review into persecution against Christians has claimed that the UK's response has been hindered by a sense of "post-colonial guilt".
Death toll from Easter attacks in Sri Lanka climbs to 290
The death toll from multiple explosions at luxury hotels and churches in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday has risen to 290.