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Catholic Church in Australia to enter redress scheme for sex abuse survivors
The Catholic Church in Australia has committed to taking part in a new national redress scheme for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse, two top religious groups said today.
Trump vows to help secure release of Pastor Andrew Brunson from Turkish prison
U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to continue working toward the release of Pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been incarcerated in a Turkish prison since October 2016.
Gaza militants launch heaviest barrage in years against Israel
Palestinian militants launched their heaviest barrages against Israel since the 2014 Gaza war on Tuesday and Israeli aircraft struck back in a surge of fighting after weeks of border violence.
10 beheaded in Mozambique suspected Islamist attack
Mozambique's state radio service has announced the beheading of 10 people including children in an area where previous Islamist attacks have been reported.
Leige: 'Terrorist attacker' shot dead after killing three in Belgian town
A man has been shot dead by police in the Belgian city of Liege after apparently killing three people in what is believed to be a terrorist attack.
'Not even God loves gang members': Why a pastor and former MS-13 gangster wants to prove critics wrong
An evangelical pastor has told of his past as a member of the world's most dangerous gang.
Catholic seminary stormed by Fulani herders in Nigeria
A Catholic seminary was stormed by a group of suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria's middle belt early on Monday morning and a priest narrowly escaped being killed.
Church that lost 10 evangelical pastor couples in Cuba plane crash appeals for prayers
One week after the plane crash in Havana, Cuba that killed 120 people including twenty evangelical pastors on May 19, the denomination that lost the pastor couples has appealed for prayers.
Bibles seen at polling stations for Ireland's abortion referendum draw complaints
Other voters said they had seen images of the Madonna and Child in their precinct.
Fulani militants have killed nearly 500 people in Nigeria's Benue state this year, governor says
The toll of Fulani violence has reached an all time high this year as nearly 500 have been killed by militants in the Nigerian state of Benue alone, the governor has said.
Practicing homosexuals should not be allowed in seminary, Pope says
Pope Francis reportedly told Italian bishops in a recent closed-door meeting that men who "practice homosexual acts" should not be allowed to stay in the seminary.
Ireland's Catholic leader says abortion referendum 'obliterated rights of unborn'
Archbishop Eamon Martin said he was 'very deeply saddened' by the vote, which saw a two-thirds majority in favour of repealing the controversial Eighth Amendment to the constitution.
ACLU, Planned Parenthood sue Iowa over law banning abortions after fetal heartbeat is detected
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and affiliates of Planned Parenthood in Iowa have filed a lawsuit against the state to challenge a new law that prohibits abortions after the detection of the unborn baby's heartbeat.
Violence against Nigeria's Christians hits record high
In the central state of Benue alone, 492 people have been killed this year.
South Korea says North is committed to 'complete' denuclearisation, summit with Trump
In Washington, Trump signalled that preparations for a June 12 summit with Kim were going ahead, despite having called off the meeting last week.
Jailed British-Iranian aid worker to face new trial on fresh charges
A detained British-Iranian aid worker sentenced to five years in jail in Iran is to face a second trial on new security charges.