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Islamic State targets Russian Orthodox Church head and Putin
Islamic State is taking aim in new propaganda posters at the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, as well as the Russian president Vladimir Putin alongside previous posters depicting the US and London as targets, according to orthodoxia.info and the SITE Intelligence Group.
Donald Trump will attend Billy Graham's funeral, White House confirms
Donald Trump will attend Billy Graham's funeral on Friday, the White House has confirmed.
Dagestan's deadly church attack: 3 arrests made
Three people have been arrested in connection with the gun attack at a Russian Orthodox Church in Dagestan which took placeon February 18 in which five people died and five others were injured, World Watch Monitor (WWM) reported.
Gardener in Galilee finds 700-year-old St Nicholas ring
A rare, intact bronze ring from the Middle Ages, bearing the image of St Nicholas, popularly known today as Santa Claus, was discovered by chance during recent landscaping work in the garden of a home in a community in the Jezreel Valley, lower Galilee.
The Holy Sepulchre: Inside the story of a well kept secret plan to shut the holiest church in Christianity
One of the most remarkable elements to the sensational story of the church's closure yesterday is that, given the different sides involved, it didn't leak out.
Holy Sepulchre closed because Israel's Christians believe they are under threat, says Bishop of Southwark
The Bishop of Southwark has called on Christians around the world to show 'solidarity' over the indefinite closure of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre in protest at a bill affecting church lands and new taxes on churches that are 'unfair, inappropriate and arbitrary'.
Rome's Colosseum lit in red to symbolise blood of persecuted Christians
Rome's Colosseum was bathed in red on Saturday as part of a worldwide campaign to highlight the persecution of Christians.
Cathedral invaded as violence flares in Congo over church-backed protests
At least two people were killed and hundreds of ruling party supporters stormed Kinshasa cathedral in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo this weekend after the authorities there banned a planned church-backed rally against the country's president, Joseph Kabila.
iPhone X 2 rumors: Plus model displays revealed in leaked photos
A pair of photos claimed to be of the rumored iPhone X 2's screen and digitizer surfaced on China's MacX forums, with the source claiming the parts originate from an LG facility in Vietnam as part of a "trial run of production equipment. "
'Marmite' Trump: How the president polarises black and evangelical voters
Donald Trump's 'marmite' tendency to polarise is highlighted in a dramatic new poll showing the extent of white evangelical's loyal approval of their president.
Jerusalem's Church of Holy Sepulchre shuts indefinitely amid fierce row with Israel
Jerusalem's famous Church of the Holy Schepulre will close indefinitely today in an unprecedented move amid a fierce row with the Israeli government.
UN demands Syria truce as airstrikes continue
The UN Security Council on Saturday demanded a 30-day truce across Syria as rescuers in the country's eastern Ghouta region said bombing had not let up long enough for them to count bodies during one of the bloodiest air assaults of the seven-year war.
'World's heaviest' four-pound tumor removed from man's brain in seven-hour long operation
Surgeons from BYL Nair Hospital in Mumbai removed the "world's heaviest tumor ever recorded" from the head of a 31-year-old shopkeeper.
Monsoon rains in Bangladesh could cause catastrophe for Rohingya refugees, warns Christian charity
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees living in camps at Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh face great risks from the monsoon season due to start in a matter of weeks, the Catholic charity CAFOD is warning.
UN delays Syria ceasefire vote as carnage escalates in eastern Ghouta
The UN Security Council yesterday delayed a vote on a demand for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, where pro-government warplanes have been pounding the last rebel bastion near Damascus in one of the deadliest bombing campaigns of the seven-year civil war.
Donald Trump approval ratings latest news: President's approval rating drops by 3%, latest poll shows
President Trump's approval rating dip by three percent from last months 40 percent.