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Christianity in Iraq: Here are some signs of hope
Christianity in Iraq: Here are some signs of hope

Signs of hope are emerging for Christians in Iraq after they were forced to flee by the ISIS invasion.

Desmond Tutu breaks vow of silence to condemn Aung San Suu Kyi: 'You symbolised righteousness'
Desmond Tutu breaks vow of silence to condemn Aung San Suu Kyi: 'You symbolised righteousness'

Archbishop Desmond Tutu is breaking is vow of silence in retirement to call on Aung San Suu Kyi to end her country's persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority group.

Can Pope Francis help dispel the darkness of murder and violence from Colombia?
Can Pope Francis help dispel the darkness of murder and violence from Colombia?

Pope Francis, on his fifth visit to his native Latin America, is visiting Colombia with a message of peace. But despite a fragile three-month ceasefire, the country is still riven with conflict and has millions upon millions of internally displaced people.

Hurricane Irma devastates Caribbean, powers toward Florida
Hurricane Irma devastates Caribbean, powers toward Florida

Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, drove toward Florida on Friday as it lashed the Caribbean with devastating winds and torrential rain.

Hurricane Irma brings 'carnage' to the Caribbean, killing 8 as Christian Aid assists on the ground
Hurricane Irma brings 'carnage' to the Caribbean, killing 8 as Christian Aid assists on the ground

Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, today killed eight people on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin and left Barbuda devastated before heading towards Florida.

Evangelist J John on why Lidl's removal of the cross is a 'grotesque and blundering cultural insult'
Evangelist J John on why Lidl's removal of the cross is a 'grotesque and blundering cultural insult'

As someone who is both Greek and a Christian, this action by Lidl to erase the cross from a Greek Orthodox church on food products amazes and annoys me.

'Borderlands 3' release date news: Game might be coming really soon, says Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford
'Borderlands 3' release date news: Game might be coming really soon, says Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford

After the release of "Borderlands 2" back in 2012, the game developers have kept a pretty tight lid on the details of "Borderlands 3," however, during the Inside Gearbox Software panel at PAX West, Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford let in a bit of update for the fans.

Four Kenyan Christians beheaded in latest Islamist atrocity
Four Kenyan Christians beheaded in latest Islamist atrocity

Islamist militants went from house to house in Kenya on Wednesday, dragging out victims, shooting them and then beheading them.

Huawei unveils world's first mobile computing platform, Kirin 970
Huawei unveils world's first mobile computing platform, Kirin 970

Huawei unveiled their first flagship system on a chip (SoC), dubbed the Kirin 970, which is set with built-in AI capabilities that allow mobile devices to perform faster and most advanced.

Why Pope Francis needs all the prayers he can get as he visits Colombia, rife with poverty, corruption and war
Why Pope Francis needs all the prayers he can get as he visits Colombia, rife with poverty, corruption and war

Colombia has been torn by armed conflict since 1964, and it is weighed down by drug-trafficking related to cocaine production.

How threats over a movie about the last tsar show conservative Christians\' growing influence on Putin\'s Russia
How threats over a movie about the last tsar show conservative Christians' growing influence on Putin's Russia

Religious conservatives in Russia, increasingly influential under President Vladimir Putin, are waging a campaign to block the release of a 'blasphemous' film depicting an affair between a young ballerina and the last tsar, considered a martyr by the Orthodox church.

Myanmar\'s Aung San Suu Kyi: Fake news is helping Rohingya terrorists
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi: Fake news is helping Rohingya terrorists

Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi is claiming her country is protecting everyone in the Rakhine state where more than 123,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled in the past two weeks.

Georgian priest guilty in cyanide murder plot
Georgian priest guilty in cyanide murder plot

A court has found a Georgian priest guilty of trying to murder the personal secretary and adviser of Patriach, Ilia II, the head of the country's Orthodox Church.

\'We must teach the Gospel of Christ even if they kill us\': Philippines archbishop speaks out against government
'We must teach the Gospel of Christ even if they kill us': Philippines archbishop speaks out against government

A Catholic archbishop in the Philippines has told clergy to continue preaching the Gospel even if they are threatened with death and 'the government is hostile'.

DACA: Did evangelicals help or hinder \'Dreamers\'?
DACA: Did evangelicals help or hinder 'Dreamers'?

Donald Trump's decision to cancel a program helping the children of illegal immigrants has bought widespread condemnation from faith groups.

Christian children \'forced to recite Islamic prayers\' in order to receive food in Sudan refugee camps
Christian children 'forced to recite Islamic prayers' in order to receive food in Sudan refugee camps

Christian children at refugee camps in Sudan are not receiving food unless they say Islamic prayers, according to reports received by sources close to the leading Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).