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Radical feminist group claims responsibility for Mexico bishops HQ bombing
Radical feminist group claims responsibility for Mexico bishops HQ bombing

A radical feminist group has claimed responsibility for the bombing of the headquarters of Mexico's Catholic Council of Bishops.

700 child refugees from South Sudan every week: 700 World Vision bears on St Paul\'s stairs
700 child refugees from South Sudan every week: 700 World Vision bears on St Paul's stairs

Seven hundred teddy bears were placed on the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral today as part of a campaign by the international children's charity World Vision (WV) to highlight the plight of child refugees, 700 of whom are crossing the border from South Sudan into Uganda every week.

Palestinians celebrate as Israel removes barriers from Jerusalem mosque following bloody clashes
Palestinians celebrate as Israel removes barriers from Jerusalem mosque following bloody clashes

Israel last night removed all security from Jerusalem's al-Asqa mosque, following intense protest and one of the bloodiest clashes with Palestine in years. Palestinians gathered this morning to celebrate.

No Jesus and no Christmas cards could soon be a reality in Australian school campuses under new proposals
No Jesus and no Christmas cards could soon be a reality in Australian school campuses under new proposals

School kids who talk about Jesus or exchange Christmas cards with classmates could find themselves penalized in the name of inclusiveness under new proposals being floated by Australian education officials.

Schoolgirl describes trauma of being raped every day by ISIS \'beast\' who chose her from 150 girls \'by drawing lots\'
Schoolgirl describes trauma of being raped every day by ISIS 'beast' who chose her from 150 girls 'by drawing lots'

A Yazidi girl who was 14-years-old when she was kidnapped by the Islamic State terror group in northern Iraq has said she was raped every day for six months by a radical she described as a "beast."

Three women arrested for gang raping a pastor in Zimbabwe say they were \'just playing around\'
Three women arrested for gang raping a pastor in Zimbabwe say they were 'just playing around'

The three women, all in their twenties, deny rape but admit the indecent assault charge.

She was naked, her hair in the Egyptian style, when the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem
She was naked, her hair in the Egyptian style, when the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem

New evidence of the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem has been found at the City of David.

\'Close to my heart\': Pope Francis sends approving email to nun who ministers to trans gender people
'Close to my heart': Pope Francis sends approving email to nun who ministers to trans gender people

Pope Francis has approvingly replied to an email from a nun who works with transgender women, saying he holds thewomen who are trying to escape prostitution and abuse 'close to my heart'.

Reaching the unreached: these people are trying to make God\'s love known throughout the world
Reaching the unreached: these people are trying to make God's love known throughout the world

Scripture Union has launched The 95 Campaign to address a situation where the vast majority of children and young people in England and Wales choose not to go to church.

Church under attack: Bomber strikes at Mexican bishops headquarters
Church under attack: Bomber strikes at Mexican bishops headquarters

An explosive device was set off by unidentified individuals early yesterday at the headquarters of the Mexican Bishops' Conference (CEM) in Mexico City.

US Interfaith delegation including Jews barred from entering Israel over boycott movement activism
US Interfaith delegation including Jews barred from entering Israel over boycott movement activism

Five members of an American interfaith delegation to Israel, including three Jews, were prevented from boarding their flight from Washington DC, reportedly because of their activism on behalf of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS).

Hope for Sudan as Archbishop of Canterbury inaugurates new Anglican province
Hope for Sudan as Archbishop of Canterbury inaugurates new Anglican province

39 Articles of Faith, 39 books in the OT – and from Sunday, 39 provinces in the Anglican Communion. Archbishop Justin Welby is to visit Muslim-majority Sudan to inaugurate the 39th province of the Worldwide Anglican Communion

Turkish president urges Muslims to visit and \'protect\' Jerusalem after clashes over metal detectors
Turkish president urges Muslims to visit and 'protect' Jerusalem after clashes over metal detectors

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday urged all Muslims to visit and 'protect' Jerusalem in the wake of violence over metal detectors that Israel installed and later removed from the Temple Mount.

French president leads mourners honouring Fr Jacques Hamel on first anniversary of his murder
French president leads mourners honouring Fr Jacques Hamel on first anniversary of his murder

The French president Emmanuel Macron will lead mourners marking the one year anniversary of the murder byIslamist militants of the priest Fr. Jacques Hamel.

Stage is set for the end times, believes John Hagee
Stage is set for the end times, believes John Hagee

One pastor is watching the skies and believes he's seeing some things that have never been seen before - what he interprets to be signs that civilization is inching closer and closer to the end times.

Israel removes metal detectors from Jerusalem mosque following bloody clashes; Palestine demands further repeal
Israel removes metal detectors from Jerusalem mosque following bloody clashes; Palestine demands further repeal

Israel has removed metal detectors from the historic al-Asqa mosque after days of violence and protest over the holy site, but Palestinians have rejected the new security measures.