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Pope Francis donates â¬50,000 to Greek island Lesbos' earthquake relief
Pope Francis has donated â¬50,000 to the stricken Greek island of Lesbos after it was hit by a powerful earthquake last month.
Jewish extremist found guilty of arson attack on Galilee church where Jesus fed the five thousand
A 22-year-old Jewish extremist was found guilty yesterday of carrying out an arson attack two years ago at the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish at Tabgha on the Sea of Galilee.
ISIS fighters are using barbaric apps to buy virgin sex slaves for $10,000
Seven women who lived as wives to Islamic State fighters in Syria have opened up about their husbands' barbaric practices, such as purchasing virgins on sex slave apps and raping girls as young as 9 years old.
Two Church of England bishops welcome controversial 'missionary bishop'
Two Church of England bishops are welcoming a controversial 'missionary' bishop consecrated last week by a splinter Anglican church.
Millions are starving around the world: Here's how you can help
Today there are 792 million people in the world who do not have enough food. One in 9 people goes to bed hungry every day and 65 million kids go to school on an empty stomach. People in Britain are being urged to plan their own meal packaging event, to donate and also to advocate for the cause.
What do Brits think about Islam?
Almost half of the UK population think Islam is incompatible with British society, a survey is suggesting.
What Donald Trump can learn from King Salman of Saudi Arabia
The songs Christians sing are really important. They don't just express our faith, they form it too.
Same-sex relationships - a trend to follow, challenge or ignore?
John Appleby, a member of the General Synod of the Church of England, which will debate homosexuality when it meets in York this weekend, says it is unhelpful and often insulting to assume of others that they are either 'for' or 'against' something when there may be many shades in between.
Patriotism meets faith as Trump addresses veterans event
US President Donald Trump used a Christian rally in honour of armed forces veterans on Saturday to warn about dangers to religious freedom and lash out at the 'fake media' he believes are trying to undermine his agenda.
Three car bombs hit Damascus, at least seven people killed
Three car bombs exploded in Damascus on Sunday, state media said, killing at least seven people in the first suicide bombings in the Syrian capital since jihadists attacked in March.
Germany approves same-sex marriage in historic bill opposed by Christian chancellor Angela Merkel
The German parliament approved the legalisation of same-sex marriage on Friday in an historic, contested move. Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel voted against the bill, saying she personally felt marriage should be between a man and a woman.
ISIS under pressure in Iraqi and Syrian strongholds, launches counter-attack
US-backed Iraqi forces pressed Islamic State fighters holding out in Mosul's Old City on Friday, while in Syria the militant group launched a counter-attack against an alliance of militias trying to oust it from its de facto capital of Raqqa.
Russian Orthodox TV network attacks LGBT people by offering to pay for one-way flights
A Russian religious TV network affiliated to President Putin has offered to pay for one-way plane tickets for gay people out of the country.
Top Muslim scholars seek new law saying violence in God's name is 'incompatible with Islam'
Leading Islamic scholars in Egypt are attempting to have it enshrined in law that violence in the name of religion is incompatible with Islam.
Rebel 'missionary bishop' Andy Lines to be consecrated
A controversial 'missionary bishop' will today be consecrated at an Anglican conference in Wheaton College, Illinois.
Why are more than 1 million Russians queuing to see a saint's rib?
More than 1 million Russians have queued for hours in the last month for a glimpse of a relic from St Nicholas.