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Prince Charles meets Pope - and gives him Highgrove hamper to feed the poor
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the Vatican in Rome today and met Pope Francis for the first time.
Horror escalates as deadly bomb and gas attack in Syria kills dozens
100 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in Syria after a hospital was bombed while treating victims of a chemical nerve gas attack.

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to attend 'Service of Hope' as Cardinal takes imams to visit Pope Francis
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to attend a Service of Hope at Westminster Abbey tomorrow, Wednesday, to bring together those 'touched' by the terror attack at Westminster on 22 March.

Christian programme matches discarded adopted embryos with donor parents
Unwanted human embryos adopted by couples who could not conceive and born into their new family are now being reconnected with their biological parents.

Thousands of children accused of witchcraft, forced into homelessness and trafficking in DRC, Pope calls out injustice
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of outcast children are rejected by their families, forced in to homelessness and trafficking, and are accused of witchcraft.

Jewish community centre forced to close after Neo-Nazi threats in Sweden
A Jewish community association in northern Sweden has decided to close following a series of threats from far-rightactivists, seven years after it opened.

Christians in Iraq to embark on 80-mile 'peace walk' across the war-torn country in Holy Week
Christians in Iraq will take part in an 80-mile 'peace walk' during Holy Week to urge an end to violence in the countryand around the Middle East.

Southern Baptists launch bid to recruit ethnic minority missionaries
Southern Baptists are launching funding efforts to address a chronic under-representation of ethnic minorities in overseas mission trips.

Archbishop of Moscow condemns 'curse of terrorism' after St. Petersburg metro bomb blast
The Catholic Archbishop of Moscow has expressed his 'deep sorrow' for the victims of the explosion on the St. Petersburg metro yesterday afternoon, in which 11 people were killed and dozens injured.
Attempts to 'rebuild' Syria could do more harm than good, Oxfam warns
The future of war-torn Syria must start with a clear political solution and protection for refugees and detainees, humanitarian charity Oxfam has warned.

Furious Church row over whether National Trust wiped 'Easter' from Easter egg hunts
'This is an industrial operation to effectively replace Jesus with the Cadbury bunny and lure children and families away from Good Friday traditions.'

2 Christian women give up their lives to let world know of abuses suffered by believers in Eritrea
Two persecuted Christian women sacrificed their own lives to try and save others.

Islamist extremist converts to Christianity after witnessing 'supernatural' phenomena, seeing Jesus in his dream
Jesus Christ has welcomed into His fold another former Islamist extremist who once persecuted Christians.

Pope Francis visits earthquake hit victims
Pope Francis visited an embattled region of Italy on Sunday that has been rebuilt after being devastated by earthquakes five years ago.

Terrorism suspected as at least ten are killed in Russian metro explosions
At least 10 people were killed today in explosions in two train carriages at metro stations in St. Petersburg, Russian authorities have said.

Palestinian, 17, shot dead in Jerusalem's Old City after stabbing attacks
A young Palestinian man was shot dead after he attempted to stab three people in the Old City of Jerusalem at the weekend, according to the Israeli police.