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More 'Dead Sea scrolls' could be found as Israel begins excavation programme
A full-scale programme of excavations in the Judaean Desert caves is needed to prevent artefacts like the Dead Sea Scrolls being lost.
Catholic leaders ask: Did Facebook censor religious as well as conservative news?
If true that Facebook routinely suppressed conservative news in its "trending news" section as alleged in a report earlier this month, could it be possible that the social media giant also excluded faith groups in the news selection process, even inadvertently?
Pastor sparks furore after holding Muslim funeral inside Protestant church for ISIS fighter in Germany
A German pastor stirred strong Christian emotions when he recently held a Muslim funeral inside the Protestant St. Pauli Church in Hamburg, Germany for a 17-year-old man labelled a "terrorist" and a "killer" who fought and died for the Islamic State (ISIS).
Nun who survived Yemen massacre visits family of kidnapped priest
Sixteen people including four nuns died when Islamic State terrorists attacked the home in Aden.
New photo of Japanese hostage appears with message pleading for help
Yasuda's plight came to attention in March, when a video surfaced showing him reading a message to his country and his family.
Week of horror: At least 700 Mediterranean migrants drowned
About 14,000 have been rescued since Monday amid calm seas, and there have been at least three confirmed instances of boats sinking.
Christians cry out for God's intervention as Venezuela's economic woes take a turn for the worse
Christians are crying out for mercy in Venezuela, imploring God to intervene to put their nation back on its feet amid the chaos and confusion following the declaration of a state of emergency by socialist leader President Nicolas Maduro, CBN News reports.
Bacteria able to resist even the most potent antibiotic discovered by Pentagon experts, alarm health officials
For the first time in history, researchers from the United States Defense Department have discovered a strain of bacteria that can resist antibiotics, triggering alarm among top public health officials.
Big majority of Americans think state of U.S. moral values is getting worse, Gallup survey shows
Some 73 percent of Americans think the state of moral values in the U.S. is getting worse, according to a recent survey conducted by the research-based consulting company Gallup Inc. This year, only 20 percent of the 1,025 respondents said the US' values are improving.
Vermont becomes 5th U.S. state to ban gay conversion therapy; governor says treatment is 'absurd,' widely discredited
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed a law Wednesday banning gay conversion therapy aimed at minors who have same-sex attraction.
Canada's Trudeau defends assisted suicide bill as deadline nears
A bill legalizing medically-assisted suicide in Canada strikes the right balance between defending fundamental freedoms and protecting against abuses, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday, predicting confusion if it is not approved.
Rescued migrants say ship sank off Italy with hundreds aboard - NGO
Migrants rescued from two boats in the Mediterranean this week told humanitarian workers in Italy that they saw another vessel carrying some 400 migrants sink, Save the Children says
US forces on the front line in Iraq in push against IS
U.S. servicemen were seen by a Reuters correspondent near the frontline of an offensive launched on Sunday by Kurdish Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq that aims to retake a handful of villages from Islamic State east of their Mosul stronghold.
Senior Church leaders - UK should stay in the EU
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Williams, is among a group of church leaders calling on the UK to stay as part of the European Union.
Trans teacher gets $60,000 as school settles harassment suit over fellow tutors' refusal to call her 'they'
A school district in Gresham, Oregon has agreed to pay a transgender teacher $60,000 in settlement after she sued alleging that her co-workers refused to call her by the pronoun "they."
'Worthy of death': Republican lawmaker quotes Bible in denouncing LGBT people and their supporters
A freshman Republican congressman has drawn controversy after he cited the Bible and called LGBTs and their supporters "worthy of death."