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John Oliver shuts church after receiving semen as 'seed' donation
John Oliver has closed his spoof church after some viewers took his request for "seed donations" too literally.
Boy arrested in alleged ISIS-inspired plot to attack Pope Francis during his US visit
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a 15-year-old boy outside Philadelphia last August for alleged threats to launch an ISIS-inspired attack against Pope Francis when he visits the United States next week.
Nigerian Army rescues at least 12 women and children from Boko Haram
Nigeria's army claims to have rescued at least a dozen women and children kidnapped by Boko Haram.
ISIS used social media to radicalise boy who tried to kill Pope Francis
A 15-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly threatening to launch an attack on Pope Francis inspired by ISIS, according to ABC News.
ISIS kidnaps more children as it continues to build army of young blood-thirsty killers
Islamic State militants recently kidnapped 127 children from the Iraqi City of Mosul, with the goal of turning them into killers.
Teenage girl jailed for murdering her mother after watching ISIS videos
A 15-year-old girl who murdered her mother after becoming obsessed with ISIS videos has been jailed.
ISIS terrorists can use migrant crisis to sneak into Europe, Pope Francis warns
Although he earlier encouraged Roman Catholic Churches in Europe to take in refugees from the strife-torn parts of the Middle East, Pope Francis has warned European countries that the present migrant crisis may be used by terrorist groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to sneak into the continent.
Pope to speak mainly in Spanish on US trip
Pope Francis will deliver 14 out of his 18 speeches and homilies in Cuba and the US in Spanish.
Jeremy Corbyn: triumph of Pope over experience
Neither Jeremy Corbyn nor the Pope are able to commit the sins so common to their respective trades, the sins of hypocrisy. But the Pope, unlike Corbyn, has a theology of compromise born out of his Christian faith.
Meet the Christian billionaire who wants to buy an island to house refugees
Christian billionaire Naguib Sawiris plans to buy an island to house hundreds of thousands of refugees, naming it after Aylan Kurdi.
Hungary shuts border to keep out refugees, says it is saving Europe's 'Christian values'
Hungary's right-wing government shut the main land route for migrants into the European Union on Tuesday, taking matters into its own hands to halt Europe's influx of refugees.
Al Qaeda leader urges attacks on US, seeks unity with ISIS in fighting 'crusaders'
The leader of the terrorist organization Al Qaeda has called on young Muslim men in the United States to hold attacks.
Hillary Clinton suffers huge drop in support among US Dems, particularly white women
Hillary Clinton's commanding lead in polls has dropped, gaining support below 50 percent since July.
Highly religious Republicans strongly back Ben Carson; Donald Trump far behind
Business mogul Donald Trump is not a favorite of highly religious Republicans, ranking just 12th among Republican presidential contenders, according to a new poll.
Jailed Christian county clerk back at work in Kentucky; gay couples get marriage licences but without her name and title
Defiant Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis has resumed her work Monday after she was jailed for six days in contempt of a court decision and is now asking for accommodation of her religious beliefs as she continued her refusal to issue marriage license to same-sex couples.
Pope Francis invites Gay Christian to speak at Catholic Conference
An openly gay person has been invited to speak about homosexuality during a Vatican-approved convention in Philadephia.