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Don't gossip, don't judge, be nice and you'll be a saint, says Pope
The Pope has issued a strong warning against gossip and hypocrisy.
Joe Biden's faith helps him deal with bereavement as he mulls presidency bid
The US Vice-President is regarded by many obververs as a popular and credible alternative to Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party nomination.
Iran nuclear deal: UN inspectors will oversee Iranian technicians after all
The confirmation undercuts an objection by US Republicans to the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.
US remembers as 9/11 attacks are commemorated 14 years later
Airliners hijacked by al Qaeda militants brought death, mayhem and destruction.
Hungary PM slams migrant 'rebellion', UN warns of millions more refugees
Viktor Orban accused migrants of "rebelling" against the rule of law in his country.
At least 107 confirmed dead in Mecca Grand Mosque tragedy
The disaster happened less than two weeks before Islam's annual haj pilgrimage.
Turkish churches receive death threats for denying Allah
15 Turkish churches are receiving death threats for denying Allah, according to World Watch Monitor, which church leaders believe are from united source.
Kenya: Five priests suspended for homosexual activity
Five priests have been rejected by the Anglican Church in Kenya after being found guilty of homosexual activity.
Bobby Jindal on Donald Trump's faith: 'It's all just a show'
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has accused Donald Trump of never having read the Bible and being a narcissist.
Assyrian Christians kidnapped by ISIS inch closer to freedom
ISIS has lowered its demands for their release.
What the new Homo Naledi species tells us about being human
Homo Naledi is like us, but not like us: slender, small-brained, with feet and hands like ours but curved fingers like those of apes.
ISIS making and using chemical weapons in Iraq and Syria, US official says
Evidence which suggests ISIS are manufacturing and using chemical weapons is mounting, a US official has told the BBC.
Will Catholics rise to Pope Francis' refugee challenge?
Pope Francis has appealed to every Catholic parish in Europe to take in a family of refugees.
US government blocks release of new CIA torture details
Zubaydah lost one eye and was waterboarded 83 times in a single month while held by the CIA.
Migrants undeterred by storms in the Balkans and a Hungarian border fence
Authorities appear powerless to control Europe's human tide.
They buried their dead: New species of human ancestors discovered in Africa, changing the history of humankind
In an article on scientific journal eLife, scientists recently announced that a new of species of human ancestor, being called Homo naledi, was unearthed by Professor Lee Berger from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.