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Turkey may turn ancient Hagia Sophia church into a mosque after Pope's Armenian genocide comment
Francis' characterisation of the Armenian massacres as 'genocide' will "accelerate" moves for the ancient Christian cathedral of Hagia Sophia to be turned into a mosque again.

New Yemen vice-president says he hopes to avert a Saudi invasion
Saudi Arabia may be considering using ground troops after air strikes failed to halt advances by Shi'ite fighters.

Islamic State fighters blast their way into Iraq's largest oil refinery
Militants clashed with security forces inside the Baiji refinery yesterday.

Pastor may be charged for ordering anti gay marriage cake from bakery
Pastor in hot water for ordering anti gay marriage cake from bakery; posting secretly recorded phone conversation online

Baby born from sperm collected from his father after his death
Baby born from sperm collected from his father 48 hours after his death

Flight MH370 update: Search area for missing Malaysia Airlines plane to be doubled
Officials announced Thursday that the search area for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will be doubled if the aircraft is not found by May.

Asia Bibi's family meets Pope Francis during European tour
The family of persecuted Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi met with Pope Francis on Wednesday as part of their European tour.

Over half of Americans support same-sex marriages, Reuters poll finds
A Reuters poll has found that more than 50 of Americans are in support of same-sex marriages and protections for the LGBT community.

ISIS fighters training close to the Texas border and possibly crossing into the US
The Islamic State (IS) has a stronghold in Iraq and Syria, but a recent report indicates that the terror threat could be a lot closer to home.

ISIS militants raping 8-yr-old girls, forcing them to convert to Islam
Atrocities against women and girls at the hands of the Islamic State (IS) were exposed in a Human Rights Watch report published this week.

American Christians wear orange in solidarity with those persecuted for faith
Campaigns to get American Christians to wear orange in solidarity with persecuted Christians are gradually gathering momentum.

Rick Warren opposes California's assisted suicide bill: 'We belong to God, and death and life are in God's hands'
Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren has added his voice to a campaign against a California bill on assisted dying.

New York church takes on Wal-Mart... but loses
A federal court has ruled against Trinity Wall Street Church.

The world has failed Gaza, say aid agencies as houses still lie in ruins after Israel's attack
Not one of the 19,000 houses destroyed in Israel's assault last year has been rebuilt.

Thousands attend funeral of Pakistani boy set on fire because he was a Christian
Around 2,000 people attended the funeral yesterday of a 15-year-old Pakistani boy who was set on fire, allegedly because he said he was a Christian.

US Iran bill makes nuclear deal harder, but not impossible, analyst says
A compromise allowing Congress to vote on a deal does not fatally weaken the President's position.