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Allow Christian symbols in new hospitals too, Aussie MPs ask
Twelve WA Liberal MPs in Australia are asking Health Minister Kim Hames to allow Christian symbols in prayer and contemplation rooms in two new hospitals in Perth.
Do good no matter what, Cardinal urges the faithful
Do good in the face of difficulty and suffering. This was the message delivered by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to the faithful during his Lenten Homily at the Manila Cathedral in the Philippines.
Mormon church remains steadfast against gay marriage, alternative lifestyles
Leaders of the Church of Latter Day Saints have underscored the Church's position against gay marriage and cautioned its members against falling victim to alternative and counterfeit lifestyles.
#147notjustanumber trends as Kenya mourns Garissa victims with candlelit vigil
A candlelit vigil was held in Nairobi on Tuesday evening in honour of those killed in last week's attack on Garissa University in Kenya.
Forensic teams dig up mass graves of ISIS victims in Tikrit
Forensic teams began exhuming the bodies of up to 1,700 people buried in mass graves in Tikrit, northern Iraq, after the city was retaken by Iraqi forces last week.
Nigeria: Pastor's daughter killed after arson attack on church
A pastor's daughter has been killed in an arson attack on a church and manse in Kano state in north-western Nigeria.
Girl who escaped Boko Haram calls for forgiveness, says 'they don't know what they're doing'
One girl captured by Boko Haram from her school in Chibok village last year has said the militants' lack of education is partly to blame for their behaviour.
South Carolina: White police officer charged with murder after shooting black man 8 times in the back
A white South Carolina police officer was arrested and charged with murder on Tuesday after a video showed him shooting eight times at the back of a 50-year-old black man who was running away after a traffic stop and died at the scene.
Evangelicals, Catholics and Methodists join 60 other groups to oppose gay marriage in Supreme Court
More than 60 groups have filed briefs against same-sex marriage to the US Supreme Court, with most of the opposition coming from religious organisations and some Republican officials.
Man freed from death row after 30 years to prosecutors: 'You will answer to God'
An Alabama man was freed on Good Friday after spending 28 years in prison for crimes he didn't commit.
Hundreds of enslaved fishermen rescued in Indonesia
Hundreds of enslaved fishermen were rescued on Good Friday after spending years on fishing boats in Indonesia.
'Homeless Jesus' continues to inspire
Timothy Schmalz's "Homeless Jesus" statue is in the spotlight once again after a Detroit pastor offered to place the artwork in front of his church.
Mosque arsonist asks for forgiveness
An Indiana man convicted of starting a fire in a Perrysburg, Ohio mosque over two years ago asked the community to forgive him in a letter sent from prison.
Woman convicted under controversial feticide law
A woman in Indiana was sentenced to 20 years in prison last week under the state's feticide law.
America has an 'ugly, anti-Christian bias' says Franklin Graham
Influential evangelical leader Franklin Graham has issued a powerful warning of growing bias against Christians, which he says will lead to discrimination and loss of religious freedom.
Yarmouk crisis has reached 'inconceivable levels of inhumanity' - UN official
The situation in Yarmouk has "slumped to even lower levels of inhumanity" since the infiltration of Islamic State militants last week, a UN official has told Christian Today.