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‘France’s soul affected, response must be merciless’: French politicians react to ISIS church attack
The killing of an elderly priest at a French church by assailants loyal to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) marks a “new stage” of extremist terror, French politicians have said, with many calling for a stronger response from the government. Following Tuesday’s attack in northern France, during which a...
‘Killers chanting in Arabic film priest’s throat-slitting’: Details about French church attack
An attacker that stormed a French church and slit an 84-year-old priest’s throat has been identified as Adel Kermiche. He was known to police and had travelled to Syria several times. A witness says the killers videoed the act while chanting in Arabic. Speaking anonymously, a nun told Le Figaro that the terrorists rushed...
France church attack: Priest killed by two ‘IS soldiers’
A priest has been killed in an attack by two armed men on his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France. The attackers entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four other people hostage. Police later surrounded the church and French TV said shots were fired....
Word of Life trial: Beating victim admits ‘inappropriately’ touching children
Christopher Leonard survived the beating in the sanctuary of the Word of Life Christian Church in upstate New York that killed his brother, Lucas Leonard. On Tuesday, while testifying against his step-sister Sarah Ferguson, one of eight church members charged in connection with the death, Christopher Leonard admitted he had...
US seeks death penalty over Charleston church shooting
The US justice department is seeking the death penalty in the case of the Charleston church shooting which claimed nine lives last year. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the "nature of the alleged crime and the resulting harm" were factors in choosing the death penalty. Dylann Roof is charged with the...
China’s Crackdown on Christian Churches
China says one of its most popular preachers was embezzling millions—but was his arrest really just political revenge for speaking out against the destruction of crosses and churches across the country? HONG KONG — When the Congyi Church in Hangzhou was finally complete in 2005, it was called the largest Chinese...
Pope to church: Be more accepting of divorced Catholics, gays and lesbians
Pope Francis put his shoulder to the doors of the Catholic Church and shoved them open a little wider Friday, calling for the church to be more tolerant in practice while not changing any official doctrines. He urged priests around the world to be more accepting of gays and lesbians, divorced Catholics and other people living...
Filipino priest grounded by Church for gliding on hoverboard during mass (VIDEO)
Hoverboards were trending as a must-have item this Christmas, but a priest in the Philippines found himself in hot water with the Church after demonstrating the use of one during mass, reports Corruption.World A video, which has racked up over fourteen million views in three days, shows Father Albert San Jose from the...