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Pastor's Blessing Caused Serious Brain Injury, Says Church Member in Lawsuit
A woman has sued the pastor of a megachurch in Georgia for pushing her head while praying for her, causing her to fall down to the ground and hit her head. She says she got a traumatic brain injury due to the incident.
Babies Born After IVF Treatments May Have Greater Heart Disease Risk
Children who are born with the use of intensive IVF treatment could have a greater risk of developing heart disease later in life compared to those conceived naturally, according to scientists who will make presentations at a U.K.-based group's conference this week.
Feds Seize, Shut Down Backpage.com, Website Used for Sex Trafficking
The classified advertising website Backpage.com has been seized by federal law enforcement authorities, and a notice posted on the site says all affiliated website have also been seized, an action that is "an important step forward in the fight against human trafficking."
New Abortion Pill Reversal Is Saving Babies' Lives: Study
A new medical study shows that the abortion pill reversal medical intervention is saving lives and giving hope to women who change their minds after taking mifepristone, the first drug in the medical abortion process.
Vatican Arrests Former Diplomat Found With Child Porn While Working at Embassy in US
The Vatican police have arrested Monsignor Carlo Capella, who worked as a diplomat at the Vatican's embassy in Washington, on suspicion of possessing child pornography in the United States and Canada.
Missionaries Risk Their Lives Returning to North Korea to Spread the Gospel
A 69-year-old Korean-Chinese woman, who lives in China's northeastern border region, is preparing a group of North Korean converts to return to their country to share the Gospel, despite the mysterious deaths of 10 front-line missionaries and pastors along the border.
Canadian Catholic Missions Agency Loses Funding From Church Over Support for Abortion Groups
Roman Catholic Archbishop Richard Smith of Edmonton is withholding funds from a Catholic group, which is rumored to be involved in abortion activities and contraception, according to a report.
Christian Schools, Parents Warn Canada's Bill 24 Puts Children at Risk for Sexual Exploitation
Religious schools and parents in Canada have challenged a law that allows students to start or join Gay-Straight Alliances at school without informing or seeking consent from their parents. The petitioners say the law is a threat to the safety of vulnerable and at-risk children.
Vietnam Sentences Pastor to 12 Years in Prison for Wanting Religious Freedom Rights
A court in Vietnam has sentenced six people, including a Christian human rights lawyer and a Protestant pastor, to between seven and 15 years in prison for "anti-state" activities, according to a report.
Many Evangelicals Lifted Donald Trump Above Jesus, Shane Claiborne Says
President Donald Trump is "a symptom of a much bigger disease" and many evangelicals have lifted him up above Jesus, Christian activist and author Shane Claiborne said in an interview on NPR.