• Christian Bishop in India to Donate Kidney to Dying Hindu

  A 30-year-old Hindu was to die soon from kidney failure, but a glimpse of hope came. Auxiliary Bishop Jacob Muricken of Palai diocese offered to donate one of his kidneys so Sooraj, who is from the Indian state of Kerala, will live for more years

• German Pastor Holds Muslim Funeral For a 17-Year-Old ISIS Fighter Inside Church Drawing Public Uproar

  A German pastor held a Muslim funeral for a 17-year-old jihadist who fought and died for the Islamic State in Syria inside the Protestant St. Pauli Church in Hamburg, drawing public resentment including some of his colleagues in faith.

  

• Mississippi Gov. Bryant Honored For His Firm Belief in Religious Freedom

  Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant received the inaugural Samuel Adams Religious Freedom Award for standing firm in defending religious liberty over business interest, and the lobby by advocacy groups.

  

• Citing Security, Turkey Restricts Christians From Attending Church to Once a Year in Northern Cyprus

  Christians in Turkey's controlled territory in northern Cyprus are now allowed to attend church service only once a year on either Christmas or Easter.

  

• Amid Global Debate On Transgender Right, Israel Holds First Transgender Beauty Pageant. Sacrilegious or Legitimate Recognition for Coexistence?

  Israel flaunted what advocates thought LGBT discrimination is hideous, successfully hosting its first ever Miss Trans-Israel 2016.