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Jerusalem church leader says radicals are threatening Christian presence in Old City
Weeks after some church leaders in Jerusalem called for a special cultural heritage zone for Christians in Jerusalem, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem said Israeli radical fringe groups are seeking to drive the Christian community out of the city.
6 Christians killed in 'awful terrorist attack' in Kenya
"The residents have gathered and are asking why the security officers were not doing enough to protect the Christians from being attacked by the Somali militants."
Pastor's wife shot dead at Bible study in Alabama
Police have arrested and charged a 26-year-old Alabama woman with the murder of a pastor's wife after a stray bullet killed her as she attended a church Bible study.
Chris Tucker rejects $10 million for movie role over religious objections to content
Rapper Ice Cube has revealed that actor Chris Tucker, his co-star in the popular 1995 film "Friday," didn't appear in the sequels because of his Christian faith, turning down a $10 million to $12 million offer to portray a character known for cussing and smoking marijuana.
Samaritan's Purse responds to deadly tornadoes
The evangelical humanitarian charity Samaritan's Purse has sent teams with equipment and supplies to respond to the devastation caused by deadly tornadoes that tore through six states in the South and Midwest Friday night through Saturday morning, killing dozens.
Pastor handed prison sentence after saying prayers could heal Covid
A court in Nepal has sentenced a pastor to two years in prison under the country's harsh anti-conversion law for merely saying that prayers can heal COVID-19, according to reports.
German court will hear appeal on abortion clinic prayer ban
An appeals court in Germany is to hear a challenge brought by the leader of a prayer initiative against a ban on silent prayer gatherings near organizations that promote abortion.
School district reinstates books to library despite 'pornography' concerns
The largest school district in the US has said it is reinstating two books to its high school libraries after a review into concerns raised by a mother that they contain "pornography" with graphic descriptions of sex acts between men and boys.
Hundreds of acts of persecution against India's Christians in 2021 - human rights groups
Human rights groups in India say they have documented over 300 incidents of Christian persecution in just the first nine months of 2021, warning that this year might be the worst in terms of the number of such incidents in the country's history.
Texas abortion law temporarily reinstated
A federal judge Friday temporarily reinstated a controversial Texas law that bans abortions as early as six weeks of gestation, striking down a lower federal court ruling that temporarily blocked the state from enforcing the legislation.
Over 2,000 people sign petition demanding pastor's release
More than 2,000 people have signed a petition demanding the release of a Protestant pastor who's been imprisoned by Cuba's communist regime without trial for participating in peaceful protests that emerged across the country in July.
Australia's church leaders say vaccine passports may create 'unethical two-tiered society'
Nearly 2,500 church leaders from different denominations in Australia are urging Prime Minister Scott Morrison not to implement vaccine passports in the country, warning that it would create "an unethical two-tiered society" and "medical apartheid."
Young Christians are increasingly pluralistic in their worldview - study
Among 18- to 39-year-olds who said they were born again Christians, over 60% agreed that Muhammad, Buddha and Jesus all taught valid ways to God.
Pastor's son killed as he tried to stop church being demolished
Christians in Nigeria's Borno State are protesting the killing of a pastor's son as he was trying to stop his church's demolition by a government agency.
Pakistani Christian family find refuge in Europe after death row ordeal for blasphemy
Two months after being acquitted by a high court and surviving death threats, a Pakistani Catholic mother and her partially paralyzed husband, who were on death row for seven years on false blasphemy charges, have arrived in Europe.
Parliamentary report warns of crimes against humanity in Kim Jong-un's North Korea
The report says there are "reasons to believe that some of the atrocities reach the threshold of genocide, particularly in relation to three groups: Christians; half-Chinese children; and the 'hostile' group."