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Suspects arrested over arson attacks on church

Police in Sudan have arrested nine men in connection with a series of arson attacks on church property and for threatening churchgoers in the Dar El-Salam area of Omdurman in the capital, Khartoum, according to a report.
First Christmas in 10 years at church where al-Qaeda massacred dozens of Christians

A church in Iraq's capital of Baghdad that witnessed the massacre of dozens of worshippers by al-Qaeda gunmen in 2010 celebrated Christmas in their place of worship for the first time in 10 years, with their faith still intact.
Bush offers prayers for Biden's success

"Though we have political differences, I know Joe Biden to be a good man, who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country," Bush said.
Pro-lifers fear expansion of abortion access after Joe Biden wins election

Pro-life and pro-abortion groups reacted Saturday to projections that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has defeated President Donald Trump to win the White House.
Americans divided over pastor endorsements for political candidates

While Americans are divided on whether it's appropriate for pastors to personally endorse candidates for public office even outside of their church role, the percentage of Protestant pastors doing so has increased by nearly 50% over the last four years, according to a new survey by LifeWay Research.
France's pastors fearful after attacks

France is deploying military forces at religious sites as pastors are anxious and anguished after a Greek Orthodox priest was attacked with a sawn-off shotgun in the city of Lyon on Saturday, days after three people were killed in an Islamist extremist attack at a Catholic church in the city of Nice.
US gets its first African-American cardinal

Archbishop Wilton Gregory, of Washington DC, is going to be the US' first African-American cardinal. Pope Francis announced his name among the 13 new members of the Catholic Church's highest governing body on Sunday.
Wikipedia censors traditional view of marriage

Wikipedia is restricting editors from expressing opposition to same-sex marriage on its platform Ââ a decision that comes months after co-founder Larry Sanger said the site's neutrality policy was "dead."
Catholic priest among the hostages freed in Mali

An alliance of Islamist militant groups with links to al-Qaeda in the West African country Mali released four hostages, including an Italian Catholic priest, who had been held captive for years, according to reports.
Smaller churches struggle to livestream their services on YouTube

Smaller churches have not been able to host their online services at their requested time on YouTube.
New study raises hopes for Christianity in Iran

In a recent survey of about 50,000 Iranians over the age of 20, a Netherlands-based secular research group found that 1.5% of respondents identify as Christian.
Evangelicals who vote Biden have 'sold their soul to the devil' - Robert Jeffress

Jeffress, who has often engaged with the Trump White House and was a member of Trump's 2016 evangelical advisory council, said that "there's not a snowball's chance ... of Joe Biden gaining any significant evangelical vote at all."