Christian Today staff writer
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Another missionary dies in Cameroon shooting
Father Cosmas Omboto Ondari, 33, a Kenyan missionary with the Mill Hill religious order, died when men in combat fatigues opened fire on his church.
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Dutch church holds 24/7 worship to save refugee family from deportation
Police in Holland are not allowed to enter places of worship during religious services so the church has help worship continuously since October 25
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'Oldest nun' who helped save Jews in WWII dies aged 110
Sister Cecylia Maria Roszak was born in Poland on March 25, 1908, and entered a cloistered convent of Dominican sisters in Krakow at the age of 21.
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Two pastors among victims of Islamist militant group
Two Congolese pastors were among seven Christians killed in attacks by an Islamist militant group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this month.
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Methodist young people gather for annual 3Generate conference
Young Methodists are gathering in Southport this weekend for their annual 3Generate conference.
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Michael Gove: We must preserve creation through God's gift of creativity
Gove, a Roman Catholic, quoted extensively from Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si, which calls for Christians to work for social and environmental justice.
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Christmas luxuries bottom of the list as Brits head to Black Friday sales
Half of shoppers are focused on buying Christmas gifts that people will find useful or have specifically asked for this year.
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Faith leaders urge zero-emissions energy target as risks from global warming rise
In the UK, more than 200 MPs and peers have signed a cross-party letter calling for a net zero emissions target before 2050.
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Satanic Temple settles lawsuit with Netflix over 'Baphomet' goat-headed deity
The settlement was amicable, and resolves a November 8 lawsuit in which the Satanic Temple had sought at least $50 million of damages.
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Ecumenical Patriarch warns technology is leading to 'disappearance of childhood'
'The impact that parents and family have on their formation is weakened when the Internet functions as a primary source of values on a global scale.'
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American 'missionary' killed on remote Indian island
An American described as a missionary has been murdered on one of the islands in India's remote cluster of Andaman and Nicobar.
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Thousands turn out for Tearfund's Big Quiz Night
More than 22,000 people from South Wales to the Shetlands and Bournemouth to Belfast pitted their wits against each other as more than 500 British churches put on events.