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Women And Child Migrants Subjected To 'Terrifying' Sexual Abuse While Trying To Cross Into Europe
Driven from their African homes by extreme poverty, thousands of migrant women and children are pushing ahead in their journey of hope to Europe despite the horrors that await them along the way.

Sudan Has 'Declared War Against Christians' To Stop Them From Leading Muslims To Christ, Says Pastor
The Sudanese government has not officially announced it. However, a pastor who was once wrongfully imprisoned in the country has revealed that Khartoum has virtually "declared war against Christians."

Christians Handed 7-Year Imprisonment In China For Buying And Selling 'Forbidden Devotional Books'
In China, buying or selling Christian reading materials could be enough ground to land believers in jail.

Fresh Battle Over Abortion Decriminalisation Looms In Parliament
A fresh battle over abortion is looming in Parliament with an attempt to allow terminations right up to birth for any reason.

US Muslims Must Have Same Religious Freedoms As Christians, Say Evangelical Leaders
Prominent evangelical leaders are backing religious freedoms for Muslims and other faiths as well as Christianity after a poll highlighted few Americans backing civil liberties for Islam.

Interview: Christian Former GP Describes Our Destructive 'Quest For Perfection'
A Christian former GP who entered into church ministry has described how her former patients were trapped by an unhealthy and ungodly 'quest for perfection' that threatened their true sense of freedom.

Christian Charity World Vision Partners With Tech Companies To Help Thousands Of Kids Get An Education
This week in Amman, Jordan, World Vision is partnering with Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Cisco and other big tech companies to try to bring a new approach to educating the many thousands of child refugees who have seen their futures sacrificed to war.

Should I Leave My Church? 10 Things To Help You Decide
Most of us who go to church regularly and are involved in the life of the congregation go through times when we think about leaving.

Firebrand Pastor Who Labelled Islam 'Satanic' Will Address Muslim Leaders Next Week
Firebrand cleric James McConnell, who stood on trial after branding Islam 'Satanic', will speak at a conference involving Muslim leaders next week.

Don't Knock Homeless Who Drink A Glass Of Wine â It's Their Only Pleasure, Says Pope Francis
Pope Francis has given an exclusive interview to an Italian magazine run by the homeless â the equivalent of the UK's Big Issue.

Bishop Opposed To Women Priests Warned Of 'Anxiety And Distress' Over His Promotion To Sheffield
Philip North, the traditionalist Bishop of Burnley nominated for promotion to Sheffield, is being warned of 'the level of pastoral anxiety and distress' in the area about his arrival.

Cambridge College Named After Wartime Leader Forced To Remove Holocaust Denier's Churchill Biography
Material written by the convicted Holocaust denier David Irving has been removed from open display in a library at Cambridge University following a complaint from an eminent Jewish historian, Christian Today has learnt.

The Things These Celebrities Are Giving Up â Or Not â For Lent
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is advocating a 'good Lent'. So what are celebrities giving up for Lent this Year?

St David's Day: 4 Reasons He Was An Awesome Saint
Today is St David'd Day, when the world recognises the iconic patron saint of the Wales. Who was he?

#AshesToGo At Start Of Lent As Clergy Offer Commuters 'Ash n' Dash'
Commuters and office workers will be offered 'ashes to go' in a series of innovative schemes by clergy marking the start of Lent.
Egypt's Muslims Stand With Persecuted Christians, Condemn ISIS Attacks
As Coptic Christians flee the terror of ISIS in northern Egypt, Islamic authorities in the country have condemned the jihadist violence, standing in support of the Christian community.