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Imprisoned Pastor Saeed Abedini says this Christmas season is \'shattering for me\'
Imprisoned Pastor Saeed Abedini says this Christmas season is 'shattering for me'

Saeed Abedini has written a heartbreaking letter to supporters about his painful time in prison.

Islamic State selling church artefacts worth millions to western collectors
Islamic State selling church artefacts worth millions to western collectors

Western collectors are thought to be in direct contact with Islamic State looters, who have taken millions of pounds worth of artefacts from ancient churches across Iraq and Syria, it has been claimed.

\'Hollywood Jesus\' walks the streets of London
'Hollywood Jesus' walks the streets of London

Normally found on Hollywood Boulevard, TMZ's Hollywood Jesus has hopped over the pond and is now walking the streets of London.

New EA director Gavin Calver: \'Challenge the Church on style, but hold fast to gospel essentials\'
New EA director Gavin Calver: 'Challenge the Church on style, but hold fast to gospel essentials'

The Church faces hard questions about how it relates to culture but the message shouldn't change, says Gavin Calver.

Vicar of Baghdad says that \'Jesus is all we have left\'
Vicar of Baghdad says that 'Jesus is all we have left'

Andrew White's message of hope in the face of persecution and loss.

Botched Jesus painting causes tourism boom in tiny Spanish town
Botched Jesus painting causes tourism boom in tiny Spanish town

A bad restoration of a fresco of Jesus in a Spanish church has led to a surge in tourism.

Franklin Graham: Christians should choose martyrdom rather than deny faith
Franklin Graham: Christians should choose martyrdom rather than deny faith

Denial of Christ is a betrayal of other Christians who have stood firm, evangelist says.

Rev Libby Lane will be first woman bishop for Church of England
Rev Libby Lane will be first woman bishop for Church of England

A saxophone-playing Oxford graduate who lives a "Christ-centred life" has been appointed the first woman bishop in the Church of England.

Charity that exposed atrocities of the Lord\'s Resistance Army is to fold
Charity that exposed atrocities of the Lord's Resistance Army is to fold

Invisible Children, whose campaign highlighted the appalling crimes of Joseph Kony, will close next year.

CIA torture scandal highlights Romanian connection to secret interrogations
CIA torture scandal highlights Romanian connection to secret interrogations

Victim says Romania should come clean about its role in detention programme.

Sydney hostage tragedy sparks review of security laws
Sydney hostage tragedy sparks review of security laws

Man Haron Monis was a violent criminal and known extremist - but was still allowed bail.

After the Pakistan school attack: mourning, mass funerals and calls for vengeance
After the Pakistan school attack: mourning, mass funerals and calls for vengeance

A three-day mourning period has been announced amid calls to review policy toward the Taliban.

Jessa and Ben Seewald take retreat to Hot Springs
Jessa and Ben Seewald take retreat to Hot Springs

Jessa and Ben Seewald take retreat to Hot Springs

Dresden protests: Christians march against anti-Islamisation \'pinstriped Nazis\'
Dresden protests: Christians march against anti-Islamisation 'pinstriped Nazis'

Christians and others in Germany have joined forces to fight for a pro-immigration stance against the growing anti-Islamisation protests.

Six things you might not know about Hanukkah
Six things you might not know about Hanukkah

The Jewish Festival of Lights begins this evening. Here are some facts you might not have known...

Peshawar attack: \'Things are very bad for our city\'
Peshawar attack: 'Things are very bad for our city'

Speaking from Peshawar, an officer for the British Pakistani Christian Association told Christian Today people are "very afraid" after a Taliban attack on a school today.