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Calls for women and religious minorities in Afghanistan to be protected
The call coincides with the UN International Day Commemorating the Victims of Violence Based on Religion or Belief.
Covid-19 has had a significant impact on cathedrals - report
A new report has shed light on the impressive contribution of England's 42 Anglican cathedrals, but also reveals a challenging time ahead after setbacks and losses during the pandemic.
Afghanistan crisis is a 'life or death situation' for country's Christians
Franklin Graham is asking Christians around the world to join him in a day of prayer for the people of Afghanistan on Sunday.
Christians in Afghanistan tell of death threats
"For quite a while I was inviting my relatives and close people around me to get to know Christ, but sadly in the past two to three days, my family and I have received death threats," said one Christian.
Refugees fleeing Afghanistan are at 'acute risk' of exploitation by human traffickers
The crisis in Afghanistan is a "recipe for human trafficking", one Christian charity has warned.
OnlyFans ban on sexually explicit content welcomed
Christian campaign group CARE has given a cautious welcome to OnlyFans' decision to ban adult content after coming under pressure from banking partners and payment processors.
World Evangelical Alliance celebrates milestone 175th anniversary
The World Evangelical Alliance is commemorating 175 years since its founding in London in 1846.
Monastery unearthed in grounds of church sheds light on Anglo-Saxon queen
An archaeological dig in the grounds of a church is offering fresh glimpses into one of the most powerful women of the early middle ages.
Getting vaccinated is an 'act of love' - Pope
Pope Francis is urging people to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
UK churches 'stand ready' to welcome Afghan refugees
UK churches are ready to welcome Afghan refugees and help them settle into life in a new country after fleeing Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
Calls for urgent release of Christian citizen journalist critically ill on hunger strike
Chinese Christian citizen journalist Zhang Zhan is in critical condition after going on hunger strike in protest at her imprisonment.
Britain must be 'lavishly generous' to the Afghans who helped it
Britain owes "an absolute, lavishly generous moral covenant to all those who are at risk because they served with us in Afghanistan or took seriously our frequently professed commitment to its future, women and girls included," the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.
US commission 'gravely concerned' for Afghanistan's religious minorities
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom says it is "gravely concerned" for Christians and other religious minorities in Afghanistan "who have faced persecution at the hands of the Taliban in the past."
Afghanistan's Christians fear the Taliban will take their sons and daughters
Christians in Afghanistan are reportedly hiding indoors for fear of the Taliban days after they took control.
UK must 'open safe and legal routes for those fearing persecution' in Afghanistan - Christian Aid
Christian Aid is calling on the UK Government and wider international community to help the people of Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover.
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.