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7 Coptic Christian pilgrims reported dead in terror attack
At least seven people have been killed after unknown gunmen shot at a bus transporting a group of Coptic Christians in Egypt's Minya governorate on Friday, according to Ahram Online.
Tracey Crouch resignation: Church leaders back 'principled' position over FOBTs
Leaders of churches and Christian organisations have spoken out in support of Tracey Crouch following her resignation as the minister responsible for gambling.
Churches called to mark Adoption Sunday
The campaign comes at a time when there is a need for a further 8,100 foster carers to meet the need in the UK. In England.
Pakistan Christians fear for their safety as Islamists block roads to protest Asia Bibi acquittal
Tehreek-e-Labaik (TLP) said talks with the government have failed, and called upon its followers to get ready for a showdown.
Heckling Jeff Sessions: Lessons about patience from a pastor's protest
We've recently had to start a new list in our house. It's not my son's letter to Santa, that started back in March. This is a list of 'banned words'.
Christians Who Make a Difference: New Tearfund report shows how believers respond to poverty
Four out of five Christians (87 per cent) have taken action on poverty in the past year â a far higher proportion than the general population
£10,000 prize for Tonbridge church in Ecclesiastical volunteering competition
Ecclesiastical, the UK's leading church insurer, ran the competition to celebrate the role of church volunteers who devote their time and energy to support their local communities and church.
Traitors or Russian agents? Clergy caught in Ukraine church row
Priests like Metropolitan Oleksandr face a choice: join Ukraine's new independent church and be labeled a renegade by supporters of his own church, or stay away, and risk being branded a Russian agent.
American evangelicals in rare meeting with Saudi Arabian leaders
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a rare meeting with American evangelical Christians on Thursday, as the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom seeks to open up more to the world and repair an image of religious intolerance.
Pakistan's blasphemy law and Asia Bibi: Why does religion go bad?
All the world â at least all the right-thinking part of it â rejoices at the acquittal of Asia Bibi by Pakistan's Supreme Court.
Seafarers in crisis: How a Christian ministry is dealing with the fallout from piracy and abandonment
Sailors' Society's Crisis Response Network (CRN) provided support to its 100th case this week, with piracy, death at sea and abandonment accounting for almost two-thirds (59 per cent) of those supported.
Oxford diocese issues clergy guide for 'welcoming and honouring' LGBTI+ people
The letter from the Diocese of Oxford to 1,500 ministers is signed by the Bishops of Oxford, Dorchester, Buckingham and Reading.
Chile March for Jesus stoned by 'anarchists'
A March for Jesus in Chile has been broken up by protesters throwing stones, according to Evangelical Focus.
US missionary shot dead in Cameroon
A Christian missionary from Indiana was killed in Cameroon on Tuesday when he was shot while traveling in a region where the military and separatists have been fighting.
Pakistan Supreme Court acquits Asia Bibi: Islamists call for judges' death
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam and ordered her freed.
World evangelicals urge prayer for kidnapped Leah Sharibu
Leah was one of 112 female students abducted from a high school in Dapchi, Yobe State, on February 19.