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We must not \'resign ourselves\' to extinction of Christians in Middle East - Pope
We must not 'resign ourselves' to extinction of Christians in Middle East - Pope

Christians are suffering in the Middle East but there is still hope for their future in the region, the Pope has suggested.

Syrians \'feel lost and without support\'
Syrians 'feel lost and without support'

"Since all the cemeteries are already full, our only project for 2014 is to build a bigger cemetery" – Archbishop of Damascus

'White Widow' key suspect in Kenyan pastors' murders

Samantha Lewthwaite also wanted for execution of two radical Muslim clerics

Pray for the Central African Republic
Pray for the Central African Republic

Pray for God's intervention as genocide looms in the Central African Republic

Inaction on Central African Republic conflict \'shameful\'
Inaction on Central African Republic conflict 'shameful'

Bishop of Wakefield calls for an end to the conflict in the Central African Republic

New £1.2 million maternal and child health project in rural Kenya
New £1.2 million maternal and child health project in rural Kenya

Christian Aid is launching a £1.2 million maternal and child health project in Narok County, south-western Kenya.

Chaplains on the ground after tornadoes in America\'s Midwest
Chaplains on the ground after tornadoes in America's Midwest

Crisis-trained chaplains with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team are on the ground in Illinois following a fierce storm front that spawned dozens of tornadoes and destroyed hundreds of homes across the Midwest.

French priest abducted in Cameroon
French priest abducted in Cameroon

Latest kidnapping raises fears that Cameroon has become terrorists' second home

Book review: \'The Global War on Christians\'
Book review: 'The Global War on Christians'

No book ranges quite as widely as Allen's in his portrait of the persecuted church today

Brother of Amish school shooter looks at faith and hope in new documentary
Brother of Amish school shooter looks at faith and hope in new documentary

Zachary Roberts is producing a new documentary looking at the part faith played in helping his mother come to terms with the horrific atrocity committed by her son Charles Carl Roberts in an Amish schoolhouse seven years ago.

Children \'most vulnerable\' in emergencies
Children 'most vulnerable' in emergencies

Violence against women and children increases during and in the aftermath of emergencies, says development agency World Vision.

Philippines: Worship in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan
Philippines: Worship in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan

Congregations in the Philippines are continuing to hold worship amid the destruction caused by Typhoon Haiyan.

Gay marriage in Britain and America: Is the right to disagree being eroded?
Gay marriage in Britain and America: Is the right to disagree being eroded?

there is a danger that while one freedom is granted, another is taken away

Typhoon Haiyan response in pictures
Typhoon Haiyan response in pictures

The Salvation Army is one of the many organisations on the ground in the Philippines helping to rebuild homes and care for survivors of Typhoon Haiyan

Samaritan\'s Purse steps up rapid response to Philippines Typhoon
Samaritan's Purse steps up rapid response to Philippines Typhoon

Samaritan's Purse is stepping up its efforts to provide desperately needed relief to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, which has claimed thousands of lives and left widespread devastation.

Turkish pastor arrested on human trafficking accusations
Turkish pastor arrested on human trafficking accusations

Pastor says deliberate plot was hatched to discredit his church