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Persecution in India is 'intensifying' - Christian group
The persecution of Christians in India intensified to "alarming" levels in the first half of 2020, a human rights group reports.
Archaeologists uncover 1,300-year-old church near the Sea of Galilee
The church may have been part of a monastery.
Missionary fears for the worst in Central African Republic as Covid-19 spreads
Little testing and a lack of hospital beds and medicine are posing challenges for the Central African Republic.
Christian girl was abducted at gunpoint and forced to convert to Islam, say family
The family of a Christian girl are fighting for her freedom after saying she was abducted at gunpoint, forced to convert to Islam and marry a Muslim man.
Developing countries facing coronavirus 'catastrophe' - report
A new report by Christian Aid has warned of a global "catastrophe" as the economic, social and political impact of Covid-19 around the world continues to unfold.
China taking children away from Christian parents, threatens to send them to re-education camps
China has threatened to send children from Christian families to re-education camps, according to alarming reports from a member of a local church in the country.
There is no 'right to die', says lawyer of Belgian man contesting healthy mother's euthanasia
Godelieva de Troyer suffered depression but was physical healthy when she was euthanized by lethal injection in Belgium in 2012. Her son is challenging her death at the European Court of Human Rights.
Religious freedom roundtable calls for charges to be dropped against pastor
Human rights campaigners have called on the Attorney General of Nepal to drop all charges against a pastor accused of trying to convert others to the Christian faith.
Nigerian Christians executed in cold blood by Islamist extremists
The Christian men were executed by members of Boko Haram faction the Islamic State in West Africa Province, who warned that other Christians will be next if they don't stop sharing the Gospel and convert to Islam.
Kenya could introduce abortion up to birth, under radical Bill pushed by international abortion organisations
A Bill backed by major international abortion organisations, including Ipas and Planned Parenthood Global, which would introduce abortion up to birth, is currently progressing through Kenya's Senate.
British ISIS members say they were jailers of Christian aid worker Kayla Mueller
More light has been shed on the horrific ordeal of a young Christian woman who was raped and tortured by ISIS militants before being killed.
Bible Societies around the world at threat of closure over coronavirus
The financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has left dozens of Bible Societies around the world at risk of closure.
Christians told to renounce Jesus or be refused coronavirus aid - 'Let your God take care of your family'
Christians are being told to renounce their faith in Jesus or have their coronavirus aid support for their families taken away.â¨â¨
Dutch Bill would allow healthy over-75s to choose assisted suicide if they feel their life is 'complete'
Pia Dijkstra, Foreign Minister for the four-party coalition Government and medical ethics lead for coalition party D66, submitted the proposed Bill last week.
11 Christians killed in latest attack in Nigeria
Dozens of Christians have been killed in separate attacks in southern Kaduna state in the last month and a half.
Christian girl abducted and forced into Islamic marriage is now pregnant, says family's lawyer
A Christian teenage girl abducted and forced to marry a Muslim man in Pakistan is now pregnant and confined to a single room, the family's lawyer has said.