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GOD TV says it will obey regulations in Israel amid fears of being shut down
The head of the international Christian television network GOD TV has said that Israeli authorities are looking to "shut down" its new Hebrew-language Christian channel after concerns were raised about whether the channel will proselytize to Jews.
ISIS has 'returned in force' to Iraq
As governments try to combat the spread of COVID-19, there has been a resurgence of deadly attacks by the Islamic State in Iraq over two years after the group's territorial defeat.
GOD TV in Israel threatened with closure
A new evangelical Christian television channel in Israel has been threatened with being shut down if it engages in any type of missionary activity
Abducted seminarian was killed because he shared Christian faith with his captors
A member of a Nigerian highway gang that's responsible for killing a kidnapped Catholic seminarian earlier this year admitted in a recent media interview that the aspiring priest was killed because he wouldn't stop proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to his captors.
Churches in Germany re-open without handshakes
Churches in Germany have been allowed to reopen this week, in keeping with the federal republic's easing of restrictions on gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Appeal launched to support world's poorest communities in fight against Covid-19
The implementation of social distancing measures and hand-washing campaigns in the world's poorest communities is a "herculean task", Christian aid agency Tearfund has warned.
12 Christians killed and couple kidnapped from church during wedding in Nigeria
Several others were also reportedly abducted in the attack in Niger state.
An open letter to our leaders: churches must not be handcuffed
I'm not dismissing Covid-19, but our response to it could prove to be far more deadly and destructive than the virus itself.
Global letter-writing campaign launched in support of Christian imprisoned in North Korea
A global letter-writing campaign has been launched to call for the release of a Christian man imprisoned in North Korea for the last six years.
Rebuilding work starts on historic Iraq church destroyed by ISIS
Restoration work has begun at the Conventual Church of Our Lady of the Hour in Mosul, which dates back to the 1800s.
Danish Bible Society responds to criticism over new translation
The Danish Bible Society called the criticism "fake news".
God is using Covid-19 to 'prune the Church' - Francis Chan
God is using coronavirus to "prune the Church and cut off branches that aren't bearing fruit", Francis Chan has said.
Calls for religious freedom to be upheld during coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic must not be used as a pretext for infringing on religious freedom and other human rights, an advocacy group has said.
Coronavirus could be 'disastrous' for world's poorest countries
Concerns are growing for the world's poorest countries as coronavirus continues to spread.
More suffering for persecuted Christians as they're blamed for coronavirus
Christians living in countries where persecution is prevalent are coming under a new threat because of conspiracy theories blaming them for the spread of Covid-19.
Concerns for Hong Kong freedoms after arrest of 15 pro-democracy activists
Martin Lee, founder of the Democratic party, media tycoon Jimmy Lai and barrister Margaret Ng were among those arrested on charges of illegal assembly.