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Australian rugby player Samu Kerevi responds to backlash over 'I love you Jesus'
Australian rugby player Samu Kerevi of the Wallabies, who apologised to fans who were offended because he declared "I love you Jesus" over Easter, has clarified his comments after an uproar on social media.
Jeremy Hunt vows to support Nigeria in fight against terrorist group targeting Christians
Nigeria is joint top with Pakistan on the Open Doors World Watch List of places where Christians experience the highest levels of violent persecution, having risen two places to number 12 in the past year.
Police in Nepal investigate Christians for proselytism
Four Christians in Nepal, including one American woman, are being investigated by the authorities following allegations of proselytism.
In European countries that charge a church tax, support remains strong despite growing secularisation
In European countries where there is a church tax, most people are happy to pay it, even if they hardly attend services, new research has found.
US religious freedom report focuses on growing restrictions in China
Persecution against believers in China was front and center as the US Commission on International Religious Freedom released its 20th annual report Monday morning.
Attack on church in Burkina Faso leaves six people dead
Six people, including the priest, were killed when a Protestant church in northern Burkina Faso was attacked on Sunday.
Christians stand with California's Jewish community after deadly attack on synagogue
Christian leaders have condemned a deadly attack on a synagogue in California on Saturday as the Jewish community was marking the last day of Passover.
'There could be another wave of attacks,' says Sri Lankan security official
Security officials in Sri Lanka have warned that the Islamist militants behind the Easter Sunday suicide bombings are planning more attacks.
Welsh Muslims in show of solidarity with Christians after Sri Lanka church attacks
Muslims gathered outside Bangor Cathedral in Wales today as the morning service was taking place in order to greet worshippers as they left the building.
How 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' inspired the cathedral's 19th-century revival
Originally completed in 1345, by the early 19th century Notre Dame stood in a state of dire disrepair.
Anglican churches in Sri Lanka told to 'prayerfully discern' whether to go ahead with Sunday services
They said that churches could consider "creative means" to observe Sunday worship if the usual services were cancelled.
Pakistani Christians targeted in aftermath of Sri Lanka church bombings
Pakistani Christian asylum seekers in Sri Lanka are fearing for their safety after the suicide bombings of churches and hotels on Easter Sunday.
Pastor of church bombed in Sri Lanka forgives attackers
The pastor of an evangelical church bombed in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday has offered forgiveness to the attackers.
'Extremism in all its forms must be defeated,' says Prince William
The Duke of Cambridge said that a "warped ideology that knows no boundaries" is fuelling acts of violence around the world as he called on people to united against extremism.
The baking school that means freedom for girls trapped in Thailand's sex industry
For millions of men who travel to Thailand each year, its brothels and sex clubs are a playground. For the girls working in them, they are a place of degradation and hopelessness.
Notre-Dame roofing contractor admits workers broke rules on smoking
The company hired to fix the roof of Notre-Dame Cathedral before it went up in flames last week has admitted that some of its workers flouted no-smoking regulations on scaffolding around the building.