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Nigerian Christians demand release of Christian girl held by Boko Haram
The Congress of Northern Nigeria Christians (CNNC) yesterday called on president Muhammad Buhari to rescue Leah Sharibu, the only Christian girl yet to be released by Boko Haram militants after the Dapchi school girls' abduction.
Bishop, priests in Brazil 'caught hiding cash in massive church embezzlement scandal'
A group of Catholic clergymen including a bishop have been arrested in Brazil, accused of embezzling £426,000 of church donations, funeral fees and fundraising cash found hidden behind a false wall.
Three men drowned during sea baptism in Cape Town
Three men drowned when a baptism in the sea went badly wrong on Sunday morning in Cape Town, South Africa.
Heroic French policeman who died after taking place of hostage was devout Christian who married partner on deathbed
The French gendarme who took the place of a female cashier held hostage in a supermarket in France by a radical Islamist who had already killed three other people was a devout Catholic who married his partner on his deathbed.
Pakistan's 'brick kiln murder': 20 men acquitted of torturing and killing Christian couple
A Pakistani court has acquitted 20 people charged with torturing and burning alive a Christian young Pakistani couple in a brick kiln after they were falsely accused of blasphemy.
Christians and Muslims in India express alarm over initiative to rewrite country's history
Christian and Muslim leaders in India have expressed concern over an initiative to "revise" the country's history in an apparent effort to assert the dominance of Hindus.
Turkey sets US Pastor Andrew Brunson's trial for April
A trial date has been set for imprisoned American Pastor Andrew Brunson, who has spent 17 months in detention in Turkey over allegations of espionage and links with a terror group.
China detains Christian woman for trying to share faith with Xi Jinping
Chinese officials have detained a Christian woman from Liaoning province for allegedly trying to share her faith with Chinese President Xi Jinping during an event in Beijing.
Gunman shot dead in French hostage crisis
Police have shot dead a gunman who is believed to have killed three people, according to to reports from the southern French town of Trèbes.
Pakistani Christian faced with death sentence for blasphemy acquitted
A Pakistani Christian who had faced a death sentence for two years has now been acquitted.
At least one dead in French supermarket hostage-taking
At least one person was killed when a man took hostages in a supermarket in the southwestern French town of Trebes on Friday, the mayor told BFM TV.
Trump picks foreign policy hawk John Bolton as national security adviser
US President Donald Trump shook up his foreign policy team again on Thursday, replacing HR McMaster as national security adviser with John Bolton, a hawk who has advocated using military force against North Korea and Iran.
North Korean defector says schools indoctrinate children to believe Christianity is evil
A man who defected from North Korea has recounted how the regime teaches children that Christianity is an evil American religion.
Mob attacks Pakistani Christians for setting up Easter banner
At least seven Pakistani Christians were left injured after a mob attacked a church service on Sunday when church elders tried to install a signboard to mark the upcoming Easter festival outside the church.
Austin, Texas bomber was a homeschooled Christian, opposed to gay marriage & abortion
The suspect in the series of deadly package bombs in Austin, Texas, has been identified as a Christian who was homeschooled and advocated for socially conservative views.