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As Israeli PM hails evangelical 'best friends,' a heartfelt cry from Bethlehem's mayor over the 'strangling' of Jesus' birthplace
The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday told a group of Christian media representatives that Israel has no better friend than the world's Christian communities. The message has caused criticism from the mayor of Bethlehem.
'Crucify no voters' graffitied on church walls in Australia's toxic same-sex marriage poll
'Crucify "no" voters' has been graffitied on a Melbourne church in the latest call to violence during Australia's increasingly toxic same-sex marriage postal survey.
Death toll from blasts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu tops 200
More than 200 people were killed by twin bomb blasts that struck busy junctions in the heart of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, officials said on Sunday, marking the deadliest attacks since an Islamist insurgency began in 2007.
Pope canonises first New World martyrs, calls Amazon synod for 2019
Pope Francis canonised 35 new Roman Catholic saints on Sunday, including three indigenous children martyred in 16th century Mexico and considered the first Christians killed for their faith in the New World.
Handwashing Day: Sesame Street team and World Vision unite for life-saving children's program
Today â October 15 â is Global Handwashing Day. It will this year see the team behind the children's programme Sesame Street unite with humanitarian agency World Vision for a major expansion of a program that empowers young people with life-saving education about hygiene and healthy sanitation.
Car bombs kill at least 22 in Somalia's capital Mogadishu
Two car bombs in separate parts of Somalia's capital Mogadishu killed at least 22 people on Saturday and injured several others, police said.
Islamic State faces imminent Raqqa defeat, Syrian YPG says
Islamic State is on the verge of defeat in Syria's Raqqa and the city may finally be cleared of the jihadists on Saturday or Sunday, the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia told Reuters.
Trump strikes blow at Iran nuclear deal in major US policy shift
President Donald Trump struck a blow against the 2015 Iran nuclear deal on Friday, defying both US allies and adversaries by refusing to formally certify that Tehran is complying with the accord even though international inspectors say it is.
Hungary's Prime Minister vows to combat Middle East persecution, return displaced Christians home
Hungary's Prime Minister has pledged to support Middle Eastern Christians suffering persecution, highlighting the plight of those belonging to 'the most persecuted religion in the world today'. The Prime Minister implicitly rejected immigration as a solution for refugees, and plans to serve the afflicted by helping them return to their 'ancestral homes'.
'The challenge of our generation' â Pete Greig joins calls for climate change action
Best-selling author and International Director of the 24-7 prayer movement, Pete Grieg, is calling climate change the 'challenge of our generation'.
Christians face worse persecution than at any time in history, new report claims
Persecution against Christians is the worst it has ever been in history, a new report from a Catholic charity is claiming.
Coptic Orthodox priest stabbed to death in Cairo, Bishop Angaelos laments 'negligence and injustice'
A Coptic Orthodox priest has been stabbed to death in Cairo, Egypt. The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK has decried the injustice surrounding the crime.
2018 iPhone 9 specs rumors: Bezel-less display, bigger battery
Rumors have already popped up about what Apple is preparing for next year's iPhones and if they are accurate, the iPhone 8 successors would be redesigned while the iPhone X successor would sport a larger battery.
Christian human rights activist barred from Hong Kong
A Christian human rights activist is at the centre of a diplomatic storm between the UK and China after he was denied access to Hong Kong without explanation.
US pulls out of UNESCO, citing 'anti-Israel' bias
The US is pulling out of the UN's cultural and educational organisation UNESCO, accusing it of 'anti-Israel' bias.
Released: After 5 years of captivity by Pakistani militant group, Canadian-American family set free
An American woman and her family have been freed after being held by a Pakistan-based militant group for five years.