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Under Trump, most refugees entering the US are now Christians

Under the Trump administration, Christians now make up an increasing share of refugees entering the US, reversing a trend that had seen Muslim immigration outnumber that of Christians under President Obama.

Malta presses ahead with same-sex marriage despite opposition from Church groups

An alliance of evangelical churches in Malta is objecting to the proposed legalisation of same-sex marriage on the grounds that the new laws may not extend 'religious protection' to all members of religious bodies.

Missionary's wife appeals for news of her husband, taken hostage in Africa

The wife of kidnapped American missionary Jeff Woodke, missing in Africa, is appealing for the hostage takers to telephone her and to let her husband go.

Exorcisms CAN help with mental illness, says head of Russian Orthodox Church

Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has reportedly defended exorcisms as a helpful when it comes to healing people who suffer from various mental health problems.

Don't put Bibles in aid packs for Muslim refugees, says Philippines archbishop

A Catholic archbishop in the Philippines has condemned attempts to proselytise Muslms fleeing the city of Marawi, where Islamist rebels fighting Maute terrorists linked with Islamic State.

ISIS has been purged from Mosul â but many Iraqi Christians fear returning home

ISIS militants have been purged from their occupation of Mosul, Iraq â but while some Christians are eager to return home, many have no home left - or fear that an Islamist ideology may yet remain.

Pope Francis 'says Europe must become federal or it will no longer count for anything' - report

Pope Francis has been reported as saying that Europe 'must become a federal community or it will no longer count for anything in the world'.

Heartbreaking letter by Christian convert in prison in Iran reveals his hunger strike torment

Amin Afshar-Naderi has decided to embrace the 'slow death and suffering' of hunger strike after constant insults to his religion â asks his jailers why they hate him 'so much'.

Mother Teresa's white and blue sari becomes a registered trademark

Mother Teresa's iconic white and blue cotton sari is now a registered trademark.

Christian woman raised in Iran is to become a Bishop in the Church of England

Canon Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani went to school in Iran in an entirely Muslim environment, but was raised in a Christian family heavily involved in the church

How this Jerusalem tattoo parlour is continuing a pilgrimage tradition since 1300

At the thriving Razzouk Ink near the Jaffa Gate, the Razzouk family of tattoo artists are continuing a tradition of issuing ancient signs of Christian pilgrimage that has gone on since the Crusades.

Donald Trump visit to UK postponed to next year

The US President was invited by Prime Minister Theresa May to come to Britain in a state visit that was expected to take place this summer but will now take place next year.