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Church prays for US student Otto Warmbier, 'brutalised' by North Korea and flown home comatose
Otto Warmbier, an American university student held prisoner in North Korea for 17 months and said by his family to be in a coma, was medically evacuated to the US on Tuesday as his local church continues to pray for him.
Christian pastor isolated, tortured in Vietnam after reporting prison abuses to US diplomats
A Christian pastor who has been imprisoned in Vietnam since 2011 for the 'crime' of evangelisation has suffered torture and solitary confinement since reporting how he is being treated behind bars to US officials.
Fears for trapped residents after huge fire engulfs London tower block
Massive flames licked up the sides of the block as 200 firefighters battled the blaze for hours along with 40 fire engines. Flumes of black and grey smoke were billowing high into the air over London hours after the blaze was sparked.
Pope Francis' smackdown: Obey me or lose your jobs
An extraordinary row has culminated in Pope Francis laying out a harsh ultimatum: obey me or lose your jobs.
The Tories and the DUP: Why it's complete waste of time for Theresa May to chase the religious right in the UK
For British Evangelicals, religious identity does not inform their political attitudes, partisan affiliation, or voting behavior. The religious and the political exist in separate spheres.
Holy See condemns detention of migrant children as a 'grave error'
The Vatican has called on the international community to protect the rights of unaccompanied migrant children and condemned their detention as a 'grave error'.
As persecution continues, the families of Egypt's martyred Christians endure as a 'living Bible'
Two years have passed since 21 Egyptian Christians were beheaded by ISIS on a beach in Libya. As persecution in Egypt continues, the families of those martyred in 2015 have continued in faith and hope.
GAFCON'S 'missionary bishop' explained: Will it actually make a difference?
Although Welby is clearly nervous by the overt challenge to his own authority and that of the official Anglican structures, there are genuine questions as to what difference it will actually make.
Printing error in Indian school textbook renders Christ as 'demon Jesus'
A printing error in a Hindi language school textbook has accidentally rendered Jesus as a 'devil', rather than 'God' as intended, sparking upset from Christian Indian groups.
Theresa May seeks in comfort in church amid brutal criticism
Theresa May and her husband sought comfort at church on Sunday as she struggles to assert authority after loosing the Conservatives' majority at the election.
Theresa May lives on after promoting Gove and Green: divided over Brexit, united by Christian faith
Green and Gove come from different wings of the Tory party, but what they have in common is their faith: they are both practising Christians while being staunch social liberals.
North Korea arrests senior citizen for contacting Chinese Christians
A 61-year-old resident in North Korea's Ryanggang province was tied with rope, assaulted and arrested after he returned from China on charges of spying after allegedly contacting his Christian relatives
ISIS the 'tipping point' for Christian mass-diaspora from Middle East
More than half, and up to 80 per cent of Christians in Syria and Iraq have fled the regions since the Syrian civil war began, according to a study.
Palestinians recall 1967 uprooting from Jerusalem's Old City
Days after capturing Jerusalem's Old City in a 1967 war, Israel razed the Moroccan Quarter, a ramshackle neighbourhood of Palestinian homes in front of the Western Wall, aiming to create an open space for Jews to pray at one of their holiest sites. The conflict's 50th anniversary has rekindled memories of the event.
Bail denied for Nigerian pastor charged with child sex abuse and human trafficking
A Nigerian pastor accused of child sex abuse and human trafficking was yesterday denied bail from the Magistrate's Court at Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Somalia's president vows revenge on al Shabaab after Islamist attack kills 38
Somalia's president said late Thursday night the country's army was in 'hot pursuit' of Islamist group al Shabaab fighters after the insurgents' assault on a military base in the Puntland region that left at least 38 people dead.