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Analysis: What does it mean for a charity to call itself Christian?
Analysis: What does it mean for a charity to call itself Christian?

Gone are the days when it is acceptable for a charity to use aid as a 'front' for evangelism.

Q & A explainer: Why Trump is likely to disappoint the Israelis by not moving the US embassy to Jerusalem
Q & A explainer: Why Trump is likely to disappoint the Israelis by not moving the US embassy to Jerusalem

The reason today is significant goes back to 1995, when the US Congress approved the Jerusalem Embassy Act, which requires that the American embassy be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Today, June 1, marks one of the six-month intervals in which the waiver has come up for being signed.

Jesus spoke of the importance of children. So why do they get so little international aid cash?
Jesus spoke of the importance of children. So why do they get so little international aid cash?

A tiny fraction of international aid money goes towards protecting children from violence, Christian charities are claiming.

\'BlessU-2\' robot priest in Germany marks 500 years since the Reformation
'BlessU-2' robot priest in Germany marks 500 years since the Reformation

The Protestant Church in Germany has unveiled a robot priest called BlessU-2 marking 500 years since the Reformation.

Mike Pence to address John Hagee's pro-Israel annual summit

Vice President Mike Pence will address Christians United for Israel – the largest pro-Israel group in the US – at its annual conference in July.

Huge car bomb near embassies in Kabul kills or wounds dozens
Huge car bomb near embassies in Kabul kills or wounds dozens

A powerful car bomb exploded in the center of Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday, killing or wounding dozens of people.

Egypt's Christians say they are proud to die for Jesus as Islamic State continues deadly attacks

Coptic Christians have said that they "take pride" in dying for their faith following the latest slaughter at the hands of Islamic State terrorists.

Egypt bus attack victims refused to renounce Christian faith before being shot, bishop confirms

Victims of ISIS' deadly attack on a bus in Egypt were asked to renounce their Christian faith and when they refused they were shot dead, a senior Coptic bishop has confirmed.

Martha Collison, the Christian star of Great British Bake Off, is passionate about helping families living in poverty
Martha Collison, the Christian star of Great British Bake Off, is passionate about helping families living in poverty

Tearfund ambassador Martha Collison is famously known for being the youngest contestant on the BBC hit, Great British Bake Off. Now she is reaching out to help families in Malawi.

Priest abducted by Islamists appears in video appealing for Philippines to stop military offensive
Priest abducted by Islamists appears in video appealing for Philippines to stop military offensive

The priest taken hostage last week along with around a dozen parishioners by Islamist militants in the Philippines hasappeared in a video appealing for the government to halt military offensives in the troubled city of Marawi.

Justin Trudeau urges Pope Francis to apologise for Catholic abuse of indigenous children
Justin Trudeau urges Pope Francis to apologise for Catholic abuse of indigenous children

Justin Trudeau has urged Pope Francis to apologise for the Catholic Church's treatment of indigenous children in schools it ran in Canada.

Israel does not have a \'blank cheque\' from Trump\'s US administration, says PM
Israel does not have a 'blank cheque' from Trump's US administration, says PM

Despite the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's apparently close relationship with Donald Trump, he told agroup of his MPs yesterday that Israel does not have a 'blank cheque' from America.

Marawi Q&A: Is Jihad coming to the Philippines, and how are Christians being affected?
Marawi Q&A: Is Jihad coming to the Philippines, and how are Christians being affected?

Violence erupted last Tuesday after a failed army raid to capture a top militant, Isnilon Hapilon, a leader of the Abu Sayyaf militant group who is on a US terror watch list and has also pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State group.

New York Catholic missionary doctor based in Sudan praised by George Clooney as he wins $1m prize
New York Catholic missionary doctor based in Sudan praised by George Clooney as he wins $1m prize

A Catholic missionary doctor from New York has won an esteemed international prize for his work around the clock inwar-torn Sudan.

Singapore megachurch scandal: Pastor barred from running any charity ever
Singapore megachurch scandal: Pastor barred from running any charity ever

The infamous founder and senior pastor of one of Singapore's largest megachurches was permanently barred on Wednesday from running any charity because of his abuse of millions of church funds.

Muslims help restore church in Mosul after it was devastated in battle with ISIS
Muslims help restore church in Mosul after it was devastated in battle with ISIS

Muslim neighbours helped to restore a church in Mosul which was left ruined after Kurdish and allied forces pushed Islamic State (ISIS) out of the Iraqi district.