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Jewish leaders say Belgian ban on kosher slaughter is worst assault on their rights since Nazis
European rabbis have condemned a decision by the French-speaking Walloon parliament in Belgium to ban kosher and halal meat.
Franklin Graham laments global 'Christian genocide', claims 100,000 are killed annually for their faith
Franklin Graham has called Christians to stand against the global 'Christian genocide', saying that 100,000 believers are killed every year for their faith.
Christianity reasserts itself across former Communist Eastern Europe
Religion is reasserting itself as a major part of national life in Eastern Europe 28 years since the Communist regime suppressed faith and instilled atheism.
Christian converts in German refugee camps growing in number despite attacks by Muslim refugees
Christian converts living in German refugee camps are reporting more cases of violent physical and verbal attacks from Muslim asylum seekers living among them.
Archbishop of Canterbury says Trump could bring peace to the Middle East
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, speaking after touring tense West Bank city of Hebron, said that by using the office of the US president, Donald Trump has the capacity to 'tip things very, very decisively' when it comes to bringing peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
This Palestinian Muslim and Israeli Jew both lost their kids to the 'other side'. Now they work together for peace
From the Parents Circle, a joint Palestinian Israeli organization of more than 620 families, all of whom have lost a close family member as a result of the conflict, Bassam Aramin and Robi Damelin are in London to tell their remarkable stories of forgiveness and reconciliation
Afghan Christian mother killed in Germany, investigated as religiously motivated attack
A Christian Afghan mother was stabbed and killed just over a week ago in Bayern, Germany. Police are investigating a 'religious motivation' for the attack.
Indonesia's jailing of the Christian governor of Jakarta will embolden extremists
Indonesia's highest profile Christian politician is tonight in a prison cell, sentenced to two years for blasphemy, and the country's reputation for pluralism and religious tolerance is in peril.
Christians are putting their money where their morals are on climate change
The Trump administration's attempts to gut climate regulation have pushed climate change back to the top of the news agenda.
Trump under fire after sacking FBI director James Comey, White House denies political motivation
The Republican president said he fired Comey, the top US law enforcement official, over his handling of an election-year email scandal involving then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
Christians in North Sudan forced to stand and watch as church destroyed
Sudanese Christians were forced to stand and watch as their church was demolished despite government promises to stop targeting Christians.
Archbishop of Canterbury sees rare 'moment of opportunity' for Middle East peace amid meetings with leaders
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said that a rare 'moment of opportunity' in the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict could be within reach after speaking to the political leaders of both sides on a trip to the Holy Land.
Martyred for their faith throughout the ages, Coptic Christians continue to die for Christ today
Coptic Pope Tawadros II on the faith of his land that endures, and on how most Egyptians are actually against the rising persecution of Christians
Indonesia sets out to dismantle Islamist group that advocates Shariah law
Indonesia is expected to disband an Islamist group that calls for state adherence to Shariah law, saying such ideology undermines the notion of a secular state.
Archbishop of Canterbury visits site of baptism of Jesus â surrounded by landmines
In sweltering heat nudging 40 degrees celsius, Justin Welby visited a Christian location with a difference this afternoon â the traditional site of Christ's baptism on the western bank of the River Jordan which is surrounded by thousands of landmines.
Kidnapped priest in Yemen pleas for help in video as nation faces 'world's worst humanitarian crisis'
An Indian priest in Yemen kidnapped by gunmen last year has appealed for help in a video released online.