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Hope that \'something good will come\': How victims of rape and conflict in Uganda are being aided by this Christian charity
Hope that 'something good will come': How victims of rape and conflict in Uganda are being aided by this Christian charity

In northern Uganda, the leading Christian charity World Vision is helping victims of rape and conflict.

When North Korea\'s capital had so many Christians it was called the \'Jerusalem of the East\'
When North Korea's capital had so many Christians it was called the 'Jerusalem of the East'

Though Christians remained a small minority of the overall North Korean population, Pyongyang was a different story, and at its high point, three out of 10 people there were practising Christians.

Less than half of German Christians believe in heaven
Less than half of German Christians believe in heaven

Less than half of German Christians will defend the idea of heaven and hell, a new poll has revealed.

Student lynching spurs Pakistan parliament to call for reform of blasphemy laws
Student lynching spurs Pakistan parliament to call for reform of blasphemy laws

A Christian advocacy group has welcomed the Pakistani parliament's plans to reform its controversial blasphemy laws.

Middle East\'s only Christian President says his message is peace
Middle East's only Christian President says his message is peace

In a region torn by conflict and hate, a Christian political leader—the only one in the region—lit the light of hope and peace just before Easter, the celebration of Jesus' resurrection.

The oldest person in the world is a Jamaican, church-loving Christian aged 117
The oldest person in the world is a Jamaican, church-loving Christian aged 117

The oldest person in the world is a Jamaican, church-loving Christian aged 117. Violet Mosse-Brown, born March 10, 1900, said that her faith, commitment to the church and respect for family have helped her live so long.

Canadian church celebrates Easter by hiring helicopter to drop 45,000 chocolate eggs
Canadian church celebrates Easter by hiring helicopter to drop 45,000 chocolate eggs

A Christian charity in Canada hired a helicopter this Easter to drop 45,000 chocolate eggs to children waiting below.

Evangelical Christians in India lament church truck crash that killed 16 and injured 50
Evangelical Christians in India lament church truck crash that killed 16 and injured 50

Evangelical Christians in India are in mourning following a fatal traffic accident in which 16 Christians were killed and over 50 injured.

Inquiry begins into sainthood for Jacques Hamel, killed while celebrating Mass last year
Inquiry begins into sainthood for Jacques Hamel, killed while celebrating Mass last year

A formal inquiry has begun into the cause for beatification of the French priest Fr Jacques Hamel, who was killed last July while celebrating Mass.

Thousands expected at UK\'s biggest Christian evangelism event for decades
Thousands expected at UK's biggest Christian evangelism event for decades

Some of the world's top Christian evangelists will come together to lead nearly 50,000 people in praise and worship this July in one of the biggest Christian stadium events ever.

What is the key religious liberty case on Neil Gorsuch\'s desk this week?
What is the key religious liberty case on Neil Gorsuch's desk this week?

Trinity Lutheran Church, which is located in Columbia, Missouri and runs a preschool and daycare centre, said Missouri unlawfully excluded it from a grant programme providing state funds to nonprofit groups

Iraq\'s Christians celebrate Easter, dream of returning home
Iraq's Christians celebrate Easter, dream of returning home

Hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered on Sunday in a church damaged by Islamic State north of Mosul, celebrating Easter there for the first time since 2014.

Prince Harry sought counselling more than a decade after mother\'s death
Prince Harry sought counselling more than a decade after mother's death

Prince Harry sought counselling in his late twenties to help deal with the grief of losing his mother more than a decade earlier, he told the Telegraph newspaper.

Turkey\'s President Erdogan declares referendum victory, opponents cry foul
Turkey's President Erdogan declares referendum victory, opponents cry foul

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in a referendum on Sunday to grant him sweeping powers in the biggest overhaul of modern Turkish politics, but opponents said the vote was marred by irregularities and they would challenge its result.

US won't tolerate more North Korea nuclear tests, says VP Pence

Pence and South Korean acting president Hwang Kyo-ahn also said they would strengthen anti-North Korea defences by moving ahead with the early deployment of the THAAD missile defence system.

Archbishop of Canterbury: The resurrection changed the world - because it happened
Archbishop of Canterbury: The resurrection changed the world - because it happened

The Archbishop of Canterbury preached a powerful Easter message today on the power of the resurrection to deliver hope even in the face of pain, despair and death.