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ISIS Suicide Bomber Told His Parents He Was Going To Marry 72 Virgins In Paradise After Martyrdom
What motivates suicide bombers to claim their own lives and wreak havoc and destruction? One family, whose son ended his own life in a suicide bomb attack against Iraqi security forces last year, got the answer to this question after he sent them a farewell note before he launched his suicide bomb attack.

Islamist Extremism Rising In Philippines; Militants Threaten Christians, Behead German Hostage In Latest Act Of Terror
Islamist extremism is rising in the Philippines, prompting Christians to sound the alarm, the World Watch Monitor (WWM) reported.

Bible Left Untouched And Unmoved After Powerful Tornado Rips Through Christian University In Mississippi
Powerful tornadoes ripped through southern Mississippi late last month, bringing death and destruction to many places.

Bishop Angaelos: Christians In Egypt Told To 'Leave Or Die', 40 Killed In 3 Months, Prays For ISIS
As Coptic Christians continue to flee for their lives from the threat of ISIS in Egypt, the head of the Coptic Church in the UK has called out the 'horrific attacks' that have claimed 40 lives in the last three months.

Now Christian Art By The Masters Can Be Seen In Stunning Detail As Sistine Chapel Is Digitally Photographed
The Sistine Chapel at the Vatican has been given a digital make-over with thousands of photographs taken for the first time since 1994 in a move which will aid future restorations.

Boycott Campaign Against Israel Is Latest 'Mutation' Of Oldest Hatred Says Former Chief Rabbi
In a video posted on his website, Jonathan Sacks says: 'Because beneath the service, it is an attempt to delegitimise Israel as a prelude to its elimination. No Jew, and no humanitarian, can stand by and see that happen.'
Egypt's Churches Condemn ISIS' 'Terrorist Acts Of Murder' Against Christians
Churches in Egypt are continuing to respond to the hundreds of Coptic Christians who have been displaced from their homes by the threat of ISIS' brutal crusade against the faith community.

French Evangelicals Release 'Convictions' Document Ahead Of Elections
Evangelical Christians in France have released a 'convictions' document ahead of the French presidential and parliamentary elections which begin on 23 April.

Egypt Exodus: Hundreds Of Christians Flee As ISIS Militants Go On Killing Spree
God's people are again on the move in Egyptânot much different from the events that happened during Moses' time as written in the book of Exodus.

Bishop Angaelos Implores Action For Egypt's Coptic Christians 'Being Killed In The Streets'
Coptic Christians in Egypt are being forced to flee their homes after increasingly violent and direct attacks from ISIS that have killed seven since January. Christian Today spoke with Bishop Angaelos, the General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK, about the crisis.

Hundreds Of Christians Flee Spate Of ISIS Killings In Egypt
Hundreds of Coptic Christians are arriving in Ismailia, northern Egypt, having fled their homes after ISIS threats increased.

Where Is Jeff Woodke? Concern Grows For Missing US Missionary
Concern is growing for a US Christian missionary kidnapped in Niger more than four months ago. Jeff Woodke, 55, who worked for Jeunesse en Mission Entraide et Developpement, part of Youth With a Mission, was abducted by armed men from his home in Abalak in northern Niger.

Mexican Church Says Trump Migrant Plans Are 'Terrorism'
The Catholic Church in Mexico is accusing its government of submitting to Donald Trump's immigration plans, labelling the measure 'terrorism'.

Chinese Pastor Arrested After Refusing State Surveillance Of Church
A Chinese pastor has been detained and the church building illegally tampered with after the congregation refused to come under state surveillance.

Czech Christian Jailed In Sudan Has Been Freed
A Czech Christian aid worker who has been detained in Sudanese prison since December 2015 has now been released and pardoned.

We Have To Help Christians Fleeing Islamic State, Says Egypt's President Sisi
Hundreds of Christian families and students have fled to Ismailia, north Sinai's neighbouring province, after seven Christians were killed in Arish between Jan. 30 and Thursday.