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British Archaeologist Thinks He's Found The House Where Jesus Grew Up
The house where Jesus Christ grew up in under the care of Mary and Joseph may have been found.
Indian Government Forces Compassion International To Pull Out Of All Projects Next Week
Compassion International will withdraw all of its operations in India next week, leaving 150,000 children worse off.
This House In Nazareth May Have Been Jesus' Childhood Home, Says Archaeologist
The house where Jesus may have grow up has been uncovered in Nazareth. Archaeologist Dr Ken Dark claims that the property, which was first discovered in the 1880s, could well be the place where Jesus spent his childhood.
Two Christians Arrested In Iran, Says Human Rights Group
Two Iranian Christians have reportedly been arrested and detained by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, in the latest example of discrimination against Christians by the Muslim majority state.
2 Pastors Kidnapped, Stripped, Robbed, Beaten With Metal Rods In Vietnam Amid Mounting Christian Persecution
Two Christian pastors in Vietnam recently had a taste of Vietnamese-style persecution when they were kidnapped, stripped, robbed and beaten with metal rods by a group of men who they suspect were working for the police.
Church's Free Food Offering At Prayer Meeting Leads To Stampede, Killing 8, Injuring 28 Others In Zambia
All they wanted was free food, but they died getting it. Eight people were trampled to death in a stampede at a church event offering free food in poverty-stricken Zambia on Sunday. The tragedy injured 28 others.
Don't Talk About Christian Persecution, Sudan Warns Pastors
Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) have ordered senior Church leaders not to speak publicly about the persecution of Christians and the demolition of church buildings, according to Radio Tamazuj.
Now Nike Develops High-Performance Hijab In Latest Adaptation Of Clothing For Muslim Women
A high-performance hijab is being developed by Nike, the sportswear giant, for launch next year.
Bishops In The Philippines 'Overcome With Grief' After Vote Approves Capital Punishment
Catholic Bishops in the Philippines have said they are 'overcome with grief' after the House of Representatives, the lower house in Congress, overwhelmingly voted in favour of reinstating capital punishment for serious drug offences.
Portuguese Evangelicals Have Planted New Churches, But Their Numbers Are Still Falling
Evangelical churches in Portugal are on the decline, according to recent reports.
Catholic Commentator Bill Donohue Says Tuam Baby Deaths Are 'Fake News'
A right-wing Catholic commentator has dismissed the Tuam mother and baby home atrocity as 'fake news', as the Irish Prime Minister said the home was a 'chamber of horrors'.
Blind Christian Woman Held By ISIS Refuses To Convert To Islam Before Managing To Escape
Even though she was blind, a Christian woman named Mariyam Petrayus from western Mosul bravely stood up to Islamic State (ISIS) militants and refused to convert to Islam despite the threat of death.
Notion Of Pope Fighting Conservative Vatican Opposition Is A 'Cliché', Top Cardinal Says
A leading Vatican's official has challenged claims of internal tension in the Catholic Church, underplaying the popular notion of a reforming Pope contending with conservative resistors.
Mother of ISIS-Executed Journalist Says She Was Moved By 'Loving' Support Of Pope Francis
The mother of American journalist James Foley, who was executed by ISIS in Syria, has thanked the Pope for his support on a recent trip to the pontiff in Rome.
Has Science Confirmed Genesis? Study Proves Rainfall Over Africa Thousands Of Year Ago, Pointing to Great Flood
The Sahara Desert was once lush and green with high rainfall ratesâa finding that fits the story told in Genesisâa new research showed.
'Your Sister In Christ': Chinese Christian Woman Pens Hope-Filled Poem From Prison
An imprisoned Christian woman in China facing five years in jail recently wrote a sad but ultimately hope-filled poem recounting last year which she spent in police custody in the southern Guizhou province.