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Leaders Of Anglican Mission Agencies Call On Trump To Reverse Refugee Ban
Leaders of Anglican mission agencies have expressed their "profound concern" over Donald Trump's recent executive orders on immigration and refugees.

15 Christian Women Raped By Muslim Mob In 'Revenge Attack' For Pastor Overseeing Conversions
Fifteen women were raped in a church by a mob of Muslims in eastern Uganda as a punishment against a pastor who was allegedly converting Muslims to Christianity.

Indian Evangelist's Wife Appeals For Prayers As Husband Remains In Coma After Arrest For Distributing Scriptures
An evangelist from India needs prayers from Christians worldwide.

Priest Defends As 'Funny' His 'Jump For Trump' Suicide Post On Social Media
A conservative Catholic priest who oversees a church in the largely immigrant area of Queens, New York has come under fire after using a social media post to instruct Donald Trump protesters to commit suicide.

Trump's Refugee Ban: Will It Do More Harm Than Good To America?
Here, we take a closer look at the effects of Trump suspending the US refugee programme for 120 days and permanently banning refugees fleeing the war in Syria as well as extending a temporary block on refugees from Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Libya and Yemen for 90 days.

Christians May Not Return To Mosul For Years, If At All, Experts Warn
An Iraqi Christian leader and a senior academic have warned that Christians may not return to Mosul for years to come, if at all, as some residents of the war-torn city celebrate their new freedom from Islamic State.

Evangelicals call for official recognition of evangelical churches by Israel and Palestine
The head of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has called upon Israel and the Palestinian Authority to officially recognise evangelical churches.

Bishop Urges Christians To 'Buy Sword And Defend Themselves' Against Islamist Radicals Seeking To Slaughter Them
Christians should "buy a sword and defend themselves" against Islamist extremists who threaten to slaughter them.
5 Egyptian Coptic Christians Brutally Murdered, Their Bodies Found With Throats Slashed
In a span of two weeks, five Coptic Christians in Egypt met exactly the same horrible fate: brutally murdered with their throats slashed.

Italian Avalanche Survivors Recall 'Miracle' When 'Angel' Rescuers Saved Them
They thought they would all perish in their icy grave.

Boko Haram Islamist Extremists Now Use Even Babies Carried By Women In Suicide Terrorist Bombings
Boko Haram has virtually turned babies into bombs.

Sudanese Judge Sentences Czech Missionary, Local Christians To Long Jail Terms
A Czech missionary has been sentenced to 24 years in a Sudanese jail after he was found guilty of spying and inciting hatred.

Christian Families Among First To Be Sent Back Home Under Trump Travel Ban
'This is not about religion,' said Trump after protests around the world at his action against refugees and Muslim-majority countries.

Canada's PM Says Mosque Shooting A 'Terrorist Attack On Muslims'
Six people were killed and eight wounded when gunmen opened fire at a Quebec City mosque during Sunday night prayers.

Pakistan Acquits 112 In Case Of Torching Christian Homes
A Pakistani court acquitted 112 suspects in the 2013 torching of hundreds of Christian homes in the eastern city of Lahore

Myanmar: Two Baptist Pastors Reportedly Charged With 'Unlawful Association'
Two Baptist pastors pastors in Myanmar have been charged with 'unlawful association' after trying to assist journalists investigating the bombing of a Catholic church.