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Targeted By ISIS And Used As Human Shields: The Brutal Reality For Iraq\'s Families Caught In The Line Of Fire
Targeted By ISIS And Used As Human Shields: The Brutal Reality For Iraq's Families Caught In The Line Of Fire

As the crisis in Mosul, Iraq continues, the poorest families are suffering the most.

\'Barbaric\' Forced Organ Harvesting Targets Christians In China, Investigators Claim
'Barbaric' Forced Organ Harvesting Targets Christians In China, Investigators Claim

Forced organ harvesting continues to target Christians and other religious minorities in China, according to investigations.

Is The Russian Orthodox Church A Propaganda Channel For Putin?
Is The Russian Orthodox Church A Propaganda Channel For Putin?

A draft EU resolution discusses the role of Russian propaganda. It names the Church as an agent of government messages.

If You Don\'t Convert We Will Shoot Your Son: ISIS\' Ultimatum To Iraqi Christian Mother
If You Don't Convert We Will Shoot Your Son: ISIS' Ultimatum To Iraqi Christian Mother

A young Iraqi Christian in the village of Qaraqosh, near Mosul, has told of being forced at gunpoint to convert to Islam under Islamic State.

Woman Stabbed To Death In Attack On Home For Retired Missionaries
Woman Stabbed To Death In Attack On Home For Retired Missionaries

Police are searching for an armed man after finding a dead woman in a retirement home where some 60 missionaries are living in southwestern France, sources close to the matter said on Friday.

5 People Who Burned Christian Couple to Death In Pakistan Sentenced to Hang
5 People Who Burned Christian Couple to Death In Pakistan Sentenced to Hang

Loved ones of the Christian couple from Pakistan who were brutally killed by burning by a Muslim mob over false accusations of blasphemy, have finally attained justice two years after the heinous crime was committed.

Man Shot Dead During Mass As Violence Against Christians Continues In Colombia
Man Shot Dead During Mass As Violence Against Christians Continues In Colombia

Violence against Christians in Colombia continues after a man was shot dead during mass in the south western city of Cali on Tuesday.

Catholic Apology For Genocide In Rwanda Is Profoundly Inadequate, Says Government
Catholic Apology For Genocide In Rwanda Is Profoundly Inadequate, Says Government

The government of Rwanda has issued a stinging rebuke to the country's Catholic bishops over their recent apology for the part played by church members in the 1994 genocide.

Shocking Rise In Religious Persecution Fuelled By \'Islamist Hyper-Extremism\' – Report
Shocking Rise In Religious Persecution Fuelled By 'Islamist Hyper-Extremism' – Report

The emergence of "Islamist hyper-extremism" is primarily responsible for a shocking rise in religious persecution across the world, according to a new report released on Thursday.

Five People Sentenced To Death By Hanging For \'Brick Kiln\' Murders Of Pakistani Christian Couple
Five People Sentenced To Death By Hanging For 'Brick Kiln' Murders Of Pakistani Christian Couple

Five people in Pakistan have been convicted and sentenced to death by hanging over the brutal 'brick kiln' murders of Shahzad and Shama Bibi in Pakistan more than two years ago.

Iraqi Christians Revisit Historic Town Abandoned By ISIS
Iraqi Christians Revisit Historic Town Abandoned By ISIS

Just weeks after their town was liberated from Islamic State, Iraqi Christians have begun to return to Bartella to see what is left of their homes and belongings.

U.S. School District Allows Satan Club Meetings At Elementary School
U.S. School District Allows Satan Club Meetings At Elementary School

A group that reveres the devil will be allowed to conduct meetings for the so-called "After School Satan Club" at an elementary school after a school district in Washington state approved the controversial programme starting this December.

US Leaders Condemn Putin\'s Bid To Equate Christian Evangelism With Terrorism
US Leaders Condemn Putin's Bid To Equate Christian Evangelism With Terrorism

One of American's most influential conservatives has joined with a leading member of the country's Jewish community to condemn Russia's crackdown on religious freedom.

3 Countries To Pray For Where Christians Are Persecuted

The Palace of Westminster will be lit up in red tonight to commemorate all those who have suffered because of their religion.