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'God Be With Our Athletes': 76 Dead In Colombia Plane Crash
Dozens have died in a plane crash in Colombia after a flight containing a top Brazilian football team went down as it approached the city of Medellin on Tuesday.
Engineers Work to Restore Jesus' Burial Shrine in Jerusalem
A team of engineers in the Old City of Jerusalem are currently undertaking a special task that has been going on for decades now: restoring the place where Jesus Christ is believed to have been laid to rest after He died on the Cross.
Gospel Singer Sharon Jones Passes Away Singing Hymns With Her Last Breath at Her Hospital Deathbed
"I'm gonna take this light around the world and I'm gonna let it shine." This is a line from "Little Light of Mine," one of the Christian hymns sung by gospel singer Sharon Jones as she lay dying of cancer in her hospital bed, World Religion News (WRN) reported.
Great Revival Going On in Iran, With Many Coming to Faith Through Dreams or Visions of Jesus, Believers Say
The numbers prove the great revival going on in Iran. According to a Christian convert named Reza, in 1994 there were about 100,000 Christ followers in Iran. "Right now, there are 3 million," he told CBN News.
Trump the 'Only U.S. Politician' Who Gives Christians Hope in Beating ISIS, Says Head of Russian Orthodox Church
There's hope for Christians in Donald Trump, only in Trump. This latest expression of faith in the U.S. President-elect came from Russia, specifically from Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Two More Yazidi Mass Graves Found Near Mosul
Two mass graves containing Yazidi bodies have been discovered in northwestern Iraq, a local official said on Sunday.
Islamic Extremism Infiltrating China, Officials Claim
Islamic extremism has infiltrated inland China from its base on the western border, the country's top religious affairs official claimed on Monday.
Christian TV Reaches Millions Of Christians Across The Middle East
More than 21 million people now watch Christian television broadcaster SAT-7's channels across the Middle East and North Africa; an increase of 76 per cent in five years.
ISIS Are The 'Grandsons Of Satan': Iraqi Christians Return To Find Church Desecrated By Jihadis
Islamic State fighters are the "grandsons of Satan" according to survivors of the torture and slaughter in Mosul in Iraq.
Vatican Deal With China Would 'Betray Christ' Says Top Cardinal
A possible landmark deal that would see China and the Vatican come to an agreement on the appointment of bishops would be "betraying Jesus Christ", China's most senior Catholic cleric has said.
Winter Closes In On Refugees Fleeing Iraq's Mosul
The United Nations is asking donors to fund winter kits for 1.2 million people â preparing for a worst case scenario that much of the city's population may have to flee.
Trump Will 'Cleanse' America Of Muslims, Three Mosques Warned In Hateful Letters
Hateful letters sent anonymously to three mosques in California with a warning that President-elect Donald Trump would "cleanse" the United States of Muslims
From Persecution To Praise: The Catholic Church and Cuba
Baptised as a Roman Catholic and educated by Jesuits, Fidel Castro became a persecutor of the Church after seizing power in Cuba in 1959.
Christians in Bangladesh Face Human Rights Abuses 'Almost Daily,' Report Reveals
Christians and other religious minority groups in Bangladesh have been experiencing persecution "almost daily" from different frontsâfrom terrorists to their own Muslim neighbours â for the past three years, a new report revealed.
U.S. Divorce Rates at Their Lowest in Nearly 4 Decades as Fewer Couples Seek to Separate
Fewer and fewer couples in the United States are breaking up the sacred ties of marriage, bringing down the divorce rate among Americans to its lowest for the past 35 years, a study from a university research centre in the state of Ohio revealed.
ISIS Tortures Then Crucifies Christian Man, Tells Him: 'If You Love Jesus, You Will Die Like Jesus'
A survivor of the Islamic State (ISIS) rampage in Iraq has provided a fresh account of a Christian man's horrific crucifixion by the Islamist extremists.