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Indian Pastor Beaten By Mob Of Hindu Extremists Saved By Treatment From Christian Charity

A pastor in India who was beaten almost to death by a mob of Hindu extremists has received life-saving treatment from the anti-persecution charity International Christian Concern (ICC).

Pope's Man In Iraq Urges Christians Not To Flee

One in three of the entire population of Iraq is in desperate need of humanitarian aid, according to the Pope's representative in the war-torn country.

Freed At Last: Iranian Pastor Released From Prison After Six Years

The Iranian pastor held in prison for six years for Christian activities that Iran brands crimes against the state, has been released, according to charity and advocacy groups.

Battle Begins To Liberate Largest Christian Town In Iraq From ISIS

Forces entered Qaraqosh, which was before ISIS home to at least a quarter of Iraq's Christian community, on Tuesday and began the battle for liberation.

Christian Forces Will 'Fight Relentlessly' To Free Mosul From ISIS

The NPF said in its statement that it represents the "Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian" people of Iraq, and is "honoured to participate in these operations to liberate all of our occupied territories, and to push out the terrorist gangs of ISIS".

Trapped Civilians Could Leave Aleppo On Thursday, As Russia Announces Brief Ceasefire

Thousands of civilians trapped in the besieged city of Aleppo in Syria could be able to leave on Thursday after Russia announced it would hold an eight-hour ceasefire.

Marine Le Pen Would Ban All Religious Clothing, Including Crosses, 'To Fight Islam'

Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader in France, promised to ban all religious clothing including Christian symbols, in a bid to defeat radical Islam.

Christian Nun On Aleppo: A Broken City Where People Cry Without Tears And Life Does Not Exist

At least if you get hit by a shell in Aleppo and die, you are released from pain. That was the heartbreak delivered a Catholic nun in London today, speaking about life under the constant bombardment being sufferd in Syria's second city.

Young Pope Actor Jude Law Is Not Religious But Has Faith 'In All Sorts Of Things'

Actor Jude Law has described himself as a "polytheist" who could find nothing in the Bible to help him play the lead in the new television series, The Young Pope.

Pope Francis Donates $100,000 To Haiti Victims

Pope Francis has donated $100,000 to victims of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti.

The Battle To Retake Mosul: What Will It Mean For Civilians?

The battle to retake Mosul, a key city for Islamic State in northern Iraq and its final stronghold, has begun. Aid agencies are preparing as up to one million people are expected to flee.

What Lies Behind The Release Of The Nigerian Schoolgirls Held By Boko Haram?

There is no way of knowing exactly why there appears to be something of a breakthrough in the release of some of the 220-270 Chibok schoolgirls, most of them Christian, who were kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in April 2014. But divisions within the terrorist organisations offer a clue.

Car Bomb Explodes Near Syria\'s Holiest Shi\'ite Mosque