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Canada shows UK assisted suicide concerns are valid
There have already been proposals to allow minors to commit medically assisted suicide.
Arab Christian leader Botrus Mansour named new Secretary General of World Evangelical Alliance
It marks the first time an Arab Christian leader will head the global body representing more than 600 million evangelicals in over 148 countries.
Over 7,000 Christians killed in Nigeria so far in 2025 - watchdog
Islamic extremists and radicalized herder militias have killed over 7,000 Christians within the first 220 days of 2025, a new report estimates
Madonna appeals to Pope Leo XIV over Gaza humanitarian crisis
Pop star Madonna has issued a heartfelt public appeal to Pope Leo XIV, urging him to travel to Gaza and bring what she described as his “light to the children before it’s too late”.
Amnesty International urges Libya to quash convictions of Christians
Concerns are mounting over the plight of 11 Christians imprisoned in Libya after trials that Amnesty International has condemned as deeply flawed and unjust.
Israel accused of weaponizing aid in Gaza conflict
Aid organisations say that “most major international NGOs have been unable to deliver a single truck of lifesaving supplies”.
People in Ukraine feel 'forgotten', says bishop as Trump and Putin meet in Alaska
A Ukrainian bishop has lamented what he describes as a lack of international response to the ongoing conflict in his country.
Indonesia: religious leaders demand stronger protections amid rising attacks on Christians
Religious leaders across Indonesia are calling for decisive government action to curb growing intolerance, following a string of violent incidents and the targeting of Christian places of worship.
Over 1,000 Iraqi Christians receive first communion
Despite the lingering scars left by the Islamic State's capture of swaths of Iraq and Syria over a decade ago and the current pressure from Iranian-backed militias, over 1,000 Iraqi Christians, most of them young children, have reportedly received their first communion within the last few weeks.
Nigeria: orphanage founders launch petition for release of children seized by the state
The children were required to adopt Muslim names and follow Islam.
Pope moves general audience indoors due to heatwave
Temperatures in Rome were expected to reach 38C on Wednesday.
Children kidnapped by Islamists in Mozambique's forgotten war
Added to the pain of the violence is the fact that the world doesn't seem to know they are suffering.
Pastors beaten by jailers in India
The situation in India continues to worsen for Christians.
Report reveals alarming surge in anti-Christian attacks across India in 2025
Christians are continuing to suffer for their faith in India, with hundreds of instances of discrimination recorded in a new study.
Beirut blast of 2020 still scars survivors five years on
Despite conflict with Israel and Covid 19, for some the blast was the toughest of incidents.
Islamists have killed over 22,300 in Africa this last year - study
Militant Islamists groups have expanded their presence in Africa and more than doubled fatalities linked to violent activities in specific regions in the continent according to a study by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS).