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Russian Orthodox Church Hardens Stance Against Abortion, Calls For Total Ban
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill yesterday signed a petition to make abortion illegal, hardening the position of the church which previously only called for a ban on state-provided abortions which weren't a medical necessity.
1,000 Coptic Christians Rescued From Persecution, Hungary Claims
One thousand Coptic Christian have been covertly relocated to Hungary to flee increasing levels of persecution, according to government officials.

Syrian Government Launches Aleppo Ground Attack
The United States says the assault on Aleppo is proof that President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and regional allies have abandoned an international peace process.

ISIS Executes 6 Fighters By Crushing Them With A Bulldozer
According to a report by The Daily Mail, the ISIS ordered the execution of six of its members in Iraq in the most brutal way imaginable: by being ran over and crushed by a bulldozer.

Revival in Kenya as over 6,000 people accept Jesus Christ into their hearts after 10-day outreach
When hundreds of missionaries urged Kenya locals to pray for a revival, they did not expect that it would lead to thousands of lives being saved just 10 days after.

Thousands protest against same-sex marriage plan in Mexico, call for defence of family values, marriage institution
It was a sight to see: Tens of thousands of people dressed mainly in white and carrying white balloons, marching as they held banners warning against same-sex marriage and demanding parents' right to control sex education in schools.

Iraqi Parliament Votes Against New Christian Province In Nineveh Plain
Plans for the creation of a new Christian province in northern Iraq's Nineveh Plain appear to have been scuppered by a vote in the Iraqi Parliament in favour of maintaining the administrative border of the province of Nineveh.

Christian missionary ready to risk death to spread the Gospel in his war-torn home of South Sudan
Returning from a land smouldering in ethnic violence may not be an option at all for any ordinary manâespecially if that man has already experienced the horrors of prison and what it's like to face death in that country.

ISIS executes scores of prisoners in new 'Hell of the Apostates' propaganda video
The blindfolded men were led to their pre-dug graves and shot in the back of the head at close range one by one.

Trial Adjourned Of Christian Pastors Facing Death Penalty In Sudan
The "spying" trial of pastors in Sudan has been adjourned until next month after the prosecution failed to prepare adequately for the case.

Woman Beaten Up By Husband And Hospitalised After Conversion From Islam To Christianity
A woman who converted to Christianity from Islam was beaten so severely by her husband that she had to be hospitalised.

Thousands Of Muslim Buildings And Mosques Set For Demolition In Myanmar
The Myanmar government has been urged to halt plans to demolish thousands of buildings belonging to the persecuted Rohingya Muslim population.

Christian Family Of Slain Jordanian Writer Demand Prime Minister Quits
The Jordanian prime minster is under pressure to resign after a Christian anti-Islamist writer was shot dead outside a court room where he was due to stand trial on Sunday.

'20 Churches Destroyed' As Airstrikes Continue To Pound Aleppo
Some twenty churches have been destroyed in Aleppo, Syria according to a senior Russian official.

Slain Mexican Priests Victims Of 'Malicious' Smear Campaign, Church Says
The Catholic Church in Mexico has hit out at the government there over an alleged smear campaign against three priests found dead last week.

Poland moves a step closer to banning all abortions
While some countries in the world are allowing the brutal killing of unborn children, Poland is setting an example and moving closer to passing a law that will ban all forms of abortion.