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Lebanon Church leader says Middle East needs Christians and Muslims
The cardinal was speaking at the opening of an amphitheatre dedicated to a martyr of the Armenian Genocide.

Calais authorities urged not to demolish restaurants and shops in 'Jungle' refugee camp
French authorities were on Wednesday accused of using demolitions to force out refugees living in the Calais 'Jungle' camp.

DA Carson: The Kim Davis case shows what Christians will face in standing up for the gospel
It is "increasingly difficult" to hold rational conversations about important moral and social issues in today's American society, according to prominent New Testament scholar DA Carson.

China: Christians threatened with having welfare payments cut unless they stop going to church
Christians in China will have their welfare benefits withdrawn unless they stop attending church, a local governing body has announced.

Rick Warren, Russell Moore and other evangelical leaders protest California education Bill
Evangelical leaders Rick Warren and Russell Moore are among a range of signatories from Christian, Muslim and backgrounds who have put their name to a statement denouncing a California Bill that would limit religious exemptions for private educational institutions.

Trump to meet 700 evangelical leaders at 'Pastors and Pews' gathering
Donald Trump is set to meet some 700 evangelical pastors tomorrow at a gathering in Florida hosted by the American Project (ARP).

Australia needs 'audit of its soul' after leaked reports reveal scale of refugee child abuse
Human rights campaigners have responded to revelations of the appalling abuse of children at one of Australia's offshore detention camps with calls for a radical reform of its refugee policy.

Iraq: Christians 'see no future here' as ISIS continues campaign of destruction
Iraqi Christians persecuted by ISIS are loosing hope for their future, two years since militants overran Mosul and the Nineveh Plain, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee.

Turkey: 2,500 religious staff removed in post-coup crackdown
More than 2,500 officials have been suspended from Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate in another crackdown following the failed military coup last month.

U.S. churches prepare for terror attacks amid rising threats following murder of French priest
Churches in the U.S. face a terrifying new reality: They could be attractive targets for terror as shown by the murder of French priest Jacques Hamel on July 26 in Normandy, France, counter-terrorism experts have revealed.

This Muslim woman devotes her life to caring for Christians: 'My Islam is a religion that believes in helping others'
Working behind the scene, this extraordinary Muslim Iraqi woman has been helping Christians and other people displaced by the fighting in her country, paticularly those victimised by the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group.

Anti-Americanism unites Turkey and Russia as leaders repair ties
The countries' leaders have announced an acceleration in trade and energy ties at a time when they have troubled economies and strains with the West.

Martin Haskell's clinic accused of violating law by aborting baby of mom under heroin influence
An abortion clinic in Ohio owned by the inventor of the partial birth abortion procedure is accused of violating the law when it performed the procedure without consent on a 31-year-old woman who was under the influence of heroin, according to a government report.

Australia's cathedral deans call for prevention of further abuse after Royal Commission
The deans of Australia's cathedrals have collectively expressed their regret at the damage caused by clergy and other church officials after hearing reports at their annual conference about the country's Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

Syria: Unicef warns children at risk of 'catastrophe' in Aleppo
The United Nations has called for an urgent ceasefire in the troubled city of Aleppo in Syria, warning of "dire" consequences for millions of civilians if water and electricity supplies are not immediately repaired.

Teenager who called for 'the murder of all Christians' hunted by police
Belgian police are hunting for a teenager who has called for "the murder of all Christians" in a video posted on a French website.