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Christian girl recalls horror when Islamist radicals attacked and burned their home in Egypt

Imagine the horror that gripped members of a Coptic Christian family in Egypt when they saw a mob of angry Muslim radicals attacking and burning their home in the middle of the night.

Pastor with 'unswerving faith in Jesus' mercilessly beaten to death by Maoist rebels in India

A Christian pastor was "mercilessly" beaten to death by Maoist rebels in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Fides News Agency reported.

ISIS reportedly executes pregnant mother, kidnaps her 4 children for trying to flee Iraqi village

No atrocity is too gory for Islamic State (ISIS) militants to turn away from. In one of their latest barbaric acts, the jihadis executed a pregnant woman and took away her four children, after they tried to flee their village in Iraq, the MailOnline reported.

Christianity in peril in Mideast as Christians feel abandoned, betrayed by West, says patriarch

Unless Christians are protected, Christianity will soon die in Syria, Iraq and even Lebanon. The warning came from Patriarch Ignatius Youssef III Younan of the Syriac Catholic Church of Antioch.

Islamic persecution of Christians can't stop Iranians from finding faith in Jesus as more testimonies pour out

Imprisonment, beatings and even deathâthose things don't scare newly converted Christians in Iran anymore as their number continues to grow at an amazing rate.

Islamic State 'almost completely' ousted from Syria's Manbij city

US-backed forces trying to oust Islamic State militants from the Syrian city of Manbij took "almost complete control" of the city on Saturday,

Nigeria: Boko Haram leader threatens attack on Christians, bombing of churches, humanitarian missions

The leader of Boko Haram has recently issued a new threat, this time involving the extremist group's new mission to the fight the "Christianization of Society."

As the Rio Olympics starts, here are the best pictures of Christ The Redeemer

This week, sports stars have flocked to the feet of one of the best-know depictions of Jesus. Here we look at some of the most stunning photographs of this beautiful monument.

Swedish church to use drones to drop thousands of Bibles in ISIS-controlled Iraq

A major evangelical free church in Sweden is preparing to use drones to drop thousands of Bibles into areas of Iraq controlled by Islamic State

10 million Bibles reach China: Ministry says it's a miracle, 'Jesus Himself decided to be our fundraiser'

Imagine 10 million Bibles dropping like manna from heaven over Chinaâone of the countries in the world where Christians are not really welcomed.

GAFCON head: Primates meeting failed, leadership weak on gay marriage

The General Secretary of the conservative Anglican group GAFCON has dismissed January's Primates meeting as pointless and a failure

Bizarre winged creature found: A fairy, an alien, or a locust from Book of Revelation?

What is this "thing" they found in the Mexican desert? Is this winged creature a fairy, an alien or a locust from the Book of Revelation?

Extremist ideology, not ISIS, is the problem; Christian persecution not new, says convert who witnessed prison 'miracle'

"ISIS is not the problem." The statement comes from the Rev. Majed el-Shafie, a Christian convert who suffered horrible torture at the hands of Islamic extremists and experienced a "miracle" in prison when rabid dogs unleashed to maul him did not even touch him.

Nigeria: Four women hospitalised in riot at Anglican church as synod begins