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Pakistan: Was an 18-year-old boy the latest victim of Muslim hostility to Christians?
Pakistan: Was an 18-year-old boy the latest victim of Muslim hostility to Christians?

A Christian boy in Pakistan has allegedly been hanged by Muslims who believed he was attached to a Muslim girl who lived opposite his brother's house.

Philippine tribal people embrace Jesus Christ after hearing Gospel and viewing \'Passion of the Christ\' movie
Philippine tribal people embrace Jesus Christ after hearing Gospel and viewing 'Passion of the Christ' movie

Things will never be the same again in a far-flung village in southern Philippines after missionaries from the Christian Aid Mission brought the light of Christianity to tribal people who have known only spiritual darkness.

ISIS terror cells are operating in England – US intelligence chief
ISIS terror cells are operating in England – US intelligence chief

ISIS has terror cells operating in England and other European countries that are planning Paris and Brussels-style attacks, the US intelligence chief has warned.

ISIS or al-Qaeda could strike U.S. mainland before November election, top intelligence official warns
ISIS or al-Qaeda could strike U.S. mainland before November election, top intelligence official warns

Terrorists could launch attacks on the U.S. mainland before the nation holds its presidential election this November, America's leading intelligence official has warned.

Donald Trump says \'it\'s over\' after sweep of 5 states while Hillary Clinton takes 4 as both get closer to nomination
Donald Trump says 'it's over' after sweep of 5 states while Hillary Clinton takes 4 as both get closer to nomination

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both scored convincing victories on Tuesday night, with the Republican presidential front-runner sweeping the primaries in all five Northeastern states—Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island—and his Democratic counterpart winning in four of five of these same states.

US warns North Korea of consequences if it continues nuclear and missile tests

South Korea's Yonhap news agency earlier said North Korea appeared to be preparing a test-launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile.

Rome\'s Trevi Fountain to be dyed red to honour Christian martyrs
Rome's Trevi Fountain to be dyed red to honour Christian martyrs

The water of the Trevi Fountain will be dyed red on April 29 to honour the Christians who have sacrificed their lives to proclaim their faith.

Gogglebox vicar says TV is better than sermons at getting people talking about God
Gogglebox vicar says TV is better than sermons at getting people talking about God

TV vicar Kate Bottley has suggested that her appearances on Gogglebox might be more effective at evangelisation than the traditional Sunday sermon.

Christian church website hacked by militant Islamist cyber terrorists
Christian church website hacked by militant Islamist cyber terrorists

Islamist terrorists have hacked a Christian church website with the statement: "We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses and enslave your women by the permission of Allah, the Exalted."

Uganda: Christian church attacked and \'unholy\' pigs slaughtered
Uganda: Christian church attacked and 'unholy' pigs slaughtered

Christians in a village in Uganda have in the last few days seen their pigs slaughtered and their church demolished.

Pakistan: Christian woman kidnapped, forced to marry and convert to Islam
Pakistan: Christian woman kidnapped, forced to marry and convert to Islam

A Christian woman in Pakistan has been kidnapped, forced to marry and convert to Islam, according to a leading human rights lawyer.

Islamist militants behead Canadian hostage John Ridsdel
Islamist militants behead Canadian hostage John Ridsdel

Islamist terrorists have beheaded the Canadian hostage John Ridsdel, 68.

Former bishop on Christian persecution in China: \'If we keep silent, we are accomplices\'
Former bishop on Christian persecution in China: 'If we keep silent, we are accomplices'

The retired Bishop of Hong Kong has urged China to end the persecution of Christians in the country, according to UCA news.

ISIS \'destroys historic church in Mosul\'
ISIS 'destroys historic church in Mosul'

ISIS has destroyed Mosul's famed Clock Church, one of the best-known churches that remained in the Iraqi city, according to Iraqi news reports.

\'At least 8 children dead\' as Christian neighbourhoods attacked in Aleppo
'At least 8 children dead' as Christian neighbourhoods attacked in Aleppo

Christian and Kurdish neighbourhoods in Aleppo have come under attack and a number of children have been killed as Syria continues to struggle with intensified fighting, more than five years into its civil war.

Citizens\' initiative launched to ban abortion without exceptions in predominantly Catholic Poland
Citizens' initiative launched to ban abortion without exceptions in predominantly Catholic Poland

Following an outrage over the fatal incident that left a 24-week child to die in a Warsaw hospital, Poland is now on the verge of tigthening its regulations by aligning them with the teachings of the Catholic Church.