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A homeless woman has been offered shelter by the Vatican after she gave birth outside its gates
The Vatican has invited a homeless woman to stay after she gave birth on a piece of cardboard near St Peter's Square
India: 8,000 Christians targeted by violence and persecution in 2015, report says
An Indian Christian organisation has claimed there were more than 200 major incidents of anti-Christian hate speech and persecution in the country last year.
Lord Weidenfeld, who helped save Middle Eastern Christians, dies aged 96
Tributes have been paid to Lord Weidenfeld, whose death at the age of 96 has been announced.
Gospel for Asia may be probed by UK Charity Commission following financial mismanagement claims
The charity has been hit by a string of revelations about its treatment of staff and volunteers and unanswered questions over its financial accounting.
India: 12 arrested for 'converting to Christianity'
Twelve people have been accused of converting to Christianity, arrested and put in jail in India, according to UCA news.
Afghanistan: Suicide bomb outside Russian embassy in Kabul
A suicide bomber carried out an attack on Wednesday in an area close to the Russian embassy in the west of the Afghan capital Kabul, police said.
Pope Francis ambushed over whether Israel should be recognised as Jewish state
The head of the delegation of Israeli rabbis present at Pope Francis' visit to Rome's Great Synagogue has revealed he put him on the spot over the Vatican's relationship to Israel.
Jerusalem: 16-year-old held over 'Death to Christians' graffiti at Benedictine abbey
The arrest was made yesterday after a joint operation by Israeli police and the army.
'Apocalyptic Islam' wants to annihilate Christians, bring about end of the world, best-selling author warns
For best-selling Evangelical Christian author Joel Rosenberg, the Apocalypse will be caused by a particular group of people: the so-called apocalyptic Muslims.
British SAS troops wearing burkas sneak into ISIS heartland, call in U.S. airstrike, killing top jihadist commander
An ISIS commander was taken down by female members of the Special Air Service (SAS) after they posed as wives of Islamic militant leaders and dressed up in burkas--the traditional attire of Muslim women--to carry out a daring attack in Raqqa, the jihadist organisation's de facto capital in Syria.
Marco Rubio defends the right to have, and not to have, a faith
Marco Rubio has said that he will fight for an America where no one has to violate their conscience and everyone has a right to believe what they want.
ISIS confirms death of British terrorist 'Jihadi John'
The death of so-called "Jihadi John" in a drone strike last November has been confirmed by a media outlet associated with Islamic State.
Anti-gay discrimination persists in Vietnam despite lifting of same-sex marriage ban
Gay people in Vietnam, particularly the youth continue to suffer discrimination and stigma, a year after the lifting of the ban on same-sex marriage, according to reports.
Heroic Muslim teacher who saved Christians in al-Shabaab attack dies of injuries
A Kenyan teacher who protected Christians from death at the hands of al-Shabaab terrorists in an attack before Christmas has died while undergoing surgery for his injuries.
Islamic State bulldozes oldest monastery in Iraq
Islamic State has destroyed a monastery in Iraq that was the oldest in the country and one of the oldest in the world.
Eritrea: Calls for Orthodox Patriarch's release 10 years after government deposed him
Eritrea is regarded as one of the world's most repressive countries and religion is strictly controlled.