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Hate crime against Christians under-reported, says Vatican representative
Hate crime against Christians in Europe is under-reported, a Vatican representative yesterday told a security group yesterday.
We are a big player in education and we are not dead yet, says CofE
The Church of England's education chief has countered warnings that struggling faith schools risk being taken over by the government and turned into academies.
China: Crackdown on Christianity continues as government conference tackles 'competing ideology'
China will this week hold a conference on the growth of Christianity, which has renewed accusations that the Communist government is threatened by what it sees as a competing ideology.
Mexico: 11th priest found dead in three years
The partially burned body of a priest has been found in Mexico, making him the 11th clergyman to have been killed in the country since 2013.
Christian refugees discriminated against by US and UK governments
Christian refugees are being unintentionally discriminated against by the US government's refugee scheme, new figures suggest.
Church closed and five pastors detained in China over 'cult activities'
Five church leaders have been detained in China over accusations that they are leading a "cult organisation".
Italian priest fighting for his life after shot while riding bicycle
An Italian priest is seriously injured in hospital after unidentified gunmen shot him in northern Bangladesh.
John Kasich calls for new agency to spread Judeo-Christian values
Republican Presidential candidate John Kasich has proposed a new government agency to beam messages of Judeo-Christian values throughout the world to help defeat Islamic state.
Dozens dead in suspected Boko Haram suicide attack in Nigeria
More than 30 people were killed in a suicide attack in a crowded market in Nigeria yesterday.
People in UK will be forced to choose between eating and heating this winter, warns charity
The onset of winter is likely to see a large rise in numbers of people needing foodbanks, as people on low incomes face choices between eating and heating, the Trussell Trust has warned.
Charlie Hebdo strikes back after latest Paris attacks
France's Charlie Hebdo journal, the target of lethal attacks by Islamist militants last January, defended party-goers over gun-toters in a new edition following Friday's Paris assault.
Gunfire erupts in Paris as police hunt suspected attack leader
Gunfire and explosions shook the Paris suburb of St Denis early on Wednesday as French police surrounded a building where a Belgian Islamist militant suspected of masterminding last week's attacks in the French capital was believed to be holed up.
Christian teen raped, forcibly converted and married to Muslim man
A Christian girl has been raped, forcibly converted to Islam and married to a Muslim man in Pakistan.
ISIS will only 'drag you to hellfire': Imams warn French Muslims, saying suicide and slaughter not permitted in Islam
Moderate Muslim leaders delivered a ringing denunciation of the Islamic State (ISIS), warning members of their community in France that joining the jihadist group will only "drag you to your death, to hellfire, because suicide and slaughter are not permitted in Islam."
Obama has 'surrendered to ISIS' and must resign, former U.S. House leader says
U.S. President Barack Obama drew a barrage of criticism following his statements on Monday in Turkey during the G20 Conference where he said Friday's terror attacks in Paris will not change his policy regarding the Islamic State (ISIS) and that he still will not allow American soldiers to join the fight in Syria or Iraq.
Terror in Germany as soccer match against Holland gets cancelled due to bomb threat
A soccer game between hosts Germany and Netherlands which German Chancellor Angel Merkel was due to attend in Hanover was called off two hours before its scheduled start on Tuesday over fears of a planned bombing.