World
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As you watch the Olympics, pray for Christians in countries with persecution - Open Doors
Open Doors is asking Christians to remember their brothers and sisters suffering for their faith in dozens of the countries competing in this year's Olympics.
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Cuban pastors arrested during protests have been released
The two pastors have been released into house arrest.
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Billy Graham's grandson in intensive care with Covid
Anne Graham Lotz, the daughter of Billy Graham, is asking people to pray for her son Jonathan as he battles Covid in the ICU.
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Pleas to Foreign Secretary to act as China sends North Koreans 'back to their deaths'
The escapees include Christian converts at risk of being sent to harsh gulags for their faith.
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Argentina introduces gender neutral passports and IDs
Argentinians can now select 'X' on their passport and national ID documents.
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Mothers and children in Syria forced to scavenge in bins, warns Christian charity
Mothers and children pushed to the brink of starvation in Syria are so desperate for something to eat they are scavenging in bins, Aid to the Church in Need has warned.
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Djibouti: How a young Christian convert chose a refugee camp over a life of luxury
"I didn't tell them anything. I left home with the clothes I wore, and never returned. I knew what they would do to me if they found out about my conversion."
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Thousands of Christians killed in Nigeria so far this year
At least 3,400 Christians have been killed by extremists in Nigeria so far this year, according to a local non-profit.
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Asia Bibi says years on death row made her 'strong in faith'
Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian mother who spent more than eight years on death row for blasphemy, says her experience made her grow "strong in faith".
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Tokyo churches cancel Olympic engagement over Covid
The Olympic Games get underway this week but this time round, they will be without spectators - and the usual spiritual support from churches.
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'Boko' not 'Haram' â kidnapped schoolgirl completes 'forbidden' education
One of 276 girls abducted from their school in Chibok, northern Nigeria by the infamous Boko Haram has just graduated from university â the very thing her kidnappers fight to oppose.
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Family of detained Cuban pastor evicted from their home
The eviction came a day after a public statement by his wife criticising the Cuban authorities for detaining her husband.
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We have been treated like dogs, says wife of pastor detained after Cuba protests
The wife of a pastor detained after massive protests across Cuba has hit out at the "inhumane" treatment of her husband.
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How Indian media 'categorically failed' a murdered Christian teenager
Indian media 'categorically failed' a teenager who was brutally murdered by Hindu nationalists after a campaign of violence, according to Christian charity Open Doors.
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Inscription with link to Book of Judges discovered in Israel
The 3,100-year-old inscription bears the name 'Jerubbaal', which was another name for the Old Testament judge Gideon.