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Hillsong 'disappointed' after police press charges against senior pastor Brian Houston
Hillsong 'disappointed' after police press charges against senior pastor Brian Houston

Hillsong's founding pastor Brian Houston has been charged with allegedly concealing information about his father's child sexual abuse.

India: The persecutor who became the persecuted
India: The persecutor who became the persecuted

Navin used to attack Christians. Then he became a pastor and the extremists came for him and his family.

Myanmar: 'The Coup, Covid and the cries of my heart'
Myanmar: 'The Coup, Covid and the cries of my heart'

Burmese pastor Brother Arkar has written a poem to share his grief with fellow Christians around the world and urge them to pray for a nation in crisis.

Lebanon 'in desperate need' a year on from Beirut explosion
Lebanon 'in desperate need' a year on from Beirut explosion

Economic turmoil and the fallout from the massive Beirut explosion one year ago has brought suffering to countless people in Lebanon, Christian Aid has warned.

'Praise God!': Billy Graham's grandson leaves hospital after Covid battle
'Praise God!': Billy Graham's grandson leaves hospital after Covid battle

Doctors have allowed the grandson of Billy Graham to return home after a hospital stay for Covid-19 that included several days in intensive care.

Christian father and son beheaded on their way home from choir practice
Christian father and son beheaded on their way home from choir practice

Thomas Wollo, 46, and his young son, Nggwe Thomas, were beheaded by radical Fulani herdsmen.

New Zealand moves to ban conversion therapy
New Zealand moves to ban conversion therapy

Legislation was introduced to the New Zealand parliament on Friday that would bring in prison terms for those found guilty of the practice.

Key victory for parental rights in Chile
Key victory for parental rights in Chile

The right of parents to decide how their children are educated, especially when it comes to sex education, has been protected following a ruling by the Chilean Constitutional Tribunal.

Christian migrants from South America, Asia and Africa are boosting evangelism in Europe - report
Christian migrants from South America, Asia and Africa are boosting evangelism in Europe - report

"Europe is perhaps the greatest challenge in world mission today," writes Jim Memory, lecturer in European mission at All Nations Christian College.

Christian designer to appeal after court says she must make pro-gay websites
Christian designer to appeal after court says she must make pro-gay websites

A Christian web designer is to appeal after a US court said she could not refuse to create websites or content for same-sex weddings.

Government voices concern over detention of religious leaders in Cuba
Government voices concern over detention of religious leaders in Cuba

The government says it has raised concerns with Cuba about the detention of religious leaders following major nationwide demonstrations.

Parliamentary report warns of crimes against humanity in Kim Jong-un's North Korea

The report says there are "reasons to believe that some of the atrocities reach the threshold of genocide, particularly in relation to three groups: Christians; half-Chinese children; and the 'hostile' group."

As you watch the Olympics, pray for Christians in countries with persecution - Open Doors
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.

Cuban pastors arrested during protests have been released
Cuban pastors arrested during protests have been released

The two pastors have been released into house arrest.

Billy Graham's grandson in intensive care with Covid
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.

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.