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Church warden among Kenya shopping mall attack victims
A Cape Town church is in mourning after learning that its warden is among the victims of a shopping mall attack in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. Â
Pakistan church attack kills dozens
At least 75 people have been killed in a twin suicide bombing outside a church in Peshawar in Pakistan.
At least 160 dead in Nigeria this week in terrorist related violence
At least 160 people have died in terrorist related violence this week in Nigeria's Yobe and Borno States.
Prayer vigils planned for first anniversary of Saeed Abedini's imprisonment
Seven-year-old Rebekka Abedini misses her daddy.
'There can be no military solution' to Syria conflict, say church leaders
Church leaders call for all parties in Syria conflict to find a political solution
Vatican calls for nuclear disarmament
Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States, spoke at the 57th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (AIEA), held in Vienna on 16 September.
Call for sanctions on anniversary of arrests in Eritrea
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and Human Rights Concern Eritrea (HRCE) have called for the imposition of targeted sanctions on key Eritrean officials in order to secure the release of prominent politicians and journalists who have been detained incommunicado for the last twelve years.
Interfaith conflict threatens to engulf Central African Republic
Evangelical Alliance leader risks arrest to condemn violence; President disbands rebels
Fifty Christians face eviction in Laos
Recant your faith or get out - that's the ultimatum issued recently to 50 Christians living in a rural community in central Laos.
Situation 'very grim' in Syria
"There is deep sadness and much stress and anxiety."
Assassins of Pakistani Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti confess
The killers of Pakistan's first Christian to become a federal cabinet member, Shahbaz Bhatti, have confessed to the crime, Bhatti's brother and security sources said.
Catholic priest victim of latest Zanzibar acid attack
Fifth such attack on the island since November
Keep the faith in Syria
A Syrian prelate â ordained a bishop only last month â has spoken of his dismay at the country's mass exodus of Christians but is convinced that the future of one of the world's oldest Church communities is assured.
Kidnapped Nigerian Archbishop freed
An Archbishop in the Church of Nigeria who was kidnapped over a week ago is "safe and well" after being released, the Anglican Communion Office has said. Â
Christians flee Pakistani village after pastor accused of blasphemy
Pastor pleads innocence, but dozens flee for fear of repercussions
Millennium Development Goals have had 'little impact' on lives of leprosy sufferers
The Millennium Development Goals have had a huge influence on international development but "little impact" on the lives of leprosy sufferers.