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Two Christians murdered in Egypt for refusing to pay Muslim poll tax
Two Coptic Christian government employees have been shot dead for refusing to pay Jizya, the Muslim poll tax on Christians.
Vietnamese police crush protests against Catholics' imprisonment
Dozens injured, as police use tear gas, batons and police dogs
Vincent Nichols and Mahmoud Abbas meet over peace in Holy Land
President Mahmoud Abbas calls for Christian support in meeting with Archbishop Nichols
Petition calls for action to help Syrian Christians
Barnabas Fund is today launching an urgent petition calling on Western governments to take action on behalf of Syria's endangered Christian minority.
Persecution at unprecedented levels
The Body of Christ is suffering so much violence and trauma these days that when it comes to choosing a focus for prayer, it is difficult to know where to start.
Salvation Army praying for Syria
Salvation Army leader General André Cox has issued a special appeal to Salvationists to pray for Syria.
Obama leads US in remembering 9/11
President Barack Obama has led the nation in marking the 12th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, addressing families of survivors at a private Pentagon ceremony in Washington DC Obama laid a wreath in remembrance of the Americans who lost their lives that day, as thousands of Americans across the nation also gathered at 9/11 memorials to hold moments of silence and pay their respects to those who had passed.
'We must be reconcilers,' says UK Coptic Orthodox Church
A senior bishop in the UK Coptic Orthodox Church has spoken of the need for reconciliation in Egypt in the wake of recent violence.
Congressional Gold Medal awarded posthumously to victims of 1963 church bombing
A Congressional Gold Medal has been awarded posthumously to four young black girls who lost their lives in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
Pastor taken hostage in Philippines rebel attack
Several Christians injured in attack linked to Moro National Liberation Front
Christian mother killed, boy kidnapped in Somalia
Al Qaeda-linked rebels continue campaign to rid country of Christianity
Christian woman raped and murdered in Madhya Pradesh
A Christian woman has been raped and brutally murdered in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Millions of Zimbabweans at risk of chronic hunger
Zimbabwe is facing a "dire" food situation after erratic rains and "unusual" mid-season droughts triggered critical levels of crop failure, Christian Aid has warned.
Moroccan Christian jailed for evangelising
Mohamed el Baldi convicted for 'shaking the faith' of Muslims
Armed Muslims in Nigeria kill Christians in their homes
Gabriel Anthony, 25, was praying at 5am on September 1 in this northern Nigerian village when he heard gunshots.
Syrian refugees in need of trauma counselling
More and more Syrian refugees are in need of counselling to help them cope with the impact of the civil war, a Scottish aid agency has warned.