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14 Christians killed in Nigeria attack
Another village raid in Nigeria has reportedly left 14 members of a Baptist church dead.
Methodist Church urges HSBC to reconsider support for Hong Kong security law
The Methodist Church of Great Britain has written to HSBC calling for a re-think of its support for the new security law.
Beirut explosion is a 'tragedy of immense proportions' - Cardinal Vincent Nichols
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has spoken of his "horror" over the huge industrial explosion in Beirut that killed at least 135 people and injured 5,000 more.
Pastor of South Korean church that had thousands of Covid-19 infections arrested
South Korean authorities have arrested the pastor of a church that was at the centre of the country's coronavirus outbreak.
Beirut blast will exacerbate Lebanon food shortages - Christian Aid
The massive explosion at Beirut's port on Tuesday is threatening to plunge even more Lebanese into hunger, Christian Aid has warned.
Prayers for Beirut after huge blast leaves at least 100 dead
Christians are being asked to pray for victims and their loved ones after a gigantic blast tore through Beirut's port area on Tuesday night, killing at least a hundred people and injuring thousands.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern criticised over support for abortion up to birth
New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has been criticised by an MP for supporting the introduction of a Bill allowing abortion on-demand, for any reason, up to birth.
Persecution in India is 'intensifying' - Christian group
The persecution of Christians in India intensified to "alarming" levels in the first half of 2020, a human rights group reports.
Archaeologists uncover 1,300-year-old church near the Sea of Galilee
The church may have been part of a monastery.
Missionary fears for the worst in Central African Republic as Covid-19 spreads
Little testing and a lack of hospital beds and medicine are posing challenges for the Central African Republic.
Christian girl was abducted at gunpoint and forced to convert to Islam, say family
The family of a Christian girl are fighting for her freedom after saying she was abducted at gunpoint, forced to convert to Islam and marry a Muslim man.
Developing countries facing coronavirus 'catastrophe' - report
A new report by Christian Aid has warned of a global "catastrophe" as the economic, social and political impact of Covid-19 around the world continues to unfold.
China taking children away from Christian parents, threatens to send them to re-education camps
China has threatened to send children from Christian families to re-education camps, according to alarming reports from a member of a local church in the country.
There is no 'right to die', says lawyer of Belgian man contesting healthy mother's euthanasia
Godelieva de Troyer suffered depression but was physical healthy when she was euthanized by lethal injection in Belgium in 2012. Her son is challenging her death at the European Court of Human Rights.
Religious freedom roundtable calls for charges to be dropped against pastor
Human rights campaigners have called on the Attorney General of Nepal to drop all charges against a pastor accused of trying to convert others to the Christian faith.
Nigerian Christians executed in cold blood by Islamist extremists
The Christian men were executed by members of Boko Haram faction the Islamic State in West Africa Province, who warned that other Christians will be next if they don't stop sharing the Gospel and convert to Islam.