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After church split, Ukraine may force Moscow loyalists to badge themselves 'Russian'
Ukraine on Saturday created a new Orthodox church independent from Moscow, which leaders have lobbied for since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Syria, Mattis, Afghanistan, shutdown: Trump ends year in chaos
Thursday was a landmark day of chaos that appeared to test the resolve of even senior Republican backers in Washington.
Political and religious leaders look to Trump for help to end persecution of Nigeria's Christians
A Nigerian Archbishop has joined US political leaders in calling on Donald Trump to intervene in the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
Christian cake baker files lawsuit against Colorado as pressure mounts over gender transition cake
Although Jack Phillips won a Supreme Court victory over a gay wedding cake earlier this year, the legal battle to bake according to his convictions is still raging on
Fresh arrests see more Early Rain church members held, US watchdogs denounce crackdown
The move against the Early Rain church follows the arrest of 100 church members and leaders last week including its pastor Wang Yi and his wife Jiang Rong.
Trump starts withdrawal of US forces from Syria, claims victory
Trump said on Wednesday they have succeeded in their mission to defeat Islamic State and were no longer needed in the country.
Cuba blinks on same-sex marriage constitution change
Evangelical churches, threatened to shoot down the entire constitutional revamp over that single issue in the referendum on the final version scheduled for early next year.
Don't blame migrants for your problems, Pope Francis warns world leaders
Pope Francis on Tuesday condemned nationalist leaders who blame migrants for their countries' problems.
Christmas will be 'lonely' for Asia Bibi, says campaigner
Christian mother Asia Bibi is still facing a 'lonely' Christmas despite being freed from death row, says a Christian campaigner.
Max Lucado says he was sexually abused as a child
Influential Christian author and preacher Max Lucado has revealed that he was a victim of sexual abuse in his youth and publicly repented for times in his own ministry when he took conversations about women and abuse too lightly.
Attacks on Christians in Nigeria are a 'forgotten tragedy', says bishop
Bishop William Amove Avenya said the victims in his diocese have included children and pregnant women
Pastor with disabled child has seven pleas for his fellow pastors
Including people with disabilities means more than having wider bathroom stalls, says Pastor Anthony Kidd.
Forgotten and forsaken? Africa's humanitarian crises
There are now more crises affecting more people and lasting longer than a decade ago.
Peace pilgrimage will mark 30th anniversary of Lockerbie bombing
The Walk of Peace will take place on December 22 when scores of people are expected to silently climb Burnswark, an ancient and dramatic landmark south east of the Dumfries and Galloway town.
Coptic Christians mourn father and son killed by police officer
Coptic Christians Imad Kamal Sadeq, 49, and his son David, 21, were shot by Robi Mustapha Khalifa, who was stationed as a security guard at the Nahded-al-Qadasa church in Minya, Upper Egypt.
Open Doors church centres step in to help Syrian families
Around 12,000 families are being supported through church-run Centres of Hope funded by donations from Open Doors supporters around the world.