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Christian charity launches emergency appeal to help thousands of fair trade producers put at risk by Brexit
A Christian development charity is appealing for donations to support fair trade producers facing economic uncertainty and hardship as a result of Brexit.
American 'missionary' killed on remote Indian island
An American described as a missionary has been murdered on one of the islands in India's remote cluster of Andaman and Nicobar.
Israel seeks US backing against Airbnb over removal of listings in West Bank settlements
AirBnB decided to remove the approximately 200 'listings in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank that are at the core of the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians'.
Kenya orders Marie Stopes to stop performing abortions
Kenya has demanded that Marie Stopes stop performing abortions at its centres across the country.
As Christmas looms, ISIS again threatens attack on Pope Francis
A pro-ISIS media group has threatened to attack Pope Francis as Christians around the world gear up to celebrate the birth of Christ.
Freed Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi needs German passport to leave Pakistan - lawyer
The lawyer for Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian acquitted of capital blasphemy charges, appealed on Tuesday to Germany to give her whole family citizenship to start a new life in Europe.
World cannot ignore plight of migrants, says Pope
Pope Francis criticized rising wealth inequality and the treatment of migrants on Sunday, saying the world should not ignore those "tossed by the waves of life".
Egypt's Copts inaugurate newly renovated St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo
After more than three years of renovation, St. Mark's in Cairo, the main cathedral of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, was inaugurated on Sunday.
Christian couple close down wedding magazine over same-sex beliefs
The Christian owners of a wedding magazine in Australia have made the decision to close it down after facing backlash for refusing to feature same-sex couples.
Dozens killed in attack on Catholic mission sheltering refugees in Central African Republic
More than 40 people were killed and dozens wounded in Central African Republic in an attack on a Catholic mission sheltering 20,000 refugees, a regional lawmaker said.
Protests in Norway against changes to abortion law
Thousands of protesters demonstrated in Norwegian cities on Saturday against restricting women's access to abortion, the subject of talks between the ruling minority coalition and a small party seeking to join the government.
Christians in Pakistan living in fear after Asia Bibi's acquittal
Christians have been dragged out of their cars and beaten, and said they are "haunted" with fear of Islamic radicals as the blasphemy case of Christian mother Asia Bibi tears Pakistan apart.
Pastor under fire for asking man dressed as woman to leave his church
Pastor Antonio Rocquemore of Power House International Ministries in Chicago, Illinois, is coming under fire from advocates of the LGBTQ community for publicly rebuking a male member who came to his church dressed as a woman Sunday night.
At least 56 killed, 130 missing in California's deadliest wildfire
The latest fatality count was announced as authorities released a revised list of 130 people reported missing by loved ones
Paradise church survives the flames after most of the town burns down
A church in Paradise, northern California, is still standing after most of the town was devastated by the horrific Camp Fire.
Christians are being 'driven from north Nigeria' by Islamist militants
The UK church has been urged to pray for persecuted Christians in Nigeria on Sunday's International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.