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South Sudan church mourns murdered youth coordinator
The Episcopal Church of South Sudan's national youth cooordinator has been killed by gunmen who targeted his vehicle.

Trump 'very disappointed' with Turkish president over refusal to free Andrew Brunson
Donald Trump says he is 'very disappointed' with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over his refusal to free US pastor Andrew Brunson.

Washington 'no longer impartial' between Israelis and Palestinians after slashing aid
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) provides services to about 5 million Palestinian refugees across Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the West Bank and Gaza.

Christians still fearful in Imran Khan's Pakistan
For Christians, Pakistan is a harsh and even deadly place to live and the source of a lot of their misery is the loathed blasphemy laws.

Place where Jesus turned water into wine may have been somewhere else all along
For centuries, Christian pilgrims have venerated the site of Kafr Kanna as the place where Jesus turned water into wine. But some archaeologists are suggesting the site of Jesus' first miracle was actually elsewhere.

Sheraton and Westin hotels placing thousands of Bibles in their rooms
As many as 300,000 copies of the Bible and the Book of Mormon are expected to be placed in Sheraton, Westin, and other Starwood hotels by the year's end

Nigerian security forces accused of failing Christians as Fulani militants murder pastor and family
The dead include a pastor, Rev Adamu Gyang Wurim, his wife and three of their six children.

Under this collapsed church roof in Rome is the prison that housed Peter and Paul before their deaths
The roof of a church built on top of an ancient prison that is said to have held St Peter before his crucifixion collapsed on Thursday in Rome.

Catholic bishops in Australia reject compulsory abuse reporting, defying new laws
The Catholic church in Australia said on Friday it would oppose laws forcing priests to report child abuse when they learn about it in the confessional.

Why a Protestant church in Beijing is facing CCTV cameras and eviction
In April, Beijing authorities asked the church to install 24 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the building for 'security'.
Donald Trump receives Bible signed by over a hundred evangelicals
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were given a Bible signed by Christian leaders who attended Monday night's White House dinner honoring evangelical leaders.

Israel demolishes family home of Palestinian attacker
The Israeli military on Tuesday demolished the family home of a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank who killed an Israeli in a Jewish settlement a month ago and was shot dead in the attack.

Former youth mentor at Saddleback Church convicted in molestation case
A former youth mentor at Rick Warren's Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California was convicted by a jury Wednesday of molesting twin teenage boys.

Trump administration sued by liberal advocacy group in connection with Bible studies
A liberal advocacy group is suing the Trump administration in connection with regular Bible studies held by Cabinet members.

Nearly half of US evangelicals think their church teaches elements of the prosperity gospel
About four in 10 evangelical Christians say they attend a church where they're taught elements of prosperity gospel, according to a poll.

Trump's national security adviser says US-Turkey crisis could end 'instantly' if pastor is freed
Turkey could end its lira-battering crisis with the United States "instantly" by freeing a detained American pastor, President Donald Trump's national security adviser said, adding that a Qatari cash infusion would not help Ankara's economy.