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Cathedral in Kenya attacked after deadly clashes over arrest of Muslim preacher
A Catholic cathedral in northern Kenya, on the border with Ethiopia, has been sacked by Muslims during violent demonstrations in the area, in which three people were killed, over the arrest of a Muslim preacher.
Mike Pence prays at Western Wall as Palestinian Christians condemn his pro-Israel stance
Vice President Mike Pence today visited Jerusalem's Western Wall, the world's holiest prayer site for Jews, as his support for Israel and his form of 'Christian Zionism' was lambasted as a 'sick ideology' by Palestinian Christians.
Bolivia's president Evo Morales revokes controversial law restricting religion after protests from evangelicals
Bolivia's president Evo Morales has announced that his government is revoking a penal code, introduced on December 15, that severely restricted religious activity and equated it with terrorism and criminality.
Nuclear weapons are a 'sin' says head of World Council of Churches ahead of Davos summit
The general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Revd Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, has spoken out strongly against nuclear weapons ahead of a trip tomorrow to Davos, Switzerland for a meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
One of Trump's evangelical advisers: Plans to deport 'Dreamers' are 'morally reprehensible'
One of Donald Trump's evangelical advisers who prayed at his inauguration has broken rank over Republican plans to deport so-called Dreamers - undocumented immigrants who arrived in the US as children.
'Dangerous' or a 'great friend': What do persecuted Christians think of Donald Trump?
What worries many Christian leaders in the region is that Trump's overt support of persecuted Christians may cause them to be attacked even more, such is the hatred for him among Muslim fanatics.
I won't vote for Putin 'darkness' says Russian Orthodox bishop
A Russian Orthodox bishop has advised the faithful not to vote for the 'darkness' of Vladimir Putin when he stands for re-election as president in March, after Putin last week said Communism was like Christianity and Lenin was like a saint.
Bolivia's ban on evangelism causing mounting concern around the world
Concern is mounting rapidly among Protestant Christians in Bolivia over a new law that threatens to ban evangelism.
Anglican worship in Porto: we are fed so we can feed others
Sitting in the pews during the Sunday Communion service at the Anglican Church of St James in Porto yesterday, you could not help but marvel at how small corners of Britain like this â the early 19th century church, its extensive British cemetery and a beautiful war memorial â are scattered all over the globe.
Pence in Jerusalem blasted as 'a dangerous man with a messianic vision' but praised by Israeli PM
The US Vice President Mike Pence will later today address the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in a speech that will be boycotted by Arab lawmakers following Donald Trump's announcement in December that the US was recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
German woman faces death sentence in Iraq for aiding the Islamic State carry out their attacks
A German woman is sentenced to death by Iraq for joining the Islamic State or ISIS. The woman is convicted of aiding the terrorist group and is now waiting for her execution by hanging.
Mike Pence pressurises Egypt's Sisi over attacks on Christians
Vice President Mike Pence pressured Egypt's leader over religious freedom and attacks on Christians on Saturday as the pair met on the first leg of a three-country tour of the Middle East.
President Trump one year on: How Mike Pence's agenda marches on
In a year marked by chaos and infighting in Trump's White House, Pence has been one of the most effective administration officials in advancing his own policy goals.
Donald Trump addresses March for Life: 'Abortion is wrong. It has to change'
President Donald Trump criticized US abortion laws as among the most permissive in the world in a speech to anti-abortion activists at the annual March for Life on Friday, and pledged his administration would always defend 'the right to life'.
US government in shutdown after Democrats and Republicans fail to reach a deal
The US government shut down at midnight on Friday after Democrats and Republicans, locked in a bitter dispute over immigration and border security, failed to agree on a last-minute deal to fund its operations.
Black-clad protesters tear down divisive red 'Satan' statue in Athens
Black-clad protesters in Athens, Greece have torn down a controversial winged sculpture that has been likened to a statue of Satan.