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Pope Francis leads condemnation of latest violent crackdown on Church-backed protests in Congo
Pope Francis today renewed an appeal for an end to violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where security forces have gunned down protesters during pro-democracy demonstrations called by the local Catholic Church.
Setback in Vatican's attempts to improve relations with China as underground bishop refuses to retire
The disagreement marks another setback for the Vatican's attempts to resolve the split between underground Chinese bishops and the government-recognised Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association.
Militants storm Save the Children office in Afghanistan amid deadly clashes
Four gunmen today stormed an office of the Save the Children charity in the Afghan city of Jalalabad and battled with security forces who surrounded the building, killing at least one person and wounding 11, officials said.
Chinese New Year 2018 - year of the Earth Dog
New Year celebration may be done for most people, but not for Chinese people across the globe. The Chinese New Year celebration or Lunar New Year is scheduled on Feb. 16, Friday, and the year 2018 is the year of the Earth Dog.
Liberia's football star president: 'I have taken an oath before almighty God'
George Weah, former international football star and winner of FIFA's world player of the year, is hailed as a hero in Liberia where he has become the country's 24th president.
Spanish evangelicals report unprecedented growth, now more than 4,000 churches
Evangelical churches in Spain are steadily on the rise, with the traditionally Catholic country seeing 87 new places of worship in the past six months, bringing the unprecedented total number of evangelical premises to 4,045.
Pastor tortured and hung to death in India church, parishioners protesting
Police said that the pastor died due to suicide, but the parishioners are asking for an autopsy and further investigation.
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.