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How many books are there in the New Testament? You might need to know this, if you are an asylum seeker
In some countries, such as Sweden, simply finding faith in Jesus is not enough. To successfully claim asylum, new Christians must master facts that few who are Christians from birth are even aware of.
Christian lawyer in Pakistan receives death threats for efforts to help persecuted minorities
A Christian lawyer in Pakistan has been warned she will be killed if she does not stop defending people accused of blasphemy against Islam.
Middle East's first ordained female minister denied entry for a trip to the UK over fears she won't return home
The first ordained female Christian minister in the Middle East has been denied a short-term visa to the UK, with the British government fearing she may not leave the country at the end of her trip.
Trump revealed intelligence secrets to Russians at Oval Office meeting, officials claim
President Donald Trump disclosed highly classified information to Russia's foreign minister about a planned Islamic State operation, two US officials said on Monday.
'Evangelicals are destroying our Church,' says Syrian Orthodox leader
A Church leader in Syria has accused evangelical Christians of helping 'destroy' the ancient Orthodox church of the East by offering aid if they start worshipping at house churches.
Donald Trump's Liberty University speech was a masterclass in winning the religious right
Donald Trump's speech at the evangelical Liberty University was nothing short of extraordinary.
Gifted multi-lingual musician appointed Pope's first ever African ambassador to Ireland
Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, aged 60, to serve as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, starting from this summer.
'Heartbreaking' controversy hits Voice of the Martyrs persecution charity in Nigeria
A persecution organisation in the United States has severed all links with a sister organisation in Nigeria after questions have been raised about allegatins of abuse and use of charitable funds.
South Sudan has been struck by famine. This is how a Christian charity is helping
Often it is in places of most human suffering that we hear stories of the greatest human resolve and resilience. South Sudan is one of those places.
Pope Francis doubts authenticity of continuing visions of Virgin Mary in Medjugorje
In the wake of canonising two children whose visions of the Virgin Mary in Fatima in Portugal a century ago transfixed the world, Pope Francis has cast doubt on the veracity of visions that continue to this day in Bosnia.
Story about Zimbabwe pastor eaten alive by crocodiles is fake news
A story about Zimbabwe pastoreaten alive by three crocodiles after he attempted to show his congregation he could walk on water has been widely reported. The trouble is it never happened - the story is fake news.
Drugged child soldiers involved in attacks by Christian militias on Muslims in Central African Republic
Christian militias killed as many as 30 civilians over the weekend in escalating violence on the Central African Republic border with Congo.
Archaeologists discover ancient churches near the Sea of Galilee
Archaeologists digging the ancient city of Hippos-Sussita near the Sea of Galilee have unearthed a cluster of early churches
'God willing, this is the final phase': ISIS on brink of defeat in Mosul
US-backed Iraqi forces pushed deeper into the last pocket of Mosul controlled by Islamic State militants on Sunday as the battle for the city approaches an end after seven months of gruelling urban combat.
North Korea causes fury with ballistic missile test
North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Sunday in defiance of calls to rein in its weapons program, days after a new leader in its old rival South Korea came to power pledging to engage it in dialogue.
ISIS is giving its fighters drugs so that they don't feel any pain on the battlefield
One investigator said ISIS is making a fortune selling painkilling drugs to its fighters to stop them from feeling pain on the battlefield.