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Family grieves for Hannah Bladon, Christian student murdered in knife attack in Israel
Family grieves for Hannah Bladon, Christian student murdered in knife attack in Israel

Hannah Bladon, the British student stabbed to death in Jerusalem, was passionate, driven and an active member of her local church, her family have said.

Theresa May : 'We must ensure people feel able to speak out about their faith in Christ'

The British Prime Minister has used her Easter message to deliver one of her strongest defences of the Christian faith in public life so far.

EpiPen Recall 2017 full list: Mylan recalls 0.3 mg and 0.15 mg epinephrine auto-injectors
EpiPen Recall 2017 full list: Mylan recalls 0.3 mg and 0.15 mg epinephrine auto-injectors

Generic and specialty pharmaceutical company Mylan has recalled its epinephrine auto-injectors. The stocks spread across the global market will be recalled following reports of defective EpiPens.

Mike Pence to visit South Korea on Easter Day as tensions escalate

The US Vice President Mike Pence, a deeply committed Christian, is to visit South Korea on Easter Day as tensions escalate over the nuclear testing programme of its neighbour North Korea.

Devout Christians in the Philippines literally nail themselves to the cross in Good Friday re-enactment
Devout Christians in the Philippines literally nail themselves to the cross in Good Friday re-enactment

One of the actors has had his hands nailed every year for the last 31 years.

Muslim parents are turning to Jesus after seeing their children embrace Christianity
Muslim parents are turning to Jesus after seeing their children embrace Christianity

Muslim families displaced by the Islamic State terror group are reportedly turning to Jesus Christ, following in the footsteps of hundreds of children who've embraced Christianity through educational programmes.

Young British woman stabbed to death in Jerusalem in Good Friday attack
Young British woman stabbed to death in Jerusalem in Good Friday attack

A young British woman has been stabbed to death in Jerusalem amid the ancient city's Good Friday commemorations.

China says North Korea tension must be stopped from reaching \'irreversible\' stage amid fears of nuclear test
China says North Korea tension must be stopped from reaching 'irreversible' stage amid fears of nuclear test

China said on Friday tension over North Korea had to be stopped from reaching an 'irreversible and unmanageable stage' as a US aircraft carrier group steamed towards the region amid fears the North may conduct a sixth nuclear weapons test.

\'I forgive you\': Widow of guard who died protecting Coptic Pope in Egypt\'s Palm Sunday bombings addresses his killer
'I forgive you': Widow of guard who died protecting Coptic Pope in Egypt's Palm Sunday bombings addresses his killer

The widow of the Egyptian Christian guard who died protecting Coptic Pope Tawardos II during ISIS' Palm Sunday bombings has said she forgives her husband's killer.

US 'mother of all bombs' killed 36 ISIS militants in Afghanistan

As many as 36 suspected Islamic State militants were killed in Afghanistan when the United States dropped 'the mother of all bombs,' its largest non-nuclear device ever unleashed in combat, the Afghan defense ministry said on Friday.

Prostration, veneration and adoration: how Good Friday is observed in an Anglo-Catholic church
Prostration, veneration and adoration: how Good Friday is observed in an Anglo-Catholic church

In contrast to most 'high church' or Anglo-Catholic affairs, the service on Good Friday is markedly stark and bare.

Egyptian Coptic bishop on the profound power of martyrdom: \'When you are not afraid, you are able to love\'
Egyptian Coptic bishop on the profound power of martyrdom: 'When you are not afraid, you are able to love'

An Egyptian Coptic bishop has spoken about the profound power of martyrdom in the 21st century, as the Coptic community continues to mourn Egypt's Palm Sunday church bombings that killed at least 45 and injured over 100.

Pastors who have gay children should resign and repent, says conservative pastor
Pastors who have gay children should resign and repent, says conservative pastor

A pastor from Colorado known for his condemnation of homosexuality has said that any other pastor whose children are gay should resign, repent and recognise that 'there may be something very, very wrong with the pastor himself'.

How to boil the perfect Easter eggs without cracking them
How to boil the perfect Easter eggs without cracking them

Easter Sunday, which is regarded as the most important celebration in the Christian faith, is only a few days away. To celebrate Christ's resurrection, most of the Christian community will be preparing Easter eggs for this awaited event.

Security stepped up at churches in Egypt as Easter approaches
Security stepped up at churches in Egypt as Easter approaches

Security has been stepped up at churches and cathedrals in Egypt as the country's interior ministry released the name and photographs of the Alexandria suicide bomber who struck on Palm Sunday.

Why the story of Ruth is a parable for Lebanon today
Why the story of Ruth is a parable for Lebanon today

For many years Syrian forces occupied Lebanon, but now with the war in Syria the tables have turned and a huge number of refugees have flooded into this tiny country.