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'The devil's come down': How rape and murder are stalking the displaced of South Sudan
With South Sudan facing the worst refugee crisis in Africa, and increased violence which risks escalating into ethnic genocide leaving a major crisis in northern Uganda, one London-based Christian charity is doing all it can to help those affected.

Terror will never drive us apart, pledge Archbishops, Imams and Chief Rabbi
Faith leaders including the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby have signed a letter to The Times insisting that terror will never succeed in driving them apart.

Christian convert in prison in Iran is seriously ill and in urgent need of medical care
The health of Maryam Naghash Zargaran, the Christian convert in prison in Iran, deteriorated badly last week and she has lost a lot of weight.
Coptic Pope says Egyptian Christians' problems are 'minor', warns against 'harmful' exaggeration
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II has sought to reassure Egyptians fearing the situation in northern Egypt, where 143 families have fled their homes to escape the threat of ISIS.

Congo bishops abandon peace deal citing 'lack of sincere political will'
Catholic bishops in Congo have abandoned a power-sharing peace agreement citing a 'lack of sincere political will' from both the government and opposition.

Nigerian Catholic Church calls on Government to stop 'structural injustice' against Christians
The President of the Nigerian Catholic bishops' conference has called on the government 'to be more proactive' in protecting Christians in the southern part of Kaduna state, where it is said they face 'structural injustice'.

Turkish Muslim woman who 'hated Christians' dreams of Jesus telling her to 'follow My way'
More and more Muslims are seeing Jesus in their dreams, with each of their testimonies revealing their amazing conversion.

Scientists see partial proof of God with discovery of portal into dark, parallel universe
Quantum physicists believe they have found at least a partial scientific proof of God following the discovery of a quantum portal into a separate, dark and parallel universe.

ISIS suicide bomb plot foiled as Iraqi forces disarm explosives strapped on 7-year-old boy
In a sign of its increasing desperation, the Islamic State (ISIS) is dispatching suicide bombers even as young as seven years old to try and hold off the advancing Iraqi forces besieging the ISIS-held city of Mosul.

Nepal's Christians have to trek 2 miles into mountains to bury their dead
Although Christians in Nepal are growing in number and have not been subjected to persecution as severely as what their fellow believers in neighbouring countries experience, they have to contend with a rather unique problem: They are struggling to find land near their community where they can bury their dead, according to World Watch Monitor.

Pope Francis' clerical sex abuse panel will continue without survivors
Pope Francis' clerical sex abuse panel will continue its work without the abuse victims previously appointed to assist the Church in its handling of the scandal.

Anti ISIS Mosul campaign leads to hundreds of 'unnecessary' deaths - Amnesty
The Mosul campaign is leading to unnecessary and unwarranted civilian deaths, Amnesty International have claimed, saying the US-led coalition has not taken adequate precautions.
Christians are to the fore in efforts to find homes in the UK for thousands of Syrian refugees
Thousands of Syrians fleeing Islamic State, the Assad regime and other threats have come to Britain where Christians have played a central role in helping them stay and start a new life.

Franklin Graham: Republicans make me 'sick' over healthcare failure
Franklin Graham has blasted Republicans failure to repeal Obamacare, saying it makes him 'sick'.

A Christian ministry brings healing to Jewish children and seniors in Ukraine
Christians from around the world have joined together to do something about the humanitarian crisis facing vulnerable Jewish people in the former Soviet Union, and have blessed them with their love and support.

French 'Spotlight' investigation accuses Catholic bishops of sex abuse cover-up
A provocative French TV investigation has accused several Catholic bishops of protecting alleged clerical sex abusers in France in the past 50 years.