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Report highlights extensive child sexual abuse by Spanish clergy

Duncan Williams Tue 31 Oct 2023 12:02 GMT

An independent commission estimates that over 200,000 children in Spain have suffered sexual abuse at the hands of Roman Catholic clergy since 1940.

As Turkey's Christians celebrate a new church, religious minorities still call for respect

David I Klein | Tue 31 Oct 2023 9:52 GMT

Though he has allowed new houses of worship to be built and old ones to be reopened, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan needs to do more, observers say, to restore respect for a truly pluralistic society as much as for church property.
Heartbroken monastic community searches for body of slain young monk

Raymond Powell | Mon 30 Oct 2023 12:35 GMT

A monastic community in Nigeria is being helped by local villagers to find the body of a much-loved young monk who was kidnapped and killed.
Calls for prayer as Christian persecution increases

Staff writer | Mon 30 Oct 2023 11:23 GMT

Churches in the UK and Ireland are being asked to pray as persecution continues to grow worldwide.
UN expresses concern over lynching of Christian student in Nigeria

Raymond Powell | Sat 28 Oct 2023 10:25 BST

The United Nations has written to the Nigerian government about its concern over the killing of a Christian student last year.
Christian doctor slain in Nigeria

Morning Star News | Sat 28 Oct 2023 10:06 BST

A Christian doctor was killed in a machete attack on him and his motorcycle driver on Oct. 17 in Nasarawa state, Nigeria, sources said.
Poll: More religious Americans support the use of political violence

Fiona André | Fri 27 Oct 2023 7:12 BST

One-third of white evangelical Protestants support the idea, significantly more than any other religious group.
Christians support refugees seeking shelter in Lebanon

Rebecca Marlow | Thu 26 Oct 2023 11:48 BST

Christian families have sought refuge in Lebanon despite the country being in the grip of an economic crisis.
Netanyahu: Defeating Hamas will make prophecy of Isaiah a reality

The Christian Post | Thu 26 Oct 2023 11:01 BST

The Prime Minister of Israel invoked Bible prophecy Wednesday during a speech to the nation in which he said the Israeli military would soon launch its ground invasion of Gaza.
Cathedrals bring people together for peace in the Middle East

Rebecca Marlow | Thu 26 Oct 2023 10:38 BST

Cathedrals are creating spaces for people to come and pray for peace in the Middle East.
MPs urged to act to stop China sending escapees back to North Korea

Raymond Powell | Wed 25 Oct 2023 12:09 BST

North Korean escapees have appealed to MPs to speak out against China sending back hundreds of refugees to North Korea where they face prison, torture or death.
Pakistan Christian couple granted bail in landmark blasphemy decision

Anugrah Kumar | Wed 25 Oct 2023 11:42 BST

A Pakistani court has granted bail to a Christian couple accused of blasphemy, citing insufficient evidence. A rights group has called it a "landmark judgment," which has sparked calls for changes to the nation's controversial blasphemy laws.
Christian school shuttered by German government appeals to European Court of Human Rights

Jon Brown | Tue 24 Oct 2023 10:25 BST

An award-winning Christian hybrid school in Germany is appealing to the European Court of Human Rights after the government shut it down for allegedly violating the state's "educational mandate."