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Muslim Children Forced To Attend Mixed-Sex Swimming Lessons
Muslim parents will be forced to send their children into mixed swimming lessons after a European Court of Human Rights ruling on Tuesday.

Fears Mount For Two Priests Kidnapped In Myanmar
Fears are mounting that two priests have been killed by the Myanmar army after they disappeared on Christmas Eve.

Exodus: 5,000 Jews Quit France For Israel After Terror Attacks
Terrorist attacks have prompted another 5,000 Jews to leave France for Israel, the latest figures have revealed.

Thousands Of Muslims Coming To Faith In Christ Across The Middle East, Says Charity
According to The Voice of the Martyrs Canada, "tremendous growth is taking place in the lives of new believers who were Muslims".

Indian Archbishop Condemns Release Of Men Accused Of Raping Nun
The aquittal of two men accused of raping a Catholic nun in India is a "grave injustice," the Archbishop of Mumbai said.

Kidnapped Priest Fr Tom Uzhunalil 'Ignored Government Orders' Not To Go To Yemen
Father Tom Uzhunnalil was captured in the attack on an old people's home run by the Missionaries of Charity in Aden last March in which four nuns and 12 others were murdered.

Why Christians Will Never Return To Mosul - Even After Islamic State Is Gone
Not all Christians will return to Mosul after it is liberated from Islamic State, according to a Chaldean priest ministering to refugees from the city.

Ten Killed In Fulani Herdsman Attack On Christian Village
Ten people were killed in a Christian village in northern Nigeria after an attack by Islamic Fulani militants at the weekend.

'Pray in Jesus Name': Muslim Woman Bedridden for a Year Healed After Her Husband Followed God's Command
Just the mention of Jesus' name led to the miraculous healing of a Muslim woman who had been bedridden for a year.

Millions Of Christians Process With Jesus Statue In The Philippines
The devotees paraded with a black wooden statue of Jesus Christ, known as the Black Nazarene, which is believed by many of the country's Catholics to have healing powers.

Imprisoned And Beaten For Being A Christian: Life Under ISIS In Iraq
Ismail was just 14 when Islamic State overran Bartella, a Christian majority village in the Nineveh Plains just nine miles from Mosul, where he and his mother lived.

Putin Praises Christians For Reviving Ethical And Moral Values Of Russia
Russia's President Vladimir Putin praised Christians for their contribution to national life in a message released for the Orthodox Christmas celebrations on Saturday.

Jerusalem Attacker 'Was ISIS Supporter'
The Jerusalem attacker had 'all the signs' of being an ISIS attacker, Israel's Prime Minister has said.
Syrian Regime Will Negotiate On 'Everything' Says Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his government is ready to negotiate on "everything" in proposed peace talks in Kazakhstan.

Jesus' Mother Mary Shown in 'Muslim Attire' in Italy Church Nativity Scene, Drawing Nationwide Backlash
In what one critic called an act of "madness," an Italian priest set up a "Muslim Nativity scene" in his church last Christmas, Religion News reported.

Dad Credits Prayer and Divine Intervention As His 5-Month-Old Baby Gets Life-Saving Transplant From Adult Donor
Divine intervention just in time for Christmas saved the life of a five-month-old infant who desperately needed a liver transplant.