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Appeals for prayer after Christian nurse and daughter kidnapped in Haiti
A Christian education ministry in Haiti is asking people to pray for one of its workers and her daughter who have been kidnapped in the troubled country.
Church leaders call for end to attacks on Christian sites in Holy Land
Attacks and harassment by extremists are posing "grave threats" to the Christian presence in Jerusalem and the Holy Land, Church leaders have said.
'Spectacular' ancient mosaic of Samson discovered by archaeologists
Excavations at a 1,600-year-old Jewish synagogue have uncovered "spectacular" mosaics of Samson and biblical stories.
Report documents horrific assaults on Christians in Manipur
Days after a viral video showed Christian women being paraded naked and groped before one of them was gang-raped in public, drawing the world's attention to the ongoing violence in northeast India's Manipur state, a tribal organization has published a report listing several other physical and sexual attacks perpetrated against women.
Niger coup puts country at greater risk of attacks by extremists, says Open Doors
The coup in Niger has left the country more vulnerable to attacks from Islamist extremists, Open Doors has warned.
Ukraine bishop's desperate struggle to help thousands fleeing war zone
A bishop in western Ukraine says he is struggling to help the hundreds of thousands of people who have fled to his part of the country since the start of the Russian invasion.
Christians in Nigeria hold prayer vigil after intense violence
Prayer vigils are being held across central Nigeria after a wave of attacks that has left hundreds dead and tens of thousands displaced.
Christian charged with blasphemy under Pakistan's terrorism law
Move is 'illegal and illogical,' attorney says.
Church delegation visits Manipur with calls for peace
The delegation expressed their sorrow and noted that these formerly thriving areas now "looked deserted and seemed like they will not be inhabited in the near future given the mutual mistrust and fear that continues to prevail."
Iranian state security cracks down on Christian converts
A wave of raids by Iranian state security forces has seen over fifty Christian converts arrested, with local advocacy groups saying that the number might be as high as seventy.
Blasphemy claims fan aggression towards Pakistani Christians
Pakistan's Christian community has been left fearing for their safety after three claims of blasphemy within a month saw crowds of Muslim protesters gathering to call for "severe punishments" for blasphemers.
Six Christians killed in Nigeria's Benue state
Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Sunday July 16 killed six Christians in Benue state, Nigeria, the latest of 37 Christians slain the past three weeks in the state, sources said.
China seeking to export Communist-style Christianity around the globe, warns religious freedom charity
Church leaders were told to "change the face of world Christianity", according to Release International.
Iraqi president revokes decree recognising cardinal as leader of Chaldean Catholic Church
Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako said he had been the victim of a "deliberate and humiliating campaign".
Rare Einstein letter rebutting biblical creation story for sale
The letter, written on April 11, 1950, to a group of Jewish students in America, is valued at $125,000.
Egypt President pardons Christian human rights activist
Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has reportedly pardoned a Christian human rights activist and researcher sentenced to three years in prison earlier this week on charges of spreading "false news" about Christians facing challenges with discrimination.