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Church leaders welcome Tigray peace deal
Catholic bishops in Ethiopia have welcomed the recent agreement reached by the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) to cease hostilities.
Terrorists attack Christian communities in northeast Nigeria
Members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on December 19 burned homes in Borno state, Nigeria, nine days after terrorists killed a pregnant Christian woman in the same area, sources said.
In Haiti, a crisis of violence, chaos, and cholera goes largely ignored by outside world
Charities do what they can to help the impoverished nation, but international action is needed to bring order and restore infrastructure, experts on the ground say.
Christians asked to pray for Ukraine over Christmas
Christians are being asked to remember the people of Ukraine in their prayers over the festive season.
UK government urged to save Afghan Christian from deportation in Pakistan
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has made an urgent appeal to the UK government to save an Afghan Christian convert facing "fatal" deportation from Pakistan.
Pope decries 'senseless' war in Ukraine in Christmas Day message
The Pope has used his Christmas Day message to call for peace and an end to the "senseless" war in Ukraine.
Christians flee into jungle to escape wave of anti-Christian riots
Hundreds of Christians in India are hiding in the jungle after being forced from their homes by a wave of anti-Christian violence in the run-up to Christmas.
Archaeologists excavate tomb of 'Jesus' midwife,' find hundreds of artifacts
Archaeologists uncovered hundreds of artifacts in an ancient Jewish burial cave in Israel that is believed by some to have been the tomb of a midwife present at the scene of Jesus' birth based on the so-called Gospel of James.
'I have no doubt now that my father was a serial paedophile,' Brian Houston tells court
Brian Houston, the founder and former global senior pastor of the Hillsong Church network, told a court in Australia that his father, Frank, was a "serial paedophile" but received a retirement package after being defrocked by the Assemblies of God.
Church building in Sudan burned down
A man suspected of being a Muslim extremist in the ranks of the Sudanese military burned down a church building in eastern Sudan on 16 December, sources have said.
Fears of Christmas attacks in Nigeria after dozens killed in attacks on Christian area
Dozens of people have been killed in a wave of attacks across a predominantly Christian part of Nigeria, leading to calls for increased security measures over Christmas.
Vatican defrocks Priests for Life director Frank Pavone for 'blasphemous communications'
His supporters say he is really being defrocked for his pro-life advocacy.
Holy Land leaders call for dialogue and peace amid tensions
Catholic leaders in the Holy Land have spoken of their concern about the "gradual deterioration of the general social and political situation" in the region.
Ukraine orders punitive measures against 7 Orthodox clergy over ties to Russia
Concerns raised over Zelensky's crackdown on churches, clergy.
Jordan unveils $100 million master plan for 2,000-year anniversary of Jesus' baptism
'We decided on a biblical village theme that attempts to re-create a 2,000-year-old experience,' said an official in charge of developing the site.
The Gospel in the heart of Central Asia
Kazakhstan is strategically and geopolitically very well positioned between China, Europe and the Middle East, with a growing and vibrant evangelical church to influence this part of the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.