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Victims of religious oppression in Turkey reveal why Christian population is dwindling
Victims of religious oppression in Turkey shared their stories at an event on religious freedom at the European Parliament where the speakers suggested that political and social atrocities in that country were behind the Christian population's decline from 20% to a mere 0.2% over the last century.
Sudanese Christian couple accused of adultery for staying together
In recent months, fear among Sudan's Christians has been growing that their country is sliding back into the control of Islamists.
Churches closed and pastors arrested in Ukraine
Christians in occupied regions of Ukraine are being driven underground by the hostility of pro-Russian forces who have been closing churches and arresting pastors, says Release International.
A pilgrimage of grace and reconciliation in South Africa
South Africa's Christians have decided to close the past, heal their memories and start a peaceful, meaningful cooperation.
Christian woman on trial for blasphemy in north-east Nigeria
Charges based on a WhatsApp message she shared.
Christian baker appeals ruling on trans cake orders
A Christian baker is appealing a 2021 ruling that found him guilty of discrimination for refusing to bake a cake celebrating a gender transition.
'There is no longer a safe place to be a Christian in China' - report
The Chinese government is increasingly cracking down on state-sanctioned churches as well as underground churches, leaving no "safe place" for Christians, according to International Christian Concern.
In Australia, Christians are having to choose between their church or their job
A Rubicon has been crossed in Australia. For the first time, someone has lost their job not because of something they said or did, but because of the church they belong to.
Most teens have positive perception of Jesus, global study finds
Nearly 25,000 teenagers aged 13-17 across different faith groups and 26 countries, including the US and UK, were surveyed by Barna on how they relate to Jesus.
Archaeologists find rare burial caves dating back to time of the Exodus
Israeli archaeologists say they have discovered a 3,300-year-old intact burial cave from the time of Pharaoh Ramesses II.
European court's ruling on Belgian euthanasia laws is 'important win for life'
Europe's top court has dismissed a challenge against Belgium's legal framework for euthanasia but found that it violated the European Convention on Human Rights in how it reviewed the circumstances surrounding a 64-year-old woman's death.
After death of Mahsa Amini, Christians condemn oppression and discrimination in Iran
As the death of Mahsa Amini continues to stir global protests, Iranian Christians are adding their voices to the condemnation being expressed over the treatment of women and enforced wearing of the hijab in Iran.
Killing of Christians at 'epidemic levels' in Nigeria
"This is an all-encompassing strategy of wiping the entire Christian population from our ancestral land and the face of the earth."
Forced to choose between faith and family in Somalia
For Lula, like so many other Somalis, believing in Christ forced her into a stark choice: her faith or her family.
Russia's war in Ukraine is 'unacceptable' - Pope
Pope Francis also described it as "repugnant, senseless aggression, barbaric" and "sacrilegious".
Former RZIM VP regrets not 'pushing harder' amid Ravi Zacharias scandal
A former executive for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries recently shared in a live panel discussion that she regrets not "pushing harder" when sexual abuse allegations against the late apologist Ravi Zacharias first emerged.