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Christians previously imprisoned for their faith are arrested again in Eritrea
Christians previously imprisoned for their faith are arrested again in Eritrea

Over a dozen Christians have been re-arrested in house raids in Eritrea.

When a pastor is murdered, what happens to their family?
When a pastor is murdered, what happens to their family?

"Sometimes I cry when I remember my father and sister. I cry secretly."

Calls for international action after church leader and 11 others killed in Nigeria
Calls for international action after church leader and 11 others killed in Nigeria

The international community is being urged to put pressure on Nigeria after another wave of violence this month left 11 people dead, including a pastor.

Evangelical Christians cautioned against 'either-or' stance on Israel-Palestine
Evangelical Christians cautioned against 'either-or' stance on Israel-Palestine

The Church should "take the lead in loving Israel and her neighbours and not thinking that it is a zero-sum game", a conference has heard.

Don't be intimidated by cancel culture, says Billy Graham's daughter
Don't be intimidated by cancel culture, says Billy Graham's daughter

Billy Graham's daughter said the Church must not allow itself to be intimidated by the prevailing 'cancel culture'.

God showed up amid 9/11 tragedy, says Ground Zero chaplain
God showed up amid 9/11 tragedy, says Ground Zero chaplain

Twenty years after the events of September 11, 2001, a Navy chaplain who ministered to hundreds of grieving families at Ground Zero has shared the incredible ways God showed up amid tragedy and provided comfort to those suffering.

Fears for Afghanistan's Christians after brutal crackdown on media and protesters
Fears for Afghanistan's Christians after brutal crackdown on media and protesters

Fears are growing for Christians in Afghanistan - most of whom are converts from Islam - after the Taliban launched a brutal crackdown on journalists and protesters calling for greater freedoms and the protection of women and girls.

Archbishop reflects on tragedy of 9/11 on 20th anniversary
Archbishop reflects on tragedy of 9/11 on 20th anniversary

The Archbishop of Canterbury is inviting people to pray for all those affected by violence and terror 20 years on from 9/11.

9/11 and how the world changed
9/11 and how the world changed

In the twentieth year since 9/11, the end of US involvement in Afghanistan is part of a step-back from confident, open-ended, interventions. US ambitions abroad have been narrowed by the cost of these years. This will have a profound effect on the US as a global player over the next decade.

The son of a Sheikh who gave Christianity a try
The son of a Sheikh who gave Christianity a try

Expelled from home, rejected by his family and community, intimidated with death threats by his closest friends: this was the new reality Syrian Christian Anwar* faced, following his conversion to Christianity.

Pakistan's churches increase security over Taliban fears
Pakistan's churches increase security over Taliban fears

Churches in Pakistan are tightening their security over fears of the fallout from the Taliban's return to power in neighbouring Afghanistan.

Toolkit helps churches support Afghan refugees
Toolkit helps churches support Afghan refugees

A toolkit has been put together by the Church of England with information for churches on how they can welcome people resettling in the UK from Afghanistan.

Doctors involved in euthanasia experience 'deep distress'
Doctors involved in euthanasia experience 'deep distress'

"After euthanasia, there is a chilling silence in the ward, nothing like the reflective silence following a natural death, even when it has been difficult," says one palliative care doctor.

John MacArthur reaches $800,000 settlement with California and LA County in Covid dispute
John MacArthur reaches $800,000 settlement with California and LA County in Covid dispute

A long-running dispute between John MacArthur, the state of California and Los Angeles County over Covid-19 lockdown rules appears finally to be at an end.

Australia's church leaders say vaccine passports may create 'unethical two-tiered society'
Australia's church leaders say vaccine passports may create 'unethical two-tiered society'

Nearly 2,500 church leaders from different denominations in Australia are urging Prime Minister Scott Morrison not to implement vaccine passports in the country, warning that it would create "an unethical two-tiered society" and "medical apartheid."

Dozens of Christians killed in Nigeria this month
Dozens of Christians killed in Nigeria this month

Some 36 Christians were killed in a string of attacks across Kaduna state, in the north of the country.