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British government must show 'moral leadership' on climate change
A Rocha CEO Andy Atkins said a draft agreement published on Wednesday revealed the "yawning gap" between what needs to be agreed at the UN's COP26 summit, and what is currently on offer.
Iran's Christians wonder where they can freely worship
Iranian converts are appealing to their government as part of a new campaign to support Persian-speaking Christians launched this week by Christian charities Open Doors, Article18, Christian Solidarity Worldwide and Release International among others.
Christians in the Holy Land 'at grave risk' - report
Minority Christian communities in the Holy Land are vulnerable to regional strife and at increasing risk of verbal and physical attacks, according to a new study from Birmingham University.
UK Christians unite in prayer for persecuted Church
Christians from across the UK came together on Sunday evening to pray for persecuted believers around the world and especially those in Nigeria, India, Eritrea and Afghanistan.
Pope urges two-state solution in meeting with Palestinian president
Pope Francis has used a private audience with the President of the Palestinian Authority to reaffirm his support for a two-state solution in the Holy Land.
UK churches asked to pray for Eritrea as persecution threatens to spread abroad
UK churches are being asked to pray for Eritrea where a history of persecution against Christians is threatening to spill over into neighbouring Ethiopia.
Aid group asks for continued prayer for 17 kidnapped missionaries
The Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries urged continued prayers for their 17 missionaries being held captive by the 400 Mawozo gang in Haiti as families of 26 Americans being held hostage around the world recently pressed the Biden administration to push more aggressively to free their loved ones.
The cost of being a Christian? 100 kilos of pork
A Christian family from northern Vietnam has been made to pay their community in 100 kilograms of pork to stop them from further persecution.
Jordan Peterson's daughter describes 'very sudden' conversion to Christianity
Mikhaila Peterson, the daughter of '12 Rules for Life' author Jordan Peterson, says she has experienced an "absurd" amount of peace after converting to Christianity.
Unusual secrecy attends Biden's first meeting with Pope Francis as president
The unusual clampdown surrounding what is expected to be a roughly hour-long conversation is all the more curious as this pope and president are perhaps more aligned on world affairs than any combination since Reagan met the equally anti-communist, socially conservative John Paul II.
Missing Copts were detained by Libyan authorities - Open Doors
A group of Copts who went missing in Libya were detained by the authorities over their immigration status, Open Doors has said.
Horrific violence against Christians in North Korea detailed in new report
Prison guards in Communist North Korea struck the heads of Christian detainees suspected of Bible study until "blood spurted upwards", according to a new report from human rights organisation Korea Future.
Archbishop 'gravely concerned' by LGBT proposals in Ghana
The Archbishop of Canterbury has distanced himself from Anglican bishops in Ghana who have come out in support of a Bill that would make it a crime to be gay, bisexual or transgender.
End sexual violence against Christian women, petition urges
Christian women and girls around the world live with "double jeopardy" because of their gender and religion, Aid to the Church in Need has warned.
Fears for 17 Christians missing in Libya
A group of Egyptian Coptic Christians has gone missing in Libya, sparking fears for their safety and even of a possible repeat of the 2015 massacre of Coptic Christians by ISIS.
Message of forgiveness after gang threatens to kill 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti
The families of 17 kidnapped missionaries in Haiti have said they are "giving forgiveness" to the notorious gang holding their loved ones for ransom.