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Christians in Afghanistan tell of death threats
Christians in Afghanistan tell of death threats

"For quite a while I was inviting my relatives and close people around me to get to know Christ, but sadly in the past two to three days, my family and I have received death threats," said one Christian.

Refugees fleeing Afghanistan are at 'acute risk' of exploitation by human traffickers
Refugees fleeing Afghanistan are at 'acute risk' of exploitation by human traffickers

The crisis in Afghanistan is a "recipe for human trafficking", one Christian charity has warned.

Getting vaccinated is an 'act of love' - Pope
Getting vaccinated is an 'act of love' - Pope

Pope Francis is urging people to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

UK churches 'stand ready' to welcome Afghan refugees
UK churches 'stand ready' to welcome Afghan refugees

UK churches are ready to welcome Afghan refugees and help them settle into life in a new country after fleeing Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

Calls for urgent release of Christian citizen journalist critically ill on hunger strike
Calls for urgent release of Christian citizen journalist critically ill on hunger strike

Chinese Christian citizen journalist Zhang Zhan is in critical condition after going on hunger strike in protest at her imprisonment.

Britain must be 'lavishly generous' to the Afghans who helped it
Britain must be 'lavishly generous' to the Afghans who helped it

Britain owes "an absolute, lavishly generous moral covenant to all those who are at risk because they served with us in Afghanistan or took seriously our frequently professed commitment to its future, women and girls included," the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.

Afghanistan's Christians fear the Taliban will take their sons and daughters
Afghanistan's Christians fear the Taliban will take their sons and daughters

Christians in Afghanistan are reportedly hiding indoors for fear of the Taliban days after they took control.

UK must 'open safe and legal routes for those fearing persecution' in Afghanistan - Christian Aid
UK must 'open safe and legal routes for those fearing persecution' in Afghanistan - Christian Aid

Christian Aid is calling on the UK Government and wider international community to help the people of Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover.

Pastor's son killed as he tried to stop church being demolished
Pastor's son killed as he tried to stop church being demolished

Christians in Nigeria's Borno State are protesting the killing of a pastor's son as he was trying to stop his church's demolition by a government agency.

Concerns for welfare of nuns and priests stranded in Afghanistan
Concerns for welfare of nuns and priests stranded in Afghanistan

Prayers are being sought for the safety of two Jesuit priests and four nuns stranded in Afghanistan.

Christians at risk of death in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
Christians at risk of death in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

Afghans suspected of being Christians are at risk of being killed "immediately" by the Taliban if they refuse to renounce the faith.

The Church in Afghanistan: What the Taliban takeover means for believers there
The Church in Afghanistan: What the Taliban takeover means for believers there

Early indications are not encouraging. Almost as quickly as the Islamic fundamentalists are taking control of cities, Christians are being notified that they are being watched.

We cannot abandon Haiti Church after earthquake, says ACN
We cannot abandon Haiti Church after earthquake, says ACN

The deadly earthquake killed over 1,400 people and destroyed or badly damaged many buildings, among them churches.

Afghanistan: World Evangelical Alliance warns of 'dire prospects' for Christians and other minorities
Afghanistan: World Evangelical Alliance warns of 'dire prospects' for Christians and other minorities

The World Evangelical Alliance says Christians are "now at even greater risk" in Afghanistan after the takeover by the Taliban.

Calls for prayer for Afghanistan as Christians warn of 'dangerous time'
Calls for prayer for Afghanistan as Christians warn of 'dangerous time'

"It's a heartbreaking day for the citizens of Afghanistan and an even more dangerous time to be a Christian," says Brother Samuel, Open Doors Field Director for Asia.

Pakistani Christian family find refuge in Europe after death row ordeal for blasphemy
Pakistani Christian family find refuge in Europe after death row ordeal for blasphemy

Two months after being acquitted by a high court and surviving death threats, a Pakistani Catholic mother and her partially paralyzed husband, who were on death row for seven years on false blasphemy charges, have arrived in Europe.