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Change of mission for RZIM after Ravi Zacharias abuse report
The mission of RZIM is undergoing a major overhaul after the ministry was rocked by revelations of sexual misconduct by its late founder and namesake Ravi Zacharias.
Leah Sharibu's parents call on Nigerian president to help secure their daughter's release
Leah Sharibu's parents are renewing pressure on Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to secure their daughter's release from Islamic extremists after nearly 300 recently kidnapped schoolgirls were released last week.
Pope meets Christian community that survived brutality of Islamic State in Iraq
Pope Francis visited the ruins of Mosul and a Christian community damaged by the Islamic State during the third day of his historic visit to Iraq Sunday.
Justin Welby condemns Nigeria Primate's 'unacceptable' language on homosexuality
The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued a strong statement against recent comments from the Primate of All Nigeria on homosexuality.
Heartache after 25-year-old prayer leader and husband die in hiking accident
Michèle Käch and her husband Christoph were hiking in the Alps when the tragedy occurred.
Pope calls for peace in historic visit to Iraq
Pope Francis said in an address to diplomats that the name of God can never be used "to justify acts of murder, exile, terrorism and oppression."
Welcome to Mozambique, where women really are fixing each other's crowns
Fixing crowns only truly resonated with me when I heard the stories of women from Mozambique. A landscape where life is stripped bare, survival is paramount and kindness is everything.
Syrian women have suffered worst during a decade of war, now they want to be heard
Syrian women have raised their voices to call for peace and progress after ten years of a civil war that has now killed over half a million people. The conflict completes a full decade this month.
Church leaders call for end to violence in Myanmar
Church leaders are pleading for an end to the brutal suppression of anti-coup protests in Myanmar.
Eritrea releases more Christian prisoners amid accusations of church attacks in neighbouring Ethiopia
Eritrea has freed 21 female Christian prisoners but the country's forces stands accused of attacking churches in the troubled Tigray region of neighbouring Ethiopia.
Religious communities have been 'made scapegoat' for Covid-19 outbreaks - APPG
Faith and belief communities have been unfairly blamed for local outbreaks of Covid-19, a parliamentary group has warned.
Watch the WEA Secretary General's inauguration ceremony
The inauguration ceremony for incoming WEA Secretary General Thomas Schirrmacher was broadcast live from Bonn, Germany, with WEA members watching online from around the world.
Christians forced to eat pages of the Bible during horrific knife attack
Christians in Venezuela are reeling from a shocking knife attack in which they were forced to eat pages of the Bible and had crosses cut into their skin.
End of the road for RZIM Canada after devastating Ravi Zacharias report
RZIM Canada said it was "not possible" to continue operating in the wake of a report that confirmed Ravi Zacharias' sexual misconduct.
Canada detains pastor for defying Covid-19 restrictions with in-person services
A church pastor is being held by police in Alberta, Canada, after continuing to hold in-person services against Covid-19 regulations.
ACN 'dismayed' by sexual assault allegation against late founder
The Catholic human rights group Aid to the Church in Need has confirmed an earlier report claiming that the organization's deceased founder may have sexually assaulted a woman who worked for the charity in 1973.