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Migrant caravan needs a 'holistic and comprehensive human rights approach'
Christian Aid is calling for a human rights-based approach to the migrant caravan making its way from Honduras to the US.
Dare to Care: We should be kinder to each other, says Girls' Brigade film
A Girls' Brigade mission initiative has launched a new film exploring the issue of kindness.
4 priests kidnapped in Nigeria are free
The Catholic priests were abducted by gunmen as they returned from a meeting in Warri.
Bulgarian evangelicals warn of parliament's move to take control of religion
Bulgarian evangelicals have asked for prayer in the face of a new religion bill that threatens a draconian clampdown on minority faiths.
Churches commemorate First World War 100 years after Armistice
Churches across the country are holding Remembrance services on Sunday to mark the moment the guns fell silent at the end of World War One.
Christians praying as out-of-control California wildfires bring devastation
Churches in California are praying for an end to the devastating wildfires that have burned thousands of homes to the ground.
Outcry after four Catholic priests kidnapped by armed gunmen in Nigeria
Nigerian officials are condemning the kidnapping of four Roman Catholic priests by armed gunmen earlier this week.
Popular church worker among the victims of California bar shooting
A young church worker who 'loved serving people' has been confirmed as one of the victims of Wednesday's mass shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California.
Cinema chain rejects Bible Society film marking World War One centenary
A major cinema chain in the UK has rejected a short film showing how the Bible gave hope to soldiers during World War One.
UK withholding offer of asylum to Asia Bibi over 'security concerns', campaigner claims
The UK has decided not to offer asylum to a Christian mother in Pakistan because of concerns that it would be a threat to security, a human rights campaigner has claimed.
Church of Scotland releases eye-witness accounts of Kristallnacht
The newly-released document contains 'truthful observations and trustworthy accounts by eye witnesses' to the wave of Nazi-orchestrated violence on November 9-10, 1938.
MPs urge Mike Pompeo to ban Tommy Robinson from US fundraising tour
Robinson, a far-right activist and co-founder of the nationalist English Defence League, is currently banned from entering the US after being convicted in 2012 of entering the country on a false passport.
Call for prayer after gunman kills 12 people in attack on bar in California
Pastor Greg Laurie said 'America needs to pray' after a gunman stormed a student night at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California, on Wednesday night, killing 12 people before turning the gun on himself.
'No more time to waste' on climate change, says church body
The World Council of Churches is urging countries to take urgent action to prevent devastating climate change ahead of a major summit in Poland next month.
69-year-old man wants court to change legal age because he identifies as 20 years younger
A Dutch man is going to court in a bid to change his legal age because he identifies as 20 years younger.
Pakistan government says Asia Bibi still in the country following release
The government of Pakistan has dismissed reports that Asia Bibi has left the country following her release from prison.