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Don't be fooled by Kim's sister at Winter Olympics: Christians face horrific persecution in North Korea
Open Doors has warned people not to be fooled by the show of unity between North and South Korea at the games and forget the multiple, horrific human rights abuses under the regime of Kim Jong-Un.
Sentamu hails 'fantabulous' plan for voluntary tax to pay for homeless and lonely
The Archbishop of York has congratulated Westminster council on its plan to make the wealthiest residents in what is one of the country's richest boroughs pay a voluntary 'tax' to help young and homeless people and those who are lonely.
Trump says Israeli settlements 'complicate' peace prospects with Palestinians
Donald Trump has said that the issue of Israeli settlements 'very much complicates' the prospects of a resolution with the Palestinians and that he is not sure either side in the conflict wants peace.
Oxfam prostitutes scandal: Now Save the Children and Christian Aid are dragged into fallout
Senior Oxfam managers will meet the international development secretary, Penny Mordaunt, later today as the charity reels from claims of sexual misconduct by its aid workers and allegations that staff used prostitutes in Haiti in 2011.
Churches slam huge bonuses for Persimmon housing bosses
Churches have hit out at the scale of a huge bonus scheme at a major housebuilding firm.
Charity Commission to question Kenneth Copeland Ministries UK over 'flu' video
In the controversial video released on January 31, Copeland says: 'Listen, partners. We don't have a flu season. We've got a duck season, a deer season, but we don't have a flu season.
Nigeria bishops say government can't or won't protect Christians from Fulani terrorists
Catholic bishops in Nigeria have told the country's president Muhammadu Buhari his government is 'incapable or unwilling' to protect citizens from attacks by Fulani herdsmen.
Afghan asylum seeker gets life for murdering Christian convert
An asylum seeker in Germany has been handed a life sentence for stabbing to death a fellow Afghan who had converted to Christianity.
Campolo, Claiborne promote Lynchburg event protesting 'toxic evangelicalism'
Progressive evangelicals and others will be putting on an event described as a 'Red Letter Revival' in Lynchburg, Virginia.
CofE backs campaign to reduce food waste
The government should take steps to tackle food poverty and take steps to minimies food waste, according to the Church of England.
Pope Francis is 'ready to go to Iraq', Chaldean patriarch says
Pope Francis has said he is 'ready to go to Iraq', according to a Patriarch of the Chaldean Church.
Anglicans back Pope Francis's day of fasting for Congo and South Sudan
Anglican leaders are backing a call from Pope Francis for a worldwide day of fasting and prayer for the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan.
Pakistan has banned Valentine's Day â and it's not the only country where February 14 is problematic
The celebration of Valentine's Day has been banned for the second year in a row in Pakistan after a court ruled the holiday to be un-Islamic. The country is one amongst several keen to resist the day.
John Hooper: the radical Puritan preacher burned for his faith
On this day in 1555, passionate Puritan and English Reformer John Hooper was burned at the stake for heresy. He faced his death with courage, refusing to recant his views.
'Spectacular' 2nd century Roman mosaic uncovered in Caesarea, Israel
The largest conservation and reconstruction project ever undertaken in Israel has uncovered a rare, multicoloured mosaic from the Roman period, in Caesarea National Park.
Rome's Colosseum to be lit in blood red for persecuted Christians
Rome's ancient Colosseum is to be lit in red later this month to highlight the plight of persecuted Christians around the world.