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Over 1,000 Iraqi Christians receive first communion

Despite the lingering scars left by the Islamic State's capture of swaths of Iraq and Syria over a decade ago and the current pressure from Iranian-backed militias, over 1,000 Iraqi Christians, most of them young children, have reportedly received their first communion within the last few weeks.

Nigeria: orphanage founders launch petition for release of children seized by the state

The children were required to adopt Muslim names and follow Islam.

Pope moves general audience indoors due to heatwave

Temperatures in Rome were expected to reach 38C on Wednesday.

Children kidnapped by Islamists in Mozambique's forgotten war

Added to the pain of the violence is the fact that the world doesn't seem to know they are suffering.

Pastors beaten by jailers in India

The situation in India continues to worsen for Christians.

Report reveals alarming surge in anti-Christian attacks across India in 2025

Christians are continuing to suffer for their faith in India, with hundreds of instances of discrimination recorded in a new study.

Beirut blast of 2020 still scars survivors five years on

Despite conflict with Israel and Covid 19, for some the blast was the toughest of incidents.

Islamists have killed over 22,300 in Africa this last year - study

Militant Islamists groups have expanded their presence in Africa and more than doubled fatalities linked to violent activities in specific regions in the continent according to a study by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS).

Ireland appeals for release of missionary kidnapped by Haitian gang

Effectively, the gangs have replaced the government in much of Haiti.

Political turmoil in Bangladesh spells trouble for Christians

Islamists are starting to fill the power vacuum.

Australia may also rule in favour of biological reality

Will Australia follow the UK in accepting biological reality?

Outcry as Indian lawmaker calls for Christians to be attacked for money

A senior politician in India has provoked outrage after reportedly publicly offering a cash reward for violent attacks on Christian missionaries and leaders.