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Myanmar junta orders an early Christmas
Locals are reportedly unhappy with the decree but know that failure to comply could lead to arrest.
Nicaragua bans international visitors from bringing in Bibles
Nicaragua has gone up the league table of anti-Christian persecutors.
Australian church leaders stand in solidarity with Jewish community after Bondi Beach terrorist attack
Christian leaders in Australia have expressed their solidarity with the country's grief-stricken Jewish community after a deadly terrorist attack on Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday night.
Ancient wall with possible King Herod link uncovered in Jerusalem
Jerusalem has been besieged many times in its long history.
US religious life stabilises, but polling finds no youth revival
Pew’s latest findings indicate that key measures of religious life — including religious affiliation, daily prayer, the importance of religion, and regular attendance at services — have held broadly steady since around 2020.
Pakistani Christian gives testimony of persecution in front of King Charles
Open Doors ranks Pakistan the 8th worst persecutor of Christians worldwide.
Zelensky meets Pope Leo XIV amid peace talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met Pope Leo XIV at his residence in Castel Gandolfo to discuss the ongoing conflict with Russia.
Two slain in church shooting in southeast Nigeria
Some of kidnapped children in Niger state are released.
Pastor shot dead outside home months after surviving earlier attack
Christian communities in Pakistan are grappling with shock and grief after the killing of the Rev Kamran Salamat, a Presbyterian pastor who was gunned down outside his home in Gujranwala on 5 December.
Hundreds of churches in Germany being targeted with vandalism and theft
The cost of the damage to both churches and chapels runs into hundreds of thousands of euros.
Nigerian authorities secure release of 100 kidnapped Catholic school children
The fate of more than 160 other students and staff members abducted in the same attack remains unknown.
EU urged to combat violations of religious freedom in South Asia
Citing a dramatic escalation of targeted attacks against Christians and other minorities in their countries, human rights advocates from South Asia called for stronger EU engagement on freedom of religion or belief at a conference in Brussels on December 4.
2,000 Indian Christians protest ongoing discrimination
It's not been a good year for Christianity in India.
'Light of hope for us': Christmas lights illuminate Bethlehem and Jerusalem for the first time in two years
Bethlehem and Jerusalem have ushered in the Christmas season with public celebrations and glittering lights for the first time in two years, marking a poignant moment of hope in cities still grappling with the humanitarian and economic fallout of the Gaza war.
Sudanese Archbishop warns of silent catastrophe as civil war intensifies
A senior Sudanese church leader has issued an urgent appeal for global action, warning that Sudan’s escalating civil war has created one of the world’s most overlooked humanitarian disasters.
Samaritan’s Purse plane hijacked; suspect in custody
A Samaritan's Purse plane carrying aid to South Sudan was hijacked earlier this week. A suspect has been detained, and no serious injuries are being reported.