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Father Jacques Hamel remembered amid warning over forgotten terror victims
Victims of Islamist terrorism must not be allowed to fade from public memory, says the president of the Ayaan Hirsi Ali Foundation.
30 Christians massacred in Nigeria laid to rest
Pastors and members of various churches attended a Catholic funeral service on Saturday for 27 Christians massacred by suspected Fulani terrorists in Kaduna state, Nigeria, sources said.
Deadly distortions of Christianity in Africa
This is the devastating story of how Christian beliefs and symbols were twisted into a violent apocalyptic ideology that brought terror and bloodshed to Uganda and neighbouring countries.
Alarm raised over Christian girls being forced to convert and marry their abductors in Pakistan
Christian girls in Pakistan, including minors, are living with the daily threat of being abducted, forced to convert to Islam and then forced to marry their abductors.
Poll shows drop in support for same-sex marriage in the US
A new poll shows reduced support for same-sex marriage compared to other recent surveys.
Deadly attack on Ethiopian monastery condemned
The drone attack has prompted international condemnation and left local Christians reeling.
Appeals for return of church confiscated by Iran
The United Nations and World Council of Churches (WCC) have condemned the seizure of a 150-year-old church in Tehran.
Bishops appeal to Saudi Crown Prince over Ethiopian Christians facing execution
Three Church of England bishops have urged Mohammed bin Salman to halt the executions of Ethiopian prisoners convicted of non-lethal drug offences amid allegations of religious persecution and serious failures of due process.
Report shows rise in anti-Christian incidents in France
Most of the incidents involved damage to property.
How kind has Islam been to Christians?
Recently, a handful of popular podcasters have claimed that Islamic regimes are historically “very kind” toward Christians. Those who make this claim are either willfully ignorant or are advancing an agenda.
War-weary Ukrainians plant 160 churches across Europe
European Christian Mission International (ECMI) reports that 160 churches have been planted across Europe by displaced Ukrainians in the four years since Russia invaded their country.
Rights group: Nigeria should do more to bring kidnapped Christians home
Some kidnapping victims have tragically died in captivity, including a two-week-old baby.
US Religious Liberty Commission takes swipe at British abortion clinic buffer zones
The intervention has been welcomed by Adam Smith-Connor, who was criminally convicted in the UK for praying silently in an abortion clinic buffer zone.
Who was St Olaf and how did he become patron saint of Norway?
29 July is St Olaf’s Day, the feast day of the patron saint of Norway. But who was St Olaf, and what do we know about him? This is the story …
Fears court ruling could lead to online censorship in EU
An apparently minor ruling could have major consequences.
Vietnam accused of demonising religious minorities following arrests
Vietnam continues to raise the spectre of a defunct militant group.