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Christians rally to help victims of devastating Nepal floods

Catholics and Evangelicals are doing what they can to aid survivors.

Christians move to protect themselves as another Indian state enacts anti-conversion law

Churches are asking visitors to sign consent forms declaring that they attend services of their own free will.

Dozens killed in gang attack on church shelter in Haiti

At least 47 people were killed and 22 others injured when gang members attacked a church sheltering displaced people just outside Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the United Nations.

New Iranian security law could be used to further suppress Christian activity

Religious freedom campaigners have warned that a new law aimed at countering foreign espionage in Iran may actually be used to further suppress the rights of Christians.

Christian leaders respond to devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet

Christian leaders have offered their prayers as emergency workers continue to respond to catastrophic flash floods in Nepal and Tibet killed hundreds of people and left many more missing.

Archbishop of Canterbury calls for peace and pledges ‘prayerful solidarity’ with Ukraine

The Archbishop of Canterbury has assured Ukrainians of the Church of England’s continued prayers and solidarity as the country continues to endure the devastating effects of war.

Calls for investigation after monk killed at Ukrainian monastery

A law firm representing the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) has said the murder of a monk cannot be separated from what it describes as a wider campaign of persecution against the Church.

Archbishop promotes petition for worldwide religious freedom

Most people in the world live in countries with limited or no religious freedom.

Päivi Räsänen granted UK visa but not in time to attend free speech conference

Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen has been granted permission to enter the UK, but the decision came too late for her to attend a religious freedom conference in Northern Ireland in person.

Freed missionary pilot Kevin Rideout meets Trump at White House

Freed missionary pilot Kevin Rideout and his wife, Krista, thanked President Donald Trump and praying Christians on Friday as they met with the president at the White House, 10 months after Rideout was abducted in Niger.

Open Doors raises alarm over violence in Sudan

Church leaders and Christians in Sudan's Nuba Mountains are facing a growing wave of killings, abductions and attacks as fighting between rival armed factions intensifies in the country's South Kordofan state.