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Church officials urge prayer for Yemen priest held by ISIS, deny crucifixion rumours
Internet rumours that Indian priest Father Tom Uzhunnalil is being tortured by Islamic State and will be crucified on Good Friday are untrue, according to Church officials.

U.S. declaration of Christian genocide in Mideast gives hope and healing to ISIS victims, Iraqi Christian leader says
The U.S State Department's declaration that Christian persecution by the Islamic state (ISID( is "genocide" is giving hope and healing to those suffering for their beliefs, according to an Iraqi Christian and a human rights activist.

Atheists disrespect Noah's Ark amusement park, calling it 'Genocide and Incest Park'
An atheist group called the Tri-State Freethinkers recently chose to disrespect the Christian group and the Holy Bible by calling the amusement park a "Genocide and Incest Park."

Where Jesus Christ once walked: Israel is amazing and eye-opening, visitors say
CBN News interviewed first-time tourists to Israel to find out whether Jesus' place of origin is still as holy as the Bible narrates, or if it has really turned into the violent nation that the media has been portraying it to be.

China: Christian lawyer who defended churches released from 'black jail'
A prominent Christian human rights lawyer in China has been released, after being detained by authorities for nearly seven months.

Evangelist Michael Ramsden to preach at 'site of Jesus' resurrection' on Easter Sunday
Evangelist Michael Ramsden will be speaking live from the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem for an Easter Sunrise Service this Sunday.

Mormon missionary injured in Brussels had escaped Paris and Boston attacks
A Mormon missionary wounded in the attack on Brussels airport had also been at the scene of the Boston marathon bombing and was in Paris during the attacks there last November.

Brussels vicar fears church will be next target after ISIS claims responsibility for airport, train attack
In the wake Tuesday's attacks on Brussels airport and a Metro train that killed at least 30 people, a church minister in the Belgian capital fears that churches could be the next target.

Rivals Trump and Cruz agree on Muslim surveillance, U.S. entry restrictions to prevent terror attacks
On the day when they were locked in battle in the Arizona, Utah and American Samoa primaries, Republican presidential rivals Donald Trump and Ted Cruz actually sounded as if they were partners in the war against terrorism.

Trump, Clinton win big in Arizona, moving closer to general election clash; Cruz takes Utah as Sanders wins 2 states
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both scored resounding victories in Arizona, the biggest prize on Tuesday's primaries, as the presidential front-runners of both the Republican and Democratic parties extended their leads in their party nomination races, moving a step closer to a November clash.

After Brussels, we need to realise we can't 'destroy evil'
The contemporary trope of 'uprooting' or 'destroying' evil is now entrenched in almost every response a major leader makes to a terrorist atrocity. We need to stop and ask ourselves where that leaves us.

Good Friday came early in Brussels, city's bishop notes following terror attacks; Pope condemns acts of 'blind obedience'
Good Friday "came early" in Brussels, the city's bishop mournfully noted, following the Holy Week terrorist attacks in the Belgian capital on Tuesday.

Two years after Ebola hit Sierra Leone, faith leaders testify to God's grace
A Christian Aid film on the second anniversary of the outbreak of Ebola contains harrowing stories of those affected and stresses the role of faith leaders in controlling the epidemic.

Pakistan: 'The anger of extremists is boiling over', church leader warns, as Christians on 'high alert' for Easter attacks
Christians in Pakistan are on high alert in the run-up to Easter following the execution of the man who murdered the reforming Punjab governor Salman Taseer.

Brussels attacks: El Bakraoui brothers named as ISIS suicide bombers
RTBF, quoting a police source, named the suspected bombers as Khalid and Brahim El Bakraoui, two brothers resident in Brussels and known to the security services for crime.

Obama challenges Communist-led Cuba with call for democracy
US President Barack Obama challenged Cuba's Communist government with an impassioned call for democracy and economic reforms on Tuesday, addressing the Cuban people directly in a historic speech broadcast throughout the island.