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Religious freedom roundtable calls for charges to be dropped against pastor
Religious freedom roundtable calls for charges to be dropped against pastor

Human rights campaigners have called on the Attorney General of Nepal to drop all charges against a pastor accused of trying to convert others to the Christian faith.

Nigerian Christians executed in cold blood by Islamist extremists
Nigerian Christians executed in cold blood by Islamist extremists

The Christian men were executed by members of Boko Haram faction the Islamic State in West Africa Province, who warned that other Christians will be next if they don't stop sharing the Gospel and convert to Islam.

Kenya could introduce abortion up to birth, under radical Bill pushed by international abortion organisations
Kenya could introduce abortion up to birth, under radical Bill pushed by international abortion organisations

A Bill backed by major international abortion organisations, including Ipas and Planned Parenthood Global, which would introduce abortion up to birth, is currently progressing through Kenya's Senate.

British ISIS members say they were jailers of Christian aid worker Kayla Mueller
British ISIS members say they were jailers of Christian aid worker Kayla Mueller

More light has been shed on the horrific ordeal of a young Christian woman who was raped and tortured by ISIS militants before being killed.

Bible Societies around the world at threat of closure over coronavirus
Bible Societies around the world at threat of closure over coronavirus

The financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has left dozens of Bible Societies around the world at risk of closure.

Christians told to renounce Jesus or be refused coronavirus aid - 'Let your God take care of your family\'
Christians told to renounce Jesus or be refused coronavirus aid - 'Let your God take care of your family'

Christians are being told to renounce their faith in Jesus or have their coronavirus aid support for their families taken away.



Dutch Bill would allow healthy over-75s to choose assisted suicide if they feel their life is 'complete'
Dutch Bill would allow healthy over-75s to choose assisted suicide if they feel their life is 'complete'

Pia Dijkstra, Foreign Minister for the four-party coalition Government and medical ethics lead for coalition party D66, submitted the proposed Bill last week.

11 Christians killed in latest attack in Nigeria
11 Christians killed in latest attack in Nigeria

Dozens of Christians have been killed in separate attacks in southern Kaduna state in the last month and a half.

Christian girl abducted and forced into Islamic marriage is now pregnant, says family's lawyer
Christian girl abducted and forced into Islamic marriage is now pregnant, says family's lawyer

A Christian teenage girl abducted and forced to marry a Muslim man in Pakistan is now pregnant and confined to a single room, the family's lawyer has said.

Virtual doctors are a lifeline for impoverished families in Ecuador
Virtual doctors are a lifeline for impoverished families in Ecuador

Many impoverished families in Ecuador have neither the money nor transportation to visit a hospital. As the pandemic continues to strain the country's health service, Compassion International is addressing the need with a new telehealth hotline.

Muslim leaders express concern over plans to make Hagia Sophia a mosque
Muslim leaders express concern over plans to make Hagia Sophia a mosque

Muslim leaders have expressed their support for calls to keep the Hagia Sophia in Turkey open to people of all faiths.

Wealthy nations less likely to say belief in God is necessary to be moral
Wealthy nations less likely to say belief in God is necessary to be moral

The Pew Research Center examined attitudes towards God and morality across 34 countries and found that beliefs vary according to economic development.

French police investigate arson after Nantes Cathedral fire
French police investigate arson after Nantes Cathedral fire

Precious artifacts, the grand organ and stained glass windows were damaged Saturday after fires started in three places inside a 15th-century Nantes Cathedral in western France.

Morocco's Christian converts face arrest and harassment
Morocco's Christian converts face arrest and harassment

A clampdown on Christianity in Morocco has led to the repeat arrests of Christians, Aid to the Church in Need reports.

China orders Christians to renounce faith in Jesus & worship President Xi Jinping instead
China orders Christians to renounce faith in Jesus & worship President Xi Jinping instead

China has ordered Christian villagers to renounce their faith in Jesus and worship the nation's Communist Party leaders instead.

Bombed cathedral rises from the ashes in Syria
Bombed cathedral rises from the ashes in Syria

A cathedral that was nearly destroyed in the Syrian civil war has been restored to its former glory.