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Australia is burning: here are some possible explanations
Australia is burning: here are some possible explanations

Just as we should not dismiss the extremist Green view that this is Mother Earth getting her revenge, so we should not dismiss the judgement of God as a factor.

Turkish president says Christian churches in Syria will be reconstructed

Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan has said that churches in Syria will be restored so that Christians "can go back and start praying there again".

Islamic State claims responsibility for killing of priest and his father in Syria
Islamic State claims responsibility for killing of priest and his father in Syria

Islamic State (IS) militants claimed responsibility for killing an Armenian Catholic priest and his father on Monday in eastern Syria, where they had traveled from their home in a northeastern town hit by Turkish air strikes and terrorist bombs.

Calls for religious freedom in Cuba after church leaders stopped from leaving the country
Calls for religious freedom in Cuba after church leaders stopped from leaving the country

The World Evangelical Alliance is calling on the Cuban government to uphold religious freedom after several pastors were prevented from leaving the country last week in order to attend the organisation's General Assembly in Indonesia.

World Evangelical Alliance's General Assembly closes with call to recognise the urgency of the Great Commission
World Evangelical Alliance's General Assembly closes with call to recognise the urgency of the Great Commission

The World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly closed on Tuesday night with a call to "sense the urgency" of the need for the Gospel today.

After 12-year struggle, Palestinian Authority officially recognises evangelical group
After 12-year struggle, Palestinian Authority officially recognises evangelical group

The Palestinian Authority has granted permission for the establishment of a regional branch of the World Evangelical Alliance, ending a 12-year struggle for formal recognition.

Fires at three churches in Egypt are 'not coincidence'
Fires at three churches in Egypt are 'not coincidence'

The historic Mar Girgis Orthodox church in Cairo, built in 1898, was gutted by fire.

Priest gunned down outside of church
Priest gunned down outside of church

A priest has been gunned down outside a church on Monday in a shocking attack.

Urgent call for de-escalation of violence in Hong Kong after young man is shot

Hong Kong Watch has condemned the "absurdly excessive use of force" by police in the city following an escalation in violence in recent days.

Church minister who used to guard Berlin Wall says collapse was a 'triumph'
Church minister who used to guard Berlin Wall says collapse was a 'triumph'

Today Peter Sutton is a minister in the Church of Scotland but 30 years ago he was a soldier patrolling one of the most famous checkpoints in history - Checkpoint Charlie.

The fall of the Berlin Wall: what it meant for Christians 30 years ago
The fall of the Berlin Wall: what it meant for Christians 30 years ago

On 9 November 1989, the Berlin Wall, the most visible symbol of the division between East and West, was dismantled as people asserted their longing for freedom. What did it mean for Christians on the eastern side of the wall?

Growing insecurity threatens fresh exodus of Christians from Iraq

Insecurity in Syria and Baghdad causing remaining Christians to 'lose hope'.

Sudan says it will return confiscated property to Christians

Minister of Religious Affairs Nasr al-Din Mufreh said that Christians and people of other beliefs are free to practice their faith in Sudan.

US pastor stranded in India after arrest on declarations charge
US pastor stranded in India after arrest on declarations charge

A US pastor attending a Sunday School conference in India is stranded in the country after he was arrested for failing to report money he was carrying.

Christians praying for the persecuted Church throughout November
Christians praying for the persecuted Church throughout November

Christians around the world are taking part in the annual International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church this month.

Lebanon uprising unites people across faiths, defying deep sectarian divides

In this multicultural country of Muslims, Christians and Druze – a medieval faith derived from Islam – religion defines membership and belonging.