Footage of the executions was released on December 26 and appeared to be deliberately timed to coincide with Christians around the world celebrating the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day.
Wang Yi, pastor of the Early Rain Church in Chengdu, Sichuan province, was imprisoned on charges of "inciting to subvert state power" and "illegal business operations".
Notre-Dame Cathedral, a symbol of France, has only a "50 per cent chance" of being fully restored after fire ravaged the iconic building earlier this year.
The men were slain the day after Christmas.
Faith leaders in the UK have called on Dominic Raab and Boris Johnson to take "concrete action" following months of violent protests in Hong Kong.
Open Doors CEO Henrietta Blyth tells Christian Today about some of the worst hit areas and what she wants to see the UK Government do to alleviate their suffering.
Lina and Elias Ghattas and their two sons fled from Homs when most of the city was destroyed in heavy bombing in 2012.
In Iraq, where Christians are a persecuted minority, celebrating the birth of Jesus is a dangerous time but even more so this year as a result of deadly protests against the government.
Tribal animists in eastern India earlier this month surrounded a church building with axes, threatened to kill Christians within and later burned down the thatched-roof structure, sources said.
Ethnic Wa rebels of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) this week announced they had permitted 51 Baptist churches to reopen in northern Shan state after investigating the congregations and their activities for 14 months.
Aid to the Church in Need said that the region's Christian community is at risk of a "wipe-out from the lands of the Bible" because of the persistent threat from extremist groups.
Wycliffe Bible Translators havs started work on Bible translations for two languages in Chad that have no writing system.
Despite the ongoing hardship in wartorn Syria, there will be a little more cheer this Christmas for thousands of children receiving donated gifts.
