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Pope Francis sends Cardinal Zuppi to Ukraine to promote a 'just peace'
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi is in Kyiv June 5-6 as a papal representative to promote peace between Russia and Ukraine.
Publishers group apologises for school textbook criticising Christian missionaries in Ghana
The Ghana National Association of Authors and Publishers has offered an apology and admitted to errors amid criticism from parents, educators and the country's deputy education minister for a textbook's negative depiction of the impact Christian missionaries have had on the country.
168 killed in attacks on Christian villages in Nigeria
"Villages are being burnt out of their homes in what appears to be a systematic campaign of religious and ethnic cleansing," Release International said.
India: several injured in attack on church
There have been calls for a thorough investigation after a church in India's Punjab province was attacked last month.
Pastor, wife among 43 Christians killed in central Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen killed a church pastor, his wife and 41 other people in an attack last month on two predominantly Christian villages in Nasarawa state, Nigeria, sources said.
Christian in Pakistan sentenced to death under blasphemy law
A court in Bahawalpur, Pakistan on Tuesday handed the death penalty to a 22-year-old Christian on an unsubstantiated conviction under the country's blasphemy laws, sources said.
Archbishop of Uganda welcomes tough anti-homosexuality laws but not death penalty
The Archbishop of Uganda has welcomed the passing of stringent new laws against homosexuality in his country but says those found guilty should be given life imprisonment instead of the death penalty.
Archbishop 'distressed' by attacks on Christians in India
The Archbishop of Canterbury has lamented violent attacks on indigenous tribal Christians in north-eastern India.
2-year-old incarcerated in North Korean prison camp after parents caught with Bible, says US State Department
If Christians in North Korea are found possessing a Bible, they face the death penalty, and family members, including children, are sentenced to life imprisonment, reveals a report by the U.S. State Department, which includes an incident where a 2-year-old child was sentenced to life in a prison camp after his parents were caught with a Bible.
How a Bible translation project in Chad is bringing Christians and Muslims together
"I am witness to the impact of cooperation between Muslims and Christians as they translate 50 Bible stories for the greater good."
Pregnant Christian woman beaten by employer in Pakistan
"I cried and screamed for help, but no one came to rescue me," she said.
Fears of civil war in Manipur after violent attacks on Christians
Conditions for those who have fled are "grim", with little support from the local government.
Pope Francis taps Italian Cardinal Zuppi to lead peace mission in Ukraine
The appointment is the latest effort by Pope Francis and the Vatican to mediate a peace between Russia and Ukraine.
Two Christians, 18 and 14, accused of blasphemy in Pakistan
Family devastated as youths jailed on baseless charge.
Intel wins 2023's most faith-friendly company as Fortune 500 warms to religious diversity
The basic idea of religious freedom is that you're free to have a faith, change your faith or have no faith at all,' said Brian Grim, Religious Freedom and Business Foundation president.
Pope Francis adds 21 Coptic martyrs killed by ISIS to Catholic calendar
In an extraordinary move bridging a historical rift dating back to 451 AD, Pope Francis has added 21 Coptic Christians martyred by Islamic State terrorists on a Libyan beach in 2015 to the Roman Catholic Church's calendar, declaring them saints.