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Egypt: Coptic Church settles row with government over church buildings
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church has reached agreement with the government over a draft law on building and restoring churches.
China: Farmer mowed down and killed after protesting land seizure
A farmer in China who resisted the seizure of his land has been killed, the Christian human rights organisation China Aid is reporting.
France's top court to rule on legality of burkini ban
The row over France's controversial ban on women wearing burkinis has escalated with the country's top court to rule whether the law contravenes human rights.
Anti-Christian crackdown in Cuba: Over 1,000 churches seized, Christians dragged away from homes, churches
When Pope Francis visited Cuba in September 2015, many thought the milestone event could signal a breakthrough in the campaign to promote religious freedom, or at least a loosening in the communist regime's grip on Christian churches, in the Caribbean island nation.
Christian persecution in India surges in first half of 2016; radical Hindus see threat to culture, identity
Hindu radicals are intensifying their persecution of Christians across India with no end in sight.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu admitted to hospital
Nobel prizewinner and peace activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been admitted to hospital in Cape Town for "treatment to a recurring infection".
Euthanasia 'tourists,' including children, flock to Catholic-majority Belgium where assisted suicide is free and easy
It's free, easy ... and deadly. That's how physician-assisted suicide looks like in Belgium, ironically a Catholic-majority European nation.
Yazidi girl captured by ISIS set herself on fire to avoid sex slavery
A teenage girl has described how she burned herself alive to escape rape and torture by the Islamic State terror group.
Social media companies 'consciously failing' to fight extremism, say MPs
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are "consciously failing" to fight extremism and the promotion of violent terror on their sites, MPs said on Thursday.
Why are Americans leaving the church? Loss of faith, says new study
The number of Americans with no religion has increased from 16 per cent of the population to nearly a quarter in under a decade.
Colombia: Christian aid agencies welcome groundbreaking new peace deal
Christian aid agencies have welcomed the ground-breaking peace deal reached in Colombia which brings to an end more than half a century of deadly conflict.
Archbishop of Canterbury to meet Pope Francis in Rome
The Archbishop of Canterbury is expected to meet Pope Francis in Rome in early October.
Christian 'Bake Off' contestant is first one out â but his faith is undimmed
A Baptist pastor last night became the first person to leave the Great British Bake Off, the hit BBC cookery show.
Catholic Church in Ireland to review how trainee priests use social media after Grindr rumours
The Catholic Church in Ireland is to review the way its trainee priests use social media after reports that seminarians had been using the gay dating app Grindr.
'Christian' Union Jack on school uniforms hidden by Saudi religious police
The Marks & Spencer retailer has been forced by Saudi officials to partially cover up a school uniform's logo because it featured a British flag.
Italy earthquake: Death toll climbs to 247 as rescue continues
The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Italy rose sharply to almost 250 people on Thursday after rescue teams worked through the night to try to find survivors under the rubble of flattened towns.