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Bishop Angaelos: The Church's silence has contributed to the decline of Christianity in the Middle East
The Church's silence on refugees has been a contributing factor to the decline of Christianity in the Middle East, the General Bishop of the Coptic Church in the UK has said today.
Donald Trump says he has a 'very great' relationship with God, warns Christianity is 'under siege'
Donald Trump has warned that Christianity is "under siege" In a speech today to evangelical Christians at Liberty University in Virginia, he quoted the Bible and pledged to protect the religion.
Oxfam and inequality: The profound unfairness of the gospel
Oxfam have released a report focusing more on inequality than poverty. What would Jesus say?
Canadian pastor's hard labour sentence in North Korea 'outrageously unjust', says defector and friend
Canadian Pastor Lim Hyeon Soo's life sentence to hard labour in North Korea is "outrageously unjust", according to a a friend who knew him in while he worked in the East Asian Marxist-Leninist state.
Church decline: Is evangelicalism to blame?
The world is moving further away from the Church just as the Church is moving further away from the world.
Christian sites in Jerusalem desecrated by hate graffiti
Police in Israel are investigating an "assault on religious harmony" after anti-Christian graffiti was sprayed on the walls of the Catholic Benedictine Abbey of the Dormition in Jerusalem and the Greek Orthodox seminary next door.
Japanese scientists bring back to life tiny 'water bears' frozen for more than 30 years
Japanese scientists from the National Institute for Polar Research (NIPR) recently reported that they have successfully brought back to life a type of microscopic creature called tardigrades, also known as "water bears," which have been frozen for more than 30 years.
Children dead and church damaged in rocket attacks and bombings in Syria
A leading evangelical Christian church in Aleppo, Syria has become the latest casualty of the terror advance of Islamic State.
Archbishop of Armagh defends Primates' action against the US Episcopal Church
The head of the Anglican Church of Ireland has defended the decision by the Primates of the worldwide Anglican Communion to take action against the US Episcopal Church over homosexuality.
Church leader and democracy advocate could face life in prison after arrest in China
A Christian church elder has been formally arrested after being imprisoned in Tianjin in China on suspicion of "subversion of state power". The "crime" carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Brain-deforming Zika virus carried by mosquitoes reaches Hawaii, infects baby
The state of Hawaii became the latest area to report a case of the untreatable Zika virus, after health officials recently confirmed that baby born with brain damage at a hospital in Oahu, Hawaii was infected with the disease.
Cuba: 'Unprecedented' crackdown on churches as religious persecution spikes
An "unprecedented" crackdown on churches is ongoing in Cuba according to a report released today by religious freedom charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW).
Remains of woolly mammoth found in Siberia may change human history
A team of researchers recently pulled from frozen sediments at a steep bank on the eastern shore of Siberia's remote Yenisei Bayin--located in the far north of Russia--what seemed to be a regular animal carcass, but was surprised to find signs that the woolly mammoth died in the hands of hunters.
Obama says he seeks to preserve religious liberty â but some Christians believe he's doing the opposite
U.S. President Barack Obama said his administration "is working to preserve religious liberty and enforce civil rights laws that protect religious freedom" in a statement the White House released on the occasion of the 23rd annual Religious Freedom Day in the U.S. on Saturday.
GOP presidential bets criticise Iran-US prisoner swap: 'Obama negotiated with terrorists'
Even as Americans welcomed Iran's release of four American prisoners, at least three Republican presidential candidatesâTed Cruz, Marco Rubio and Donald Trumpâon Sunday lambasted the prisoner exchange this weekend between the U.S. and Iran, saying the Obama administration negotiated "with terrorists."
Religion is declining in the UK, says new survey
Nearly half of the UK population has no religion, according to a new survey by researchers at Lancaster University for YouGov.