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Yemen faces 'humanitarian catastrophe' as rebels advance, aid workers warn
The first boatloads of emergency medical aid have reached the port city of Aden.
Walter Scott shooting: police officer on murder charge has been fired from his job
A video showed Michael Slager killing Walter Scott as he ran away.
ISIS burns food donations from US intended for Syrian refugees
The Islamic State has allegedly burned boxes of food aid coming from the United States that were intended for Syrian civilians.
UN human rights chief reveals human rights violations by multinational task force fighting Boko Haram
The United Nations' human rights chief expressed concern over "persistent and credible" reports of human rights violations by the multinational task force created to fight the Islamist group Boko Haram.
Pope prays for end to persecution against Christians
Pope Francis prayed for an end to the persecution against Christians throughout the world during his Easter Sunday address at the Vatican.
Kenyan government name drops alleged mastermind of university attack
The Kenyan government has made public the mastermind behind the attack on the University of Garissa that killed more than 100 Christians.
Duke University professor says faith aids in healing process for patients
A physician and professor at Duke University in North Carolina says that faith is a big factor in the healing and recovery of patients.
Islam will be fastest-growing faith in coming decades - survey
Islam could experience record growth and match Christianity within the next few decades, according to new research.
Two South Korean pastors remain detained in North Korea for 'espionage'
Two South Korean pastors are currently being detained in North Korea on charges of espionage.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Roma Downey and Mark Burnett: Persecuted Christians need protection like never before
The top US cardinal and the team behind the hit movies Son of God and The Bible Continues have called on Christians at Easter to reflect on the persecution and destruction of lives in the name of religion around the world.
Urgent steps needed to engage young people in politics - CofE bishop
Urgent steps must be taken to help young people become interested in politics so that they engage with the democratic process and are motivated to vote in the general election, a Church of England bishop has said.
Women in ministry: can we have evangelical unity?
An Affirmation of Evangelical Unity seeks to bring two sides together.
Church claims TB Joshua predicted Kenya terror attack in 2012
The Synagogue Church of All Nations in Nigeria claims that its controversial lead pastor TB Joshua predicted last week's attack on a university in Kenya back in 2012.
Child soldiers being used by ISIS to lead prisoners to their deaths
Not content with sowing terror by releasing gruesome footage of executions of prisoners, the Islamic State is now using children as accomplices in their deplorable acts.
Doctors save life of Christian toddler who fled from ISIS
After months of waiting, an 18-month-old Christian girl whose family fled from the Islamic State finally received a life-saving heart operation at the Hadassah's Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem.
Lynch mobs were early Christians' greatest challenge, not Roman empire - study
The greatest challenge for early Christians was not the power of the Roman Empire but rather the threat of lynch mobs who did not understand Christianity as a religion.