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Ceasefire agreed in Central African Republic
A ceasefire has been agreed in the Central African Republic in an effort to end more a year of spiralling sectarian violence.
ISIS demands all women in Mosul undergo FGM
The militant Islamist group calls for all women in Mosul to undergo female genital mutilation.
Algerian Flight AH5017 goes missing - fears for lives of more than 100 passengers and crew
Officials have confirmed that contact with an Air Algerie flight was lost this morning.
Meriam Ibrahim meets Pope Francis in Rome
The Sudanese Christian woman sentenced to death for apostasy met with Pope Francis for half an hour this morning.
#WeAreN: thousands unite to support persecuted Christians in Iraq
#WeAreN campaign backed by Church of England.
11 parents of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls dead
At least 11 parents of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls have died, and will never see their daughters' release.
Chinese Christians injured in 'bloody' police clash
The Chinese government's crackdown on churches is showing no sign of slowing down, as at least four Christians were severely injured during a clash with officials yesterday morning.
Key Iraqi Christian leader: 'ISIS is worse than Genghis Khan'
The head of Iraq's largest church has denounced Islamic insurgents who have driven the last of Mosul's Christians out of the city, condemning their crimes as "heinous".
Religious tension runs high in France after pro-Palestinian march turns violent
Attacks on synagogues and Jewish-owned stores have become more frequent weeks despite a government ban.
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash was punishment for sin, says extremist Westboro Baptist Church group
Malaysia Airlines M17 crash was punishment for sin, says Westboro Baptist Church.
Mosul empty of Christians 'for the first time in history'
Further reports of terrible human rights abuses are surfacing as IS jihadists continue to tighten their grip on areas throughout northern Iraq and Syria.
Fighting breaks out between Ukrainian forces and rebels in Donetsk, where MH17 was shot down
Tanks were reported moving towards the city's train station as Kiev attempts to take back the rebel-occupied city
Pope Francis praying for suffering Iraqi Christians in danger of being wiped out
Pope Francis praying for 'suffering' Iraqi Christians.
Iraq's Christians told to convert or leave as church leader fears for future
So many Christians have left Iraq that the country's many historic sites of Christian interest will be little more than tourist attractions, says one church leader.
MH17: Call for prayers following Malaysia Airlines tragedy
An Amsterdam church leader is asking for prayers after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine.
Head of World Evangelical Alliance calls for peace in Ukraine after MH17 plane crash
Following the missile attack on Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, Christians are being called to pray for peace between Russia and Ukraine.