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Jardine Malado February 03, 2018 02:57 AM EST
Singapore court rejects longer jail sentences for megachurch pastors convicted of fraud

Singapore court rejects longer jail sentences for megachurch pastors convicted of fraud

A Singapore court has rejected demands to impose longer jail sentences for the co-founder of a megachurch who was convicted of misusing church funds to advance his wife's music career.

Jardine Malado February 02, 2018 05:06 AM EST
Iran sentences pastor's wife to 5 years in prison for 'acting against national security'

Iran sentences pastor's wife to 5 years in prison for 'acting against national security'

An Iranian court has sentenced the wife of the former Assyrian Pentecostal Church leader for allegedly "acting against national security" through her efforts in organizing house churches.

Jardine Malado February 02, 2018 05:02 AM EST
Egyptian court hands down one-year suspended sentence to 15 Muslims over church attack in Cairo

Egyptian court hands down one-year suspended sentence to 15 Muslims over church attack in Cairo

An Egyptian court has handed down a one-year suspended sentence to 15 Muslims who were charged for attacking a Coptic church in a village south of Cairo in December.

Jardine Malado February 02, 2018 03:10 AM EST
Pro-life doctors must refer patients requesting assisted suicide to other physicians, Ontario court rules

Pro-life doctors must refer patients requesting assisted suicide to other physicians, Ontario court rules

An Ontario court has ruled that doctors who are opposed to assisted suicide must refer patients who request the procedure to other physicians who are willing to carry it out.

Jardine Malado February 02, 2018 03:02 AM EST
Pakistani province draws up plan to issue weapon licenses to churches

Pakistani province draws up plan to issue weapon licenses to churches

A provincial government in southwest Pakistan has announced its plan to issue weapon licenses to churches in response to the terror attack that killed nine people in December.

Jardine Malado February 02, 2018 02:58 AM EST
Catholic Church urges Irish voters to preserve 'rights of unborn child' in abortion referendum

Catholic Church urges Irish voters to preserve 'rights of unborn child' in abortion referendum

The Irish Catholic Church has urged voters to preserve the "equal right to life" of a mother and her unborn child in the upcoming abortion referendum.

Jardine Malado February 01, 2018 03:43 AM EST
China shuts down house church after imposing $1 million fine on pastors

China shuts down house church after imposing $1 million fine on pastors

Authorities in Guizhou province has shut down a large house church and began confiscating its property, just weeks after its pastors were fined more than $1 million for collecting offerings.

Jardine Malado February 01, 2018 03:20 AM EST
Hospital can remove life support for brain-damaged baby against parents wishes, UK court rules

Hospital can remove life support for brain-damaged baby against parents wishes, UK court rules

A judge in the U.K. has ruled that doctors can withdraw life support for a baby suffering from brain damage despite the parents' decision to continue further intensive treatment for the child.

Jardine Malado February 01, 2018 03:03 AM EST
Kidnapped Colombian nun pleads Pope for help in new hostage video

Kidnapped Colombian nun pleads Pope for help in new hostage video

A Colombian nun who was abducted in Mali nearly a year ago has appeared in a new hostage video and has reportedly called on Pope Francis to help secure her release.

Jardine Malado February 01, 2018 02:54 AM EST
24 members of Council of Europe urge Erdogan to release jailed American pastor

24 members of Council of Europe urge Erdogan to release jailed American pastor

Twenty-four members of the Council of Europe have signed a document urging Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to release American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been imprisoned for over a year.

Jardine Malado January 31, 2018 03:20 AM EST
Christian students in Kenya attacked with machetes for refusing to convert to Islam

Christian students in Kenya attacked with machetes for refusing to convert to Islam

Christian students at a high school in Nairobi, Kenya were allegedly attacked by Muslim students wielding knives and machetes after they refused to convert to Islam.

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Sight & Sound’s ‘David’ showcases a king's sincere heart to pursue God

LANCASTER, Pa. — Four years in the making, the production “David” opened at Sight & Sound Theatres this year and explores the journey of an unassuming shepherd boy who became a king.

Presbyterian Church in America votes to leave National Association of Evangelicals

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Secular intolerance of Christians' views is leading to self-censorship, report warns

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Over 50 killed in 'vile and satanic' attack at Nigerian church on Pentecost Sunday

Gunmen suspected to be Islamic Fulani herdsmen barged into a Catholic Church in southwestern Nigeria, opened fire and detonated explosives while the congregation was celebrating Mass on Pentecost Sunday, killing at least 50 worshipers, including women and children. It's feared that some Christians were also abducted after the attack.

Leah Sharibu held captive over 1,500 days in Nigeria, but family advocates haven't lost hope

For more than 1,500 days, Nigerian Christian teenager Leah Sharibu has been held captive by the Boko Haram terrorist group as Christians continue to be the target of attacks in the West African nation. 

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