Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the UK “must do more” to help persecuted Christians and has ordered an independent review to assess if the British Government is doing enough. The Foreign Office review will be led by the Bishop of Truro, Rt Rev Philip...
Pope Francis renewed his promise to root out sexual abuse, and at the same time warned against divisions in the Church, in a December 21 address to leaders of the Roman Curia. “Let us be clear that before these abominations the Church will spare no effort to do all...
Christian leaders in Iran have said that pressure on Christians increases every year around Christmas but that this year it is particularly severe. At least seven Iranian Christian converts have been arrested in Iran, including two sisters who allegedly have been...
For the first time in nine years, Asia Bibi will be with her husband on Christmas. But many of her fellow Christians in Pakistan are afraid of a backlash this holiday season in the wake of Bibi’s on October exoneration by the nation’s Supreme Court on blasphemy...
As Christmas approaches, officials in China have requested strict controls on festive celebrations as the country continues its crackdown on religions at the end of a year that has seen stepped -up persecution of Christians. Shops and street vendors alike are...
