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Christians asked to fast and pray for missionaries kidnapped in Haiti

Jennifer Lee

A day of prayer and fasting will be held on Thursday for a group of 17 missionaries and children kidnapped in Haiti.

Public are concerned about link between online porn and sexual violence against women and girls - study

Staff writer

A majority of UK adults fear that online porn is driving sexual violence against women and girls.
Gang behind kidnap of missionaries in Haiti demands $17m

Jennifer Lee

A criminal gang is demanding $1m per head for the safe return of kidnapped missionaries and children.
Kidnapped Christian teenager Leah Sharibu is still alive, says pastor

Staff writer

A pastor supporting the family of a Christian teenager kidnapped and held captive by militants in Nigeria has received reports that she is still alive.
Church must go beyond gestures in racism response, say black Christian leaders

Staff writer

A panel of black Christian leaders in the UK has called on the Church to go further in its pursuit of racial justice and repentance over its links to racism and slavery.
Please pray, says US Christian group after missionaries abducted

Jennifer Lee

Christian Aid Ministries is asking people to pray for the safe release of its kidnapped workers and their children amid fears that a criminal gang will demand $1m per person.
Group of US missionaries kidnapped in Haiti - reports

Jennifer Lee

An armed criminal group in Haiti has kidnapped a group of US missionaries and children, according to media reports.
Murder of Sir David Amess declared a 'terrorist incident'

Staff writer

The murder of the UK Conservative MP Sir David Amess on Friday is being treated as a 'terrorist incident', police have confirmed.
Pakistan: 2 brothers shot and killed by Muslim mob in attack on Christian neighborhood

Anugrah Kumar

A mob of Muslim men opened fire on a Christian neighborhood, killing two brothers, after authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province allowed Christians to lease a disputed piece of land, according to a report.
Columbian nun freed by terrorists in Mali 4 years after abduction

Anugrah Kumar

A Franciscan nun from Colombia, who was kidnapped in southern Mali in 2017 by extremists affiliated with al-Qaeda, has been freed and met with Pope Francis.
Fewer Americans think marriage is needed to create strong families, new poll suggests

Nicole Alcindor

Higher percentages of Americans view marriage as being "old-fashioned" as just over half believe that marriage is needed to create strong families.
Mexico: family from indigenous community ejected from their home for planting a church

Zara Sarvarian, Open Doors UK

"They removed all evidence that there had ever been a church on the site. They even managed to plant plants, bananas, and that was it. They threw it all away."