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An uneasy calm prevailed in Plateau state, Nigeria today following the killing of hundreds of Christians early Sunday morning in three farming...

An Egyptian court acquitted this week four Muslims accused of killing 61-year-old Farouk Attallah last October, ensuring impunity for attacks on...

In the early stages of disaster relief, the needs in both countries are almost identical. But the back-to-back disasters have revealed a stark...

Attacks on Christians last month in Punjab state following protests against banners depicting Jesus drinking and smoking were eerily similar to the...

Disaster relief officials are faced with a challenging task, trying to arrange assistance to victims of Chile's massive 8.8 earthquake while...

The head of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Zamfara state told Compass that he was disappointed in the lack of response by state...

In the wake of an attack this week by 150 armed Muslims on a Christian colony, police have filed a false report against 40 unnamed Christians and...

Hundreds of demonstrators from outside areas try to create image of local opposition.

Thrust from their homes in Bhutan after Buddhist rulers embarked on an ethnic and religious purge, Christian refugees in Nepal face hostilities...

The four older Muslim brothers of a 26-year-old Christian beat him unconscious earlier this month because he refused their enticements to convert...

As the games continue, it is the friendliness, helpfulness and generosity tens of thousands of volunteers who are winning the hearts of the...

U.S. membership has increased in the Catholic Church -- the nation's largest Christian body -- but the No. 2 Southern Baptist Convention reported...

Judge Bernard Saint-Vil said two volunteers would not be freed. Laura Silsby, the group's leader, and her nanny are being kept for further...

Three men accused of killing six Coptic worshipers and a security guard pleaded not guilty on Saturday as the Coptic community mourned the loss of...

It remains unclear whether the 10 will be able to return to the U.S. or must remain in Haiti while the investigation continues. Meanwhile, the...