UK judge forcing mentally disabled mother to have abortion without her consent

A judge has ruled that doctors will be allowed to perform a surgical abortion on a woman with learning difficulties without her consent and even have the right to “restrain the woman,” if necessary.

Online 'sextionary' targeting teens shuttered following complaints from Christian groups

An online “sextionary” targeting teenagers has been shuttered after Christian groups complained that its content was “dangerous and degrading.”

Air Canada stops saying 'ladies and gentlemen,’ opts for gender-neutral terms

Employees of Canada's major airline will no longer be greeting passengers by the sex-specific "ladies and gentlemen" or the French "mesdames et messieurs" and will instead use the gender-neutral phrases "everyone" or "tout le monde."

Voice of the Martyrs pressures Malaysia for 'truth' about pastor Raymond Koh abduction

Two years after the abduction of pastor Raymond Koh, Voice of the Martyrs is urging Christians worldwide to demand the Malaysian government reveal the truth about his mysterious disappearance.

Kurdish female politician, who worked to unite Christians, Arabs, Kurds, executed in Syria

Hevrin Khalaf, a female politician who worked to unite Christians, Arabs and Kurds in Syria was among nine individuals executed by a Turkish-backed group in the northeast region of the country, according to a human rights monitor.

China: Authorities forcibly demolish 'illegal' church; elderly congregants injured

Communist officials demolished a church in China's Henan province for engaging in “illegal fundraising” after forcibly removing congregants, injuring two elderly people in the process. 

Wooden cross made from Titanic wreckage goes on auction

A wooden cross made from oak taken from the Titanic and crafted as a “mark of respect to those lost” is up for auction in the U.K. later this month.

Egypt: Christian convert murdered by Muslim family over Facebook post

A Christian convert in Egypt was killed by his Muslim family after he publicly confirmed his newfound faith in a Facebook post, according to the persecution advocacy group International Christian Concern.

Pope Francis’ atheist friend claims pontiff told him Jesus incarnate was ‘not at all a God’

Eugenio Scalfari, a 95-year-old self-professed atheist and journalist who has been a longtime friend of Pope Francis recently claimed the pontiff doesn’t believe Jesus Christ incarnate was divine.

Nigeria: Christian woman murdered, others abducted by Fulani herdsmen

Muslim Fulani herdsmen stormed a Christian community and shot indiscriminately into houses, killing one woman before kidnapping four others, sources told Morning Star News, a nonprofit persecution watchdog outlet.