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ULLAL, India — Hindu nationalist extremists attacked Baswamma Sangappa, 44, in Ullal, Mangalore district, in Karnataka state Jan. 17 for converting to Christianity. After attending

CAIRO, Egypt — In a blow to religious freedom in Egypt, a Cairo court has ruled against a Muslim convert to Christianity who requested that

WASHINGTON — An independent federal panel is asking Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to intervene in the case of an Afghan sentenced to death under

MANILA, Philippines — The murder of Father Reynaldo Albores Roda Jan. 15 was the latest in a series of attacks on church leaders in the

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Four Iraqi churches and three convents were damaged in coordinated bomb blasts Jan. 6. Two churches in Baghdad and two in Mosul

What the youth need today is love education, not sex education,” says Derek Ross, who directs True Love Waits (TLW) in the Philippines. He should

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Unknown attackers tried to burn a 70-year-old woman to death Jan. 7 after learning that she would be baptized as a Christian.

Remember the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” where downed U.S. pilots were kept during the Vietnam War? It’s now a museum. For older Americans, the building —