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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday suspending the entire US refugee resettlement program for at least 120 days while "extreme-vetting" rules are established; U.S. religious leaders are urging the new administration to remember to base the new policies on mercy and compassion while ensuring the security of the nation.

Archaeologists unearthed an ancient wall in southern Israel that could provide evidence for a Biblical account described in the Old Testament.

"Life is winning in America," says Vice President Mike Pence. Indeed, with abortion rates at an all-time low since 1974, it is a day worthy of a special commemoration and, well, a march. Pence did just that today in participating at and speaking on behalf of the unborn at the 2017 March for Life in Washington. Beaming with unswerving conviction, Vice-President Pence added: "Be assured: Along with you we will not grow weary, we will not rest, until we restore a culture of life in America for ourselves and our posterity." These actions designated him the first, highest official ranking to address the Washington March.

Two Chinese human rights lawyers imprisoned for "subverting state power" have suffered horrific torture at the hands of authorities, including electrocution.

An Indian Christian has suffered a brain hemorrhage and is now in a coma after he was interrogated by police about his role in distributing Bibles and other Christian literature.

A North Korea defector has vowed to do all he can to "pull down" the corrupt regime and end slavery in the isolated country.

The truth is as I'm sure some of you have surmised by now, this isn't your great-great-great grandmother's suffrage. While it is tempting and even seemingly noble to empower women---and, don't get me wrong, there is an appropriate time and place for it---the very women cited for their movement of suffrage would cringe at the subjects deemed "rights" now.

Chinese human rights lawyer Li Chunfu showed signs of mental disturbance after he was released from jail.

A pastor in Southeast Asia who was surrounded by Islamic extremists seeking to kill him for his faith has shared how, after refusing to bow down, God placed a "shield" around him the jihadists were unable to penetrate.

The fight for religious freedom in Nepal is like a tug-of-war where victory takes it one step forward, only to be countered by a setback that takes it one step backward. However, despite all these, the church keeps growing.

A human rights lawyer in China who has been detained since 2014 sent a message to his wife to gather people to pray not for his release but for the gospel to spread.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the conference is "rigged," that it was deliberately set up to establish measures against Israel and that it destroys chances of achieving true peace.

In what some people are calling the most high-profile religious persecution case since the Cultural Revolution, the former pastor of China's largest state-run megachurch was arrested on Saturday by a local public security bureau in China's coastal Zhejiang province, according to persecution watchdog China Aid. Authorities reportedly re-apprehended Gu "Joseph" Yuese sometime before Christmas; on Jan. 7, his family received an announcement he had been arrested on charges of embezzling funds.

A prominent pastor in China has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after being charged with "divulging state secrets", prompting a Christian human rights organization to call on President-elect Donald Trump to "unequivocally condemn this brutal act."

The attacks served as evidence of the increasing persecution Christians are subjected to in India, according to a report.

A man wielding a knife climbed over the wall of a kindergarten in China and attacked 11 students, wounding them, according to Chinese state media.

Four Christians have been found guilty of "violence" and "witchcraft" by a Nepali court and sentenced to five years in prison because their prayers helped heal a severely mentally ill woman.

A Christian woman in China has been sentenced to three years in prison for holding a Bible study amid an ongoing crackdown on believers in the country.

An estimated 18,000 children in the Philippines have lost parents because of the government’s war against drugs, and they could suffer from lifelong trauma unless intervention is carried out.

After spending two days in police custody, a prominent human rights lawyer in China has resurfaced - much to the relief of his traumatized family.

In an ironic turn of events, the leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) who led the charge against the Christian governor of Jakarta for blasphemy is now facing the same charge after making an offensive comment regarding Jesus Christ.

It’s difficult not to notice the unusually shaped stomach of this former Hindu fanatic. As it turns out, there’s an interesting story behind it—one that he does not hesitate to share with those who don’t know Christ.

A priest from Kerala, India who was abducted by ISIS early this year appeared in a YouTube video where he pleaded for help for his release, directing his appeal to Pope Francis and the government.

A house church in China's southern Guangdong province that refused to join China's government-operated Protestant church was forced to shut down after continued harassment from authorities.

Get ready to usher in 2017 with a livestream of the NYC Ball Drop this New Year’s Eve if you are unable to be at Times Square in person .