• Taliban Agrees to Release 19 Korean Christian Hostages

  The Taliban has agreed to release the 19 South Korean aid volunteers that have been held hostage by the militant group in Afghanistan for over a month, Al Jazeera reported.

  

• First Vatican Charter Flight Service Takes Off

  The first-ever Roman Catholic flight service is set to take off today, as a senior Vatican cardinal prepares to inaugurate the low-cost charter flight service.

  

• Brazil Bishop Says Government Corruption is Destroying Democracy

  A Roman Catholic bishop in Brazil has warned that a series of corruption scandals is putting the country's democracy in jeopardy, as the Supreme Court commenced hearings on a bribery affair involving 40 government allies.

• Death Threats for Ethiopian Islamic Convert After Dreaming of Jesus

  A former Islamic leader in Ethiopia has described how he found faith in Christ after Jesus appeared to him in a dream.

• Korean Evangelical Churches Under Cyber-Attack Amid Hostage Crisis

  Evangelical churches in Korea are receiving criticism for sending missionaries to Afghanistan, following the recent kidnapping of 23 church volunteers.