• Muslim Converts Revitalize Europe’s Fading Christian Churches

  Due to Muslim conversions, faith leaders indicate Christianity now is making a comeback in Europe.

  

• Iran Sanctions 15 US Firms for Israel Ties, 'Human Rights Abuses'

  Iran officials imposed sanctions on 15 U.S. companies for cooperating with Israel and for alleged human rights violations in a retaliatory reaction to a move by Washington, D.C. officials, reports state news agency IRNA on Sunday.

  

• Netflix 'Messiah' Series Being Created by Roma Downey, Mark Burnett

  Film producers and spouses Roma Downey and Mark Burnett are working on a faith-based series for Netflix entitled "Messiah," reflecting the second coming of Jesus.

  

• Vatican 3D Film of Painter 'Raphael' Takes Viewers Into Pope's Private Palace Scenes

  Most people know Renaissance painter and architect Raphael Sanzio simply as the "Raphael" who covered the walls of the pope's Vatican palace in elaborate frescoes and filled the Sistine Chapel with tapestries modeled on his designs. Now, a new film celebrates and shares his creations with a larger audience.

  

• Christian Victims Denied Food, Aid by Terrorists in Nigerian Displacement Camps

  Christians dislodged in Nigeria by Boko Haram terrorists are being deprived of access to food and assistance at displacement camps run by local Muslim organizations, according to Christian persecution watchdog group, Open Doors USA.