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PAKISTAN: Girl of 12’s life as chained slave
The father of a 12-year-old Christian girl – kidnapped, raped, shackled hand and foot, and forced to…
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NIGERIA: Catholic priest murdered
Armed bandits in Nigeria have kidnapped and killed a priest returning from Mass in the latest act…
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DR CONGO: Bishop’s plea for an end to the slaughter
Politicians must act now to stop a cycle of massacres in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…
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NIGERIA: ‘No evil will take away our faith’
A Christmas Eve attack by Boko Haram – that left at least 11 dead and two church…
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NIGERIA: The Rosary inspired my captors to release me
A priest kidnapped in Nigeria has described how his abductors were persuaded to set him free after…
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PAKISTAN: After 11 years, Imran finally walks free
A Christian man in Pakistan will at last walk out of prison a free man – after…
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IRAQ: Church welcomes 2021 papal visit
Iraq’s Christians have welcomed news that Pope Francis is set to go to Iraq next Spring –…
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PAKISTAN: Christian woman murdered for refusing to convert and marry
A manhunt is underway in Pakistan for a Muslim man accused of shooting dead a Christian woman…
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NIGERIA: Freed at last
There is rejoicing in Nigeria after a Catholic priest from the capital, Abuja, was released 10 days…
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INTERNATIONAL: Asia Bibi backs campaign to free those jailed for faith
Asia Bibi – Pakistan’s first woman to be sentenced to death for blasphemy – has thrown her…
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PAKISTAN/UK: Maira – ‘We are constantly receiving death threats – we are extremely scared’
A 14-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan in hiding from the man trying to hunt her down is…
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UK/PAKISTAN: 8,500 and counting call for Maira’s asylum
More than 8,500 people have urged the UK government to grant asylum to a 14-year-old Pakistani Christian…