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INTERNATIONAL: Weaponisation of technology driving explosion of religious hatred in COVID era, says report
Persecution of faith groups has drastically increased in more than 95 percent of the world’s worst-offending countries…
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PRESS NOTICE: New Religious Freedom report
Aid to the Church in Need’s landmark report assessing religious liberty in every country on earth will…
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DRC: Bishops warn of new Islamisation threat
The bishops of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have condemned rebel violence in the east…
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UK/INTERNATIONAL: Report to offer ‘hope’ for world’s persecuted people
A long-awaited landmark report assessing religious freedom in every country on earth is to be launched…
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IRAQ: 23,000 returned – and counting
Pope Francis’ historic visit to Iraq has given fresh impetus this Easter to a movement of Iraqi…
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MOZAMBIQUE: ‘How many more must die before the world acts?’
A priest has expressed fears over the fate of the faithful who fled Palma, in Mozambique’s Cabo…
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MOZAMBIQUE: Fear and panic as Daesh ‘seize’ town
A surge in Islamist violence in Mozambique – resulting in claims that Daesh (ISIS) has captured the…
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INDONESIA: Suicide bombers attack cathedral on Palm Sunday
Two suicide bombers attacked the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Makassar, capital of Indonesia’s South Sulawesi…
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UK/IRAQ: Join us in prayer for Iraq
An online devotional service for Holy Week – enriched by some of the finest sacred music –…
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PAKISTAN: Abducted girls – this nightmare must stop
• Kiran Masih, 17, becomes the latest girl forced to convert and marry…
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UK/LEBANON: Virtual event serves up jolly good show
Thanks to the marvels of modern technology, friends of a leading Catholic charity came together with families…