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NIGERIA: New suspects sought for murder of Christian girl in Nigeria
Police announced today (18th May) that they are looking for more suspects in connection with the brutal…
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HOLY LAND: Catholic leaders condemn police brutality at funeral
Patriarchs and bishops in the Holy Land have condemned police use of smoke grenades and rubber bullets…
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NIGERIA: Student stoned and burned to death
Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) condemns the murder of Deborah Yakubu, a Christian…
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NIGERIA: Kidnapped priest killed as another is abducted
Father Joseph Akete Bako has been officially confirmed dead after being abducted in early March in Kaduna…
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PAKISTAN: ‘I was tortured, threatened with rape and death – but I’ll never deny Jesus’
A Catholic woman held for eight years on death row in Pakistan for false blasphemy allegations said…
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UKRAINE: UK charity offers another lifeline to Ukraine refugees
More than 200 displaced women and children in Ukraine will continue to receive food and shelter –…
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NIGERIA: Was kidnapped priest tortured to death?
With contradictory rumours circulating about Father Joseph Akete Bako’s fate more than a month after his kidnapping,…
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IRAQ: School of hope and recovery
Iraq’s Christians will, on Sunday, pass a momentous milestone on the way towards recovery from genocide when…
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IRAQ: Batnaya’s Resurrection day
One Christian community in Iraq had added cause for rejoicing this Easter when their church opened for…
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SRI LANKA: Cardinal – ‘President failed to warn of Easter bombings’
The leader of the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has suggested that the current president let the…
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UKRAINE: Charity announces second large wave of aid for Ukraine
A leading Catholic charity has revealed a second big injection of help for Ukrainians hit by the…
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UKRAINE: Fresh lifeline for Lviv convents caring for refugees
Heroic Sisters in Ukraine helping some of the country’s more than six million IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons)…