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LEBANON: Beirut, we will not abandon you
A leading Catholic charity is preparing a second wave of help for Beirut amid growing fears that…
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PAKISTAN: Maira receives death threats
A 14-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan has received death threats from the man she accuses of rape…
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PAKISTAN: ‘Police said, if we didn’t convert to Islam we’d face prison’
A man, who spent nearly five years in prison in Pakistan, has described how police tortured him…
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LEBANON: Order of St Lazarus helps bind up Beirut’s wounds
Members of an ancient Chivalric Order with close ties to the Middle East have raised more than…
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UK: God speaks to His children
A lockdown project, inviting high-profile personalities to record the Bible from start to finish, has reached its…
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PAKISTAN: Escape from the house of hell
• 14-year-old Maira tells of being drugged, raped and blackmailed…
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LEBANON: ‘The children are suffering from trauma’
The trauma of the recent explosion in Beirut has left many of the city’s children in need…
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PAKISTAN: Panic as food crisis deepens
Families in covid-hit Pakistan are routinely going without meals and are becoming increasingly “scared” about not getting…
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LEBANON: Christians defy land-grabbers
Christians in Beirut have responded with defiance amid reports that groups seeking to profit from last week’s…
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BURMA: Fundamentalists deliberately destabilise the country, says bishop
Fanatics control the economy of Burma (Myanmar) by fostering religious conflict to deter outside investors, said a…
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INTERVIEW: Burma needs religious leaders’ prophetic voices and moral courage to build peace and justice
The Religions for Peace organisation issued an appeal signed by the religious leaders of Burma (Myanmar) ahead…