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IRAQ: Christians ‘close to extinction’
Christianity in Iraq could now be on the brink of completely disappearing – according to one of…
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CAMEROON: Women maimed as Boko Haram strikes terror
Islamist extremists have cut off the ears of women seized during a night-time raid on a rural…
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PHILIPPINES: Courage and faith celebrated as cathedral reopens
The reopening of a bomb-blasted cathedral in the Philippines, six months on from terror attacks which killed…
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NIGERIA: State forces accused of stoking crisis
A senior Nigerian prelate has warned that bias by security forces has heightened ethnic tensions and inflamed…
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IRAQ: Mosul – Barely 40 Christians home
Priest’s struggle to revive Church in city post-Daesh (ISIS)…
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UK: ACN welcomes vital review into persecution of Christians
Aid to the Church in Need (UK) has acknowledged the importance of an independent report into…
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BURKINA FASO: Stop support for jihadists – says bishop
A bishop in Burkina Faso has called on the international community to stop the flow of weapons…
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ERITREA: Sick forced from beds as 21 hospitals and clinics forced to shut
Thousands of sick people across Eritrea are being deprived of vital medical care after the government seized…
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SRI LANKA: Christians still too afraid to go to church
Many Christians in Sri Lanka are still too scared to go to church – in spite of…
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BLOG: 6 things you need to know about the Church in the Philippines
Christianity was introduced to the Philippines by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan after arriving on the islands…
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IRAQ: New archbishop offers new hope
A Catholic priest formerly in London has returned to Iraq to become a bishop ministering to a…
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NIGERIA: Attacks on Christians are growing
Attacks on Christians in Nigeria are growing in ferocity and frequency – according to a priest who…