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SYRIA: Leaders in the way of hope
Christians in Syria are an example for the whole Church of how to keep hope in a…
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ISRAEL: Schools incubating anti-Christian attitudes
Bishops in Israel have claimed that bigoted attitudes endemic in the country’s schools could be responsible for…
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SRI LANKA: Hope and healing for victims of Easter Day bombings
Mass attendance at one of the churches worst affected by the Easter Day bombings in Sri Lanka…
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SYRIA: ‘We burned clothes to keep warm’
A mother in Syria has described how she has been forced to burn clothes to keep her…
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HOLY LAND: Bethlehem in lockdown
An urgent call for prayer and support for Christians in Bethlehem has come from two charities which…
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PAKISTAN: A sporting opportunity awaits
• ACN basketball plan offers new hope for Christian ex-prisoners…
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NIGERIA: ‘People are dying daily’ – Bishops lead peaceful protest against extremism
Amid a surge in Islamist violence, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) yesterday (1st March) led…
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MADAGASCAR: Non-Muslim women are being bribed to wear the burka
Extremists are exploiting destitute non-Muslim women by paying them to wear the burka, according to a bishop…
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PAKISTAN: Asia Bibi – My faith has saved me
ASIA BIBI has given a landmark interview saying that her faith in Christ was what got her…
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UK: Archbishop’s plea for suffering Christians
• Helping persecuted Christians “is not somebody else’s business: it’s our business” – Archbishop John Wilson…
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NIGERIA: Christians in the north are “all marked men and women”, bishop warns
“Killing Christians” and “destroying Christianity” in northern Nigeria are top objectives for Islamist terror groups – according…