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UK: Facebook acted as arbitrary censor, silencing vulnerable women – says charity head
Facebook has suddenly lifted severe restrictions imposed on a leading Catholic charity – but has offered no…
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INTERNATIONAL: Pope Francis – religious persecution is ‘insane’
Pope Francis has released a video message – supported by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)…
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UK/INTERNATIONAL: ACN spreads Christmas cheer far and wide
The UK office of a leading Catholic charity has sent out a raft of aid programmes in…
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INDIA: Christians in India seek protection from Hindutva government
Following a mob attack by right-wing extremists on a Catholic school, a leading cleric has said that…
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UK: Facebook censors advert helping abused women
• Media giant ‘silencing victims twice over’ says charity…
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UK: HRH The Prince of Wales meets survivors of persecution
Survivors of persecution supported by a leading Catholic charity met HRH The Prince of Wales at an…
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BAHRAIN: King to play key role as new cathedral opens in Arabia
• Cathedral “a great example of religious coexistence”…
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PAKISTAN: Bishops condemn lynching of Christian man
All of Pakistan’s Catholic bishops have denounced the lynching of a Christian Sri Lankan man by a…
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MALI: Jihadists steps up terror campaign
Jihadists in central Mali are escalating offensives in an effort to seize swathes of the region and…
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UK: Charity head receives papal honour
The UK head of a leading Catholic charity has been given a papal knighthood in recognition of…
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IRAQ: Christian home fire-bombed in Iraq
A bomb attack on the home of a Catholic shopkeeper in southern Iraq has been condemned by…
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UK: UN must recognise forced conversions as crimes against women – Nazir-Ali
An urgent appeal to the UN to add forced conversions and forced marriages to the list of…