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NIGERIA: Kidnapped seminarians released
Three seminarians kidnapped from their college chapel in Nigeria were released last night (Wednesday 13th October), prompting…
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MALI: Free at last
After more than four and a half years of captivity at the hands of Malian jihadist insurgents,…
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IRAQ: Ankawa, home of the Christians, comes of age
The creation of “the biggest district of Christians in the Middle East” has been warmly welcomed by…
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NIGERIA: Leah Sharibu is still alive
A young Christian woman, captured by extremist militants more than three years ago aged 14, is…
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IRAQ: Iraq’s extremists emboldened by Taliban takeover
The threat of Daesh (ISIS) and other extremists in Iraq has grown following the Taliban’s return to…
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PAKISTAN: Taliban threat – Churches increase security
Churches across Pakistan have stepped up security in response to the threat of terrorist attacks following the…
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MOZAMBIQUE: He chose Christ
Reports have emerged of how a Christian man in Mozambique risked his life by refusing to convert…
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DRC: Abducted Sister is released
A nun who was kidnapped last week in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been set…
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MALI: ‘We want her free’
A handwritten note sent by a kidnapped nun to her brother has come to light, in which…
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NIGER: Jihadist attack on Christians in Tillaberi
International Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has received reports of a jihadist attack…
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MOZAMBIQUE: Catechist saves precious documents from terrorists
A catechist in Mozambique has given a first-hand account of how he risked his life to save…
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PAKISTAN: Charity’s taxi service of solidarity and hope
The family of a Christian girl in Pakistan who was tethered with a rope and shackled round…