Fulanis Face Rare Resistance as Attacks Mount in Nigeria – Morningstar News
Fulani attacks on Christians in Nigeria were largely thwarted with rare resistance over the weekend, and a kidnapped priest was released, sources said.
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First Christians Sentenced to Prison under New Law in Iran – Morningstar News
(Morning Star News) – The first Christians to be punished under a newly amended law in Iran aimed at halting the growth of Christianity and other religious groups were sentenced to five years in prison for spreading “propaganda” against Islam after they refused to renounce Christ, sources said. Amin Khaki, Milad Goudarzi and Alireza Nourmohammadi, […]
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Pope Francis urges Indian Catholics to commit to uniform Syro-Malabar liturgy
The Syro-Malabar Church is one of the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches.
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Israel blocks law that keeps out Palestinian spouses | Crux Now
Israel’s parliament early on Tuesday failed to renew a law that bars Arab citizens from extending citizenship or residency rights to spouses from the occupied West Bank and Gaza.
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Suspected Fulani Kidnap Christian High School Students in Nigeria – Morningstar News
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen early this morning kidnapped most of the nearly 180 students at a Christian high school in Kaduna state, Nigeria, sources said. Shooting wildly, the armed assailants breached the walls of Bethel Baptist High School in Maraban Rido, on the outskirts of the city of Kaduna at about […]
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‘Major victory’ for pro-lifers as attempt to introduce abortion up to birth in England and Wales fails
“This would have left England and Wales with one of the most extreme abortion laws in the world.”
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Gunmen Attack Christian Government Worker in Sudan – Morningstar News
Masked gunmen in an area south of Khartoum, Sudan attacked a government religious affairs worker at midnight on Friday (July 2) and threatened to kill him for supporting return of church properties to Christians, sources said.
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Imam, rabbi, and Orthodox patriarch wish Pope Francis a swift recovery
Pope Francis underwent a three-hour operation on the evening of July 4.
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Jailed Canadian Pastor Tim Stephens Released: ‘Today Is a Very Thankful Day’
Tim Stephens, the latest Canadian pastor to be arrested in Calgary, Alberta, was released from jail Thursday after being arrested for leading outdoor church services.
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Jailed Indian Jesuit Fr. Stan Swamy dies at age 84
He spent his final months jailed for his activism on behalf of Indian society’s lowest castes.
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Updated: Pope Francis ‘well’ after surgery on colon for diverticulitis
Pope Francis has "reacted well" to a scheduled colon surgery he underwent at a Rome hospital on Sunday.
