Pastor, Daughter and Son-in-Law Slain in Plateau State, Nigeria – Morningstar News
Fulani herdsmen last month killed a pastor, his daughter and her husband, leaving the couple’s 3-month-old baby with a machete wound, in Plateau state, Nigeria.
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More than Six Months after Acquittal, Asia Bibi Finally Allowed to Leave Pakistan – Morningstar News
Aasiya Noreen, better known as Asia Bibi, has arrived in Canada along with her husband more than six months after being acquitted of blasphemy charges and released from prison, sources said.
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Asia Bibi leaves Pakistan, arrives in Canada
Asia Bibi, the Catholic wife and mother who spent 9 years on death row on blasphemy charges in Pakistan, has left the country and arrived safely in Canada.
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Pope Francis: Catholics and Orthodox are united by ‘ecumenism of blood’
In Bulgaria Sunday, Pope Francis said Catholics and Orthodox are united by the blood of the martyrs and the Christians who continue to suffer for the faith even today.
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Key points from the Bishop of Truro’s interim report on Christian persecution
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt asked the Bishop of Truro to carry out a review into global Christian persecution. Here are the key points from his initial findings
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Level of persecution against Christians coming close to ‘genocide’, says report
A government-sponsored report into persecution against Christians around the world has warned that they risk being "wiped out" in some areas, particularly the Middle East.
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IMB in Birmingham to inspire, show churches at work | Baptist Press
Every church has a role to play in reaching every nation with the Gospel, the International Mission Board urges. And during the 2019 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting, the IMB will host an opportunity for Southern Baptists to help take the Gospel to unreached people.
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Sri Lanka bombing no longer ‘single deadliest’ ISIS attack after death toll lowered
Officials on Thursday released an updated death toll, lowering the number of deaths to 253
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Four Christians, including U.S. Woman, Arrested from Hotel in Nepal – Morningstar News
Police in Nepal arrested four Christians from a hotel, including a woman from the United States, early Tuesday morning (April 23) on false charges of conversion by allurement, sources said.
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Church Closed in Egypt after Muslim Mob Frightens Children in Sunday School – Morningstar News
A Coptic church in Upper Egypt is closed after a throng of angry Muslims attacked it this month, beating a priest and another Copt as more than 200 fearful children who had gathered for Bible lessons looked on, according to advocacy groups.
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Deadly earthquakes shake Philippines
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocked the central Philippines on Tuesday, one day after another quake killed at least 16 people. Schools and offices in San Julian in Eastern Samar province suspended activ...
