China Releases Three Americans from Lockup
A U.S. State Department spokesperson on Wednesday morning confirmed to WORLD that three U.S. citizens unlawfully detained in China would soon be coming home. The Chinese government agreed to release M...
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UCF Reports Massive Surge in Violence against Christians in India
A C Michael, the National Coordinator of UCF, expressed concern over the unsettling average of three incidents per day in the last week of 2023.
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Houthi Rebels Strike American-Owned and Operated Container Ship, U.S. Military Says
The M/V Gibraltar Eagle was able to keep moving and did not immediately report any injuries or significant damage, according to a statement on social media by U.S. Central Command. The Iran-backed mil...
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Attacks on Christians, forced conversions belie Pakistan’s claim of religious freedom: church leader
Continuing violence against religious minorities in Pakistan belies the government s Jan 8 statement that it promotes religious freedom and protects the members of non-Muslim faiths, rights activists ...
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One dead and over a dozen injured in terror attack in Israel
Two Palestinian men were arrested for allegedly stealing three vehicles on Monday and using them to run down over a dozen pedestrians in the city of Ra'anana, northeast of Tel Aviv. Meir Medical Cente...
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Nicaragua Releases Imprisoned Catholic Bishop and 18 Priests
Nicaragua’s government released a prominent Catholic bishop and 18 other clergy members imprisoned in a crackdown by President Daniel Ortega and handed them over to Vatican authorities who welcomed them in Rome.
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Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez released from prison, exiled to the Vatican
A Nicaraguan bishop imprisoned for denouncing the government s human rights violations against the Catholic Church and its members was among over a dozen religious leaders released and handed over to ...
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Woman brutally murdered at church compound in India
A Christian woman was brutally attacked and murdered at the St Mary s Cathedral Church compound in Varanasi, India, on Jan 1, markng the second murder in that city this year
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NYC man’s brother-in-law held hostage by Hamas: ‘Piecing together the broken pieces’
Moshe Lavi says his family will never be able to mend the broken pieces after his brother-in-law Omri Miran was kidnapped from his kibbutz by Hamas during the terror group s Oct 7 attack on civilians ...
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Religious Unpaid Careers Have Better Health, Study Finds
Unpaid carers who have a faith are more likely to be in better health than their counterparts who are not religious.
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Christian in Pakistan Loses Job, Home after False Blasphemy Charge
Acquittal after a false blasphemy charge has not kept a Christian widow in Pakistan from being driven from her job and village amid threats.
