World
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Demand for the Bible in North Korea has increased during the pandemic - ministry leader
Voice of the Martyrs CEO, Rev Dr Eric Foley, said that demand for the Bible was higher in 2020 than any previous year.
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Church leaders see 'less cause for optimism' in the Holy Land now 'than at any time in recent history'
The challenges of the coronavirus pandemic in the Holy Land have been "compounded by conflict, occupation and blockade", Church leaders have said.
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Priest kidnapped and killed in Nigeria
Father John Gbakaan Yaji was described as a "very gentle and humble" priest.
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1,500-year-old inscription 'Christ, born of Mary' uncovered in Israel
The inscription was carved in Greek and originally formed part of a lintel in the doorway to a Byzantine church.
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750 reportedly dead after attack on Ethiopia church
A Belgium-based peacebuilding non-profit is reporting 750 people killed in an attack on Ethiopia church.
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Anti-conversion laws spreading across India
Another state in India has passed a law banning religious conversions.
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Pastor's answered prayer as simple piece of technology opens up online learning for children in poverty
Children in the UK are experiencing huge disruption to their education but most have wifi in the home. In impoverished countries, children who are already disadvantaged by extreme poverty face the additional challenge of having little to no technology at home.
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Kidnapped Nigerian bishop recuperating after being freed
A Catholic bishop has been released after being kidnapped and held for five days.
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Why slavery is still such a big problem today and what the Church can do about it
Christian Today speaks to Euan Fraser, Public and Corporate Affairs Manager at International Justice Mission, about the scale of trafficking and slavery today, and what impact the pandemic has had.
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Five Christians executed by Islamists
The Islamist militants released a video saying the deaths were a "warning to Christians in all parts of the world and those in Nigeria".
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'I'm afraid that a real persecution has already begun,' says Cardinal Zen on Hong Kong
Former Bishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen, says there is no freedom of expression in the city anymore after Beijing imposed a national security law earlier this year.
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Calls for release of Christian journalist jailed for reporting on Wuhan Covid-19 outbreak
A Christian independent journalist has been jailed in China for reporting early on about the outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan.
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Argentina votes to allow abortion up to 14 weeks
Despite fervent opposition from the nation's evangelical Christians and Roman Catholics, the national government of Argentina voted to allow elective abortion before 14 weeks gestation.
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World Vision makes changes after Senate probe into links with group that funded terrorism
The US Senate Finance Committee said World Vision USA's funding of the Islamic Relief Agency (ISRA) was "borderline negligent."
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The 10 most expensive climate-fuelled natural disasters in 2020
A new Christian Aid report has identified 10 extreme events in 2020 that were all influenced by climate change and caused at least $1.5bn in damage each.