World
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Hospitals in Gaza are 'facing catastrophe', says Archbishop
The Archbishop of Canterbury has called on Israel to reverse an order for Gaza hospitals to be evacuated.
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Johnnie Moore tells EU to 'give Israel all the support it needs now'
American Evangelical leader the Rev Johnnie Moore is calling on the European Union to step up its support for Israel following the attacks which he said "materially involved" Iran.
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Pray and weep for Israel
there are some basic principles we should all be able to put into practice when we reflect and comment on these issues.
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Officials vow to withdraw permit for Christian school in Indonesia
Bowing to pressure from Islamic protestors, local officials in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia have vowed to withdraw permission that had been granted to build a Christian school, sources said.
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In new letter, US evangelical leaders support Israel's right to self-defense
Southern Baptists and other evangelical leaders call on policymakers to protect the lives of innocents and say Hamas is the enemy, not Palestinians.
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Fears for hundreds of escapees sent back to North Korea
A Christian human rights group is concerned for the welfare of hundreds of escapees forcibly repatriated from China to North Korea.
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Report highlights deteriorating religious freedom conditions in India
The focal point of concern is the surge in anti-conversion laws.
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Terrorists kidnap at least 30 Christians in Nigeria
Gunmen ambush them on a farm.
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Catholic leaders voice sorrow, dismay after violent outbreak in Holy Land
Pope Francis, calling war 'always a defeat,' made an appeal for peace in Israel and Palestine.
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Praying for a swift de-escalation of violence in Holy Land
Christian charity Embrace the Middle East has issued an urgent appeal for prayers for the Holy Land after Hamas' attack on Israel.
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Anti-Christian incidents in Israel condemned
The uptick in anti-Christian acts in Israel that began last December continued last week when police arrested five suspects accused of harassing Christians in Jerusalem's Old City.
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US Christian leaders urge prayers as Hamas' attack on Israel kills over 600
Hamas gunmen killed at least 600 Israelis, injured over 1,800 and took 100 hostages in a surprise assault, marking the deadliest day in Israel since the Yom Kippur war 50 years ago. As a U.S. interdenominational group condemned the Palestinian assault and Christian leaders called for prayers, Israel's retaliation strikes have killed over 300 Gazans.
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Appeals for peace after Hamas attack on Israel
Church leaders have been calling for an immediate cessation of violence after Hamas launched an astonishing attack on Israel.
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Christians condemn shocking Hamas attack on Israel
Christians have joined in the condemnation of a major Hamas attack on Israel that has prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare, "We are at war."
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Elderly couple left homeless for converting to Christianity
"The church has hidden them for the sake of the church as well for the lives of these two new Christians."