World
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Christian widow accused of blasphemy released on bail
A court in Pakistan on Saturday released on bail a Christian woman charged under a blasphemy statute that calls for life in prison, her attorney said.
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Sudan's increased fighting empties Christian clerics from the capital Khartoum
The brewing civil war in the country has convinced Christians and their leaders to leave the capital en masse, with many fleeing across the border to South Sudan.
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Zelensky meets Pope at Vatican
The Pope and Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky met at the Vatican on Saturday.
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How a South African orphan's faith in God gave him the strength to graduate from medical school
Sithembiso Madlala credits God with helping him to fulfil his dream of becoming a doctor, despite so much pain and hardship in his life.
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Christians decry 'gruesome' violence in India
Victims of violence in northeastern India are "deeply traumatised", says Open Doors partner.
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Calls for swift action to end 'anti-Christian' violence in India
Christians have made an urgent appeal to the Indian government to quell violence in the north east of the country that has killed dozens of people, believed to be mostly Christians.
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Christians among over 50 killed, 23,000 fleeing ethnic violence in northeast India
In Manipur, a state in northeastern India, violence has erupted claiming the lives of 58 individuals, many of whom were Christians, and resulting in the destruction or burning of at least 50 churches.
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Fulani herdsmen kill 12 Christians in central Nigeria
Pastor's house among at least 86 homes burned down.
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Iran, 27 other countries critiqued by watchdog for religious freedom violations
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom decried Iran's use of violence against protesters in the wake of Mahsa Amini's death.
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Christian banned from Turkey appeals to European Court of Human Rights
A British woman has joined a growing list of Christians banned from entering Turkey and is now challenging her de facto ban before the European Court of Human Rights, countering the country's unlawful practice of banning foreign Christians and missionaries by designating them as security threats.
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Most adults globally say belief in God is not necessary to be moral - study
Majorities in the UK, US and other countries agreed that it was not necessary to believe in God in order to be moral or have good values.
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A life well-lived: the legacy of Dr Keith Thomson
British anaesthetist Keith Thomson who dedicated himself to improving medical and surgical care in West Africa for more than 30 years through charity Mercy Ships, has passed away, aged 75.
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Islamist extremists kill pastor, herdsmen slaughter 134 Christians in Nigeria
Terrorists are going unchecked in Borno and Benue states.
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As death toll mounts in Kenya church, local clergy wonder at scale of indoctrination
Most of the exhumed bodies have been children's, but the extreme indoctrination of their parents has shocked clerics and religious analysts.
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Christians fear for their future in Sudan as conflict grows
Christians in Sudan are appealing for prayer amid fears that Islamist extremists may exploit the growing conflict and instability in the country.