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Sri Lanka bombings hurt people of all faiths
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“THE PEOPLE HERE are good, but the government is bad.” This is the opinion of a Buddhist taxi driver. It’s a view is one widely ...
The future of Christians in Iraq, five years after ISIS invasion
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"We Christians are a people of hope. But facing the end also brings us clarity, and with it the courage to finally speak the truth. ...
On Iraq’s Nineveh Plains, a priest tells his flock to be courageous
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FATHER DURAID Barber is a priest of the Syriac-Catholic Archdiocese of Mosul, Kirkuk and Kurdistan. Born and raised in Qaraqosh, a Christian town on the ...
Catholic hospital closures in Eritrea: ‘It is like amputating one of the Church’s arms’
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“THE PURPOSE of the brutal actions of the Eritrean government was to divest the Church of all services in the areas of education and health. ...
UN resolution puts spotlight on faith-based violence
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THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY has passed a resolution establishing August 22 as the “International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion ...
Christians in Sri Lanka are still in a state of shock
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Many Christians are severely traumatized and reluctant to go inside a church: “Many told me that they are afraid to enter a church at the ...
West African bishops meet in Burkina Faso against backdrop of jihadist terror
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"Both the West African bishops and the government in Burkina Faso have spoken out clearly: ‘we will not let them divide us. They will not ...
Boko Haram, Fulani Islamist attacks on Christians are on the rise in Nigeria
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"We consider each day we live in safety a blessing, because we do not know what will happen the next day. It is very difficult ...
Hindu nationalist win worries religious minorities in India
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"Hindu nationalism is growing and the minorities—both the Christians and the Muslims—often find ourselves abandoned in the face of social injustice and discrimination for religious ...
Burkina Faso: Terrorists kill a priest, nine lay people in back-to-back attacks
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“Father Simeon died on Good Shepherd Sunday, which is a moving sign. It is important to emphasize that his funeral on May 13 was attended ...