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Coptic Christians in Egypt fear martyrs are being forgotten
- Church in the Middle East
- Oct 21, 2019
The last remaining body of the 21 Coptic Martyrs will soon be transferred to Egypt.
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2 women convicted in failed 2016 Notre Dame car bomb plot
- Associated Press, Church in Europe
- Oct 15, 2019
Two women who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and tried to blow up a car near Notre Dame cathedral in 2016 were convicted Monday of terrorism charges and sentenced to 30 and 25 years in prison after apologizing for their actions.
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Iraqi Christians fear returning home, wary of Shiite militia
- Associated Press, Church in the Middle East
- Feb 11, 2019
In the main square in the northern Iraqi town of Bartella stands a large cross, one of the few overt signs the town was historically Christian.
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Mass grave of Christians killed by Islamic State found in Libya
- Catholic News Agency, Church in Africa
- Dec 30, 2018
A mass grave of 34 Ethiopian Christians executed by the so-called Islamic State group in 2015 has reportedly been unearthed in Libya.
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Vatican official urges Iraq’s Christians to forgive, rebuild
- Associated Press, Church in Asia/Oceania, Church in the Middle East
- Dec 28, 2018
The Vatican secretary of state urged Iraqi Christians who have endured years of Islamic extremist persecution to forgive, reconcile and rebuild their broken communities as he celebrated Mass Friday in Iraq’s largest Christian town.
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Christians in Egypt prepare to bury dead a day after attack
- Associated Press, Church in Africa
- Nov 3, 2018
Coptic Christians in the Egyptian town of Minya prepared to bury their dead on Saturday, a day after militants ambushed three buses carrying Christian pilgrims on their way to a remote desert monastery, killing seven and wounding 19.
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