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- Sep 15, 2019
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Future of Iraqi Christians ‘hangs in the balance,’ local says
- Church in the Middle East
- Aug 8, 2019
Five years after ISIS forces stormed Christian villages in Northern Iraq, forcing thousands to flee overnight, the militants have been suppressed, but one man working on reconstruction in the area says the situation of Christians remains precarious and their future in Iraq is still at risk.
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Jesuit asks Canada to rescue Pakistani Christian forced into hiding
- Catholic News Service, Church in Asia
- Jul 24, 2019
A Jesuit priest has asked Canada to rescue a Pakistani Christian refugee after a viral video calling for his death swept through Bangkok’s refugee community.
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Christian family details crackdown on church in China
- Associated Press, Church in Asia
- Jul 8, 2019
China’s president and Communist Party leader Xi Jinping has ordered that all religions must “Sinicize” to ensure they are loyal to the officially atheistic party.
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Bishops in Niger and Burkina Faso call for prayer and charity in face of terrorism
- Church in Africa
- Jun 26, 2019
The new president of the Episcopal Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger, Bishop Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré, has called on Christians to resort to prayer and charity as the only appropriate weapon against terrorism.
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British parliamentarian says UK should have offered Asia Bibi asylum
- Church in UK and Ireland
- May 18, 2019
A leading UK parliamentarian is calling out his government for failure to support persecuted Christians.
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Pope says modern martyrs intercede for peace, Christian unity
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East
- Feb 1, 2019
The martyrs of different Christian churches throughout the Middle East are together in heaven, interceding for peace in the region and enjoying the unity for which all Christians on earth must strive, Pope Francis said.
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