Authorities accused of allowing garbage to pile up near church in Indonesia
Authorities in Indonesia are allowing two years of uncollected garbage to pile up next to a church building and a Catholic university, sources said.
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Moscow pastor arrested for opposing invasion of Ukraine
A pastor in Russia could face six years in jail or a fine of 1 million rubles ($9,583USD) for preaching “on the basis of Holy Scripture” that the invasion of Ukraine was wrong and Christians should not fight in it, a religious rights outlet reported.
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Schools in Finland face opposition to Christian music
By Chris Eyte EuropeOpposition to Christian music in one school in Finland resulted in the cancellation of Handel’s “Messiah” in another, Finnish media reported.
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Rape, attempted kidnapping in Pakistan drive Christian family into hiding
A pastor and his family have gone into hiding after a Muslim neighbor who raped his 14-year-old daughter tried to kidnap her and force her to convert to Islam and marry her, he said.
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Amid persecution of clergy in China, bishop speaks only of ‘Sinicization’
By Edward RossWith 10 Catholic bishops in China in detention, “disappeared” or forced from their positions, the government-installed bishop of Shanghai at a conference this month spoke only on President Xi Jinping’s “Sinicization” of religion, without mentioning hoped-for pastoral plans.
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Muslim family members kill recent convert to Christianity
A Muslim teacher at an Islamic school in eastern Uganda who became a Christian on Oct. 4 was killed on Oct. 21, area sources said.
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Young Christian woman rescued from forced conversion/marriage in Pakistan
Javed Masih heaved a sigh of relief last week when he saw his 18-year-old daughter for the first time since she went missing for five months in Pakistan and was forcibly converted and married to a Muslim.
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Anti-Christian crimes increase in Europe, report says
By Chris EyteHate crimes against Christians in Europe increased in 2023 over the prior year, with France, Germany and the U.K. cited as countries of concern, according to a new report .
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Church resilient as aerial attacks on Ukraine increase markedly after US election
The success of president-elect Donald Trump appears to have emboldened Russia to increase attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure and civilian population. While drones and missiles attack, the church continues to meet, worship, and pray in Ukraine.
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Daniel Ortega's regime expels the president of the Bishops' Conference from Nicaragua
Nicaraguan media in exile report that Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera, president of the Nicaraguan Episcopal Conference, has been banished to Guatemala. He is the third bishop to be expelled by Daniel Ortega's regime in the past year.
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Young Christian woman seeks justice after rape in Pakistan
An 18-year-old Catholic woman in Pakistan said police have refused to arrest a Muslim who abducted and raped her at gunpoint last week.
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Muslim family members kill recent convert to Christianity
A Muslim teacher at an Islamic school in eastern Uganda who became a Christian on Oct. 4 was killed on Oct. 21, area sources said.
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