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  Vatican approves beatification process for Martyrs of Kandhamal anti-Christian violence

  Shireen Bhatia | Sat 4 Nov 2023 12:03 GMT

  In a development that has been welcomed by the Christian community of India and particularly the state of Odisha, the Vatican has granted approval to initiate the beatification process for 35 Christians who were martyred for their faith during the 2008 anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal, Odisha.

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  Nigeria, North Korea, India among worst countries for persecution

  Jennifer Lee | Sat 4 Nov 2023 11:47 GMT

  International Christian Concern (ICC) has released its annual report highlighting the 10 nations where Christians suffer the worst persecution for their faith.

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  King Charles meets religious leaders on last day of Kenya trip

  Chris Ward | Sat 4 Nov 2023 10:30 GMT

  King Charles spent the final day of his Kenya trip meeting religious leaders in Mombasa.

• Terrorists kill Christian, kidnap 25 others in northern Nigeria

  Morning Star News | Fri 3 Nov 2023 10:11 GMT

  Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked a village in northern Nigeria on early Tuesday, killing one Christian, wounding two and kidnapping 25 others, sources said.

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  Iraq's Christians fear spread of Israel-Hamas war

  Jane Benson | Fri 3 Nov 2023 9:30 GMT

  Already suffering Christians in Iraq may quit the country if the war in the Holy Land engulfs the region, an archbishop there has warned.

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  Bethlehem Christian leaning on faith

  Raymond Powell | Thu 2 Nov 2023 9:58 GMT

  A Bethlehem Christian is clinging to his faith as the war between Israel and Gaza takes its toll on the Christian community in the West Bank.

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  Humanitarian tragedy looms as Pakistan threatens to expel Afghan refugees

  Chris Ward | Wed 1 Nov 2023 8:45 GMT

  Over a million Afghans are at risk of being forced back to Taliban rule by Pakistan.

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  Report highlights extensive child sexual abuse by Spanish clergy

  Duncan Williams | Tue 31 Oct 2023 12:02 GMT

  An independent commission estimates that over 200,000 children in Spain have suffered sexual abuse at the hands of Roman Catholic clergy since 1940.

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  As Turkey's Christians celebrate a new church, religious minorities still call for respect

  David I Klein | Tue 31 Oct 2023 9:52 GMT

  Though he has allowed new houses of worship to be built and old ones to be reopened, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan needs to do more, observers say, to restore respect for a truly pluralistic society as much as for church property.

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  Heartbroken monastic community searches for body of slain young monk

  Raymond Powell | Mon 30 Oct 2023 12:35 GMT

  A monastic community in Nigeria is being helped by local villagers to find the body of a much-loved young monk who was kidnapped and killed.

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  Calls for prayer as Christian persecution increases

  Staff writer | Mon 30 Oct 2023 11:23 GMT

  Churches in the UK and Ireland are being asked to pray as persecution continues to grow worldwide.

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  UN expresses concern over lynching of Christian student in Nigeria

  Raymond Powell | Sat 28 Oct 2023 10:25 BST

  The United Nations has written to the Nigerian government about its concern over the killing of a Christian student last year.