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  Poll: More religious Americans support the use of political violence

  Fiona André | Fri 27 Oct 2023 7:12 BST

  One-third of white evangelical Protestants support the idea, significantly more than any other religious group.

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  Christians support refugees seeking shelter in Lebanon

  Rebecca Marlow | Thu 26 Oct 2023 11:48 BST

  Christian families have sought refuge in Lebanon despite the country being in the grip of an economic crisis.

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  Netanyahu: Defeating Hamas will make prophecy of Isaiah a reality

  The Christian Post | Thu 26 Oct 2023 11:01 BST

  The Prime Minister of Israel invoked Bible prophecy Wednesday during a speech to the nation in which he said the Israeli military would soon launch its ground invasion of Gaza.

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  Cathedrals bring people together for peace in the Middle East

  Rebecca Marlow | Thu 26 Oct 2023 10:38 BST

  Cathedrals are creating spaces for people to come and pray for peace in the Middle East.

• MPs urged to act to stop China sending escapees back to North Korea

  Raymond Powell | Wed 25 Oct 2023 12:09 BST

  North Korean escapees have appealed to MPs to speak out against China sending back hundreds of refugees to North Korea where they face prison, torture or death.

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  Pakistan Christian couple granted bail in landmark blasphemy decision

  Anugrah Kumar | Wed 25 Oct 2023 11:42 BST

  A Pakistani court has granted bail to a Christian couple accused of blasphemy, citing insufficient evidence. A rights group has called it a "landmark judgment," which has sparked calls for changes to the nation's controversial blasphemy laws.

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  Christian school shuttered by German government appeals to European Court of Human Rights

  Jon Brown | Tue 24 Oct 2023 10:25 BST

  An award-winning Christian hybrid school in Germany is appealing to the European Court of Human Rights after the government shut it down for allegedly violating the state's "educational mandate."

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  Archbishop Welby, patriarchs of Jerusalem urge ceasefire, condemn church bombing

  Catherine Pepinster | Tue 24 Oct 2023 10:12 BST

  Archbishop Welby spent several days in Jerusalem last week following the attack on Israelis by Hamas on Oct. 7 and the ensuing assaults on Gaza by Israeli forces.

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  Pope Francis and President Biden discuss warzone crisis in Sunday phone call

  Duncan Williams | Mon 23 Oct 2023 15:58 BST

  Pope Francis and U.S. President Joe Biden held a phone conversation on Sunday afternoon to address the evolving situation in Israel and Gaza, as confirmed by a statement from the White House.

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  Nicaragua releases 12 Catholic priests, exiles them to Rome

  Anugrah Kumar | Mon 23 Oct 2023 11:17 BST

  The clergy had been held as political prisoners in a country that persecutes all who are deemed critical of the current regime.

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  Israeli airstrike damages oldest church in Gaza sheltering Christians, Muslims

  Jon Brown | Sat 21 Oct 2023 8:28 BST

  A Greek Orthodox church compound in the Gaza Strip sheltering hundreds of Palestinians of multiple faiths was reportedly damaged by a fatal Israeli airstrike on Thursday.

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  Billy Graham Evangelistic Association announces major Europe gathering to reinvigorate evangelism

  Jennifer Lee | Sat 21 Oct 2023 8:26 BST

  The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is preparing to gather Christian leaders from around Europe for a major gathering on evangelism.