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  Hospitals in Gaza are 'facing catastrophe', says Archbishop

  Staff writer | Mon 16 Oct 2023 7:34 BST

  The Archbishop of Canterbury has called on Israel to reverse an order for Gaza hospitals to be evacuated.

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  Johnnie Moore tells EU to 'give Israel all the support it needs now'

  The Christian Post | Mon 16 Oct 2023 6:39 BST

  American Evangelical leader the Rev Johnnie Moore is calling on the European Union to step up its support for Israel following the attacks which he said "materially involved" Iran.

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  Pray and weep for Israel

  David Robertson | Sun 15 Oct 2023 8:45 BST

  there are some basic principles we should all be able to put into practice when we reflect and comment on these issues.

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  Officials vow to withdraw permit for Christian school in Indonesia

  Morning Star News | Sat 14 Oct 2023 12:41 BST

  Bowing to pressure from Islamic protestors, local officials in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia have vowed to withdraw permission that had been granted to build a Christian school, sources said.

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  In new letter, US evangelical leaders support Israel's right to self-defense

  Bob Smietana | Sat 14 Oct 2023 11:23 BST

  Southern Baptists and other evangelical leaders call on policymakers to protect the lives of innocents and say Hamas is the enemy, not Palestinians.

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  Fears for hundreds of escapees sent back to North Korea

  Raymond Powell | Sat 14 Oct 2023 9:37 BST

  A Christian human rights group is concerned for the welfare of hundreds of escapees forcibly repatriated from China to North Korea.

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  Report highlights deteriorating religious freedom conditions in India

  Shireen Bhatia | Fri 13 Oct 2023 13:39 BST

  The focal point of concern is the surge in anti-conversion laws.

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  Terrorists kidnap at least 30 Christians in Nigeria

  Morning Star News | Wed 11 Oct 2023 7:29 BST

  Gunmen ambush them on a farm.

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  Catholic leaders voice sorrow, dismay after violent outbreak in Holy Land

  Claire Giangravé | Wed 11 Oct 2023 7:28 BST

  Pope Francis, calling war 'always a defeat,' made an appeal for peace in Israel and Palestine.

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  Praying for a swift de-escalation of violence in Holy Land

  Staff writer | Tue 10 Oct 2023 13:50 BST

  Christian charity Embrace the Middle East has issued an urgent appeal for prayers for the Holy Land after Hamas' attack on Israel.

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  Anti-Christian incidents in Israel condemned

  Morning Star News | Mon 9 Oct 2023 14:50 BST

  The uptick in anti-Christian acts in Israel that began last December continued last week when police arrested five suspects accused of harassing Christians in Jerusalem's Old City.

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  US Christian leaders urge prayers as Hamas' attack on Israel kills over 600

  Anugrah Kumar | Sun 8 Oct 2023 19:49 BST

  Hamas gunmen killed at least 600 Israelis, injured over 1,800 and took 100 hostages in a surprise assault, marking the deadliest day in Israel since the Yom Kippur war 50 years ago. As a U.S. interdenominational group condemned the Palestinian assault and Christian leaders called for prayers, Israel's retaliation strikes have killed over 300 Gazans.