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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.

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  Appeals for peace after Hamas attack on Israel

  Staff writer | Sun 8 Oct 2023 11:43 BST

  Church leaders have been calling for an immediate cessation of violence after Hamas launched an astonishing attack on Israel.

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  Christians condemn shocking Hamas attack on Israel

  Staff writer | Sat 7 Oct 2023 14:35 BST

  Christians have joined in the condemnation of a major Hamas attack on Israel that has prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare, "We are at war."

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  Elderly couple left homeless for converting to Christianity

  Morning Star News | Sat 7 Oct 2023 13:00 BST

  "The church has hidden them for the sake of the church as well for the lives of these two new Christians."

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  Archbishop of Canterbury seeks peace in South Caucasus

  Staff writer | Fri 6 Oct 2023 10:02 BST

  The Archbishop of Canterbury also brought a message of solidarity to the thousands of people who have fled Nagorno-Karabakh during a visit to the South Caucasus.

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  Christian slain, others kidnapped in separate areas of Nigeria

  Morning Star News | Thu 5 Oct 2023 5:14 BST

  Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Sunday Oct. 1 killed eight Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria, and wounded five others, sources said.

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  Fate of historic Sofia church unclear as Bulgaria accuses abbot of spying for Russia

  David I Klein | Thu 5 Oct 2023 5:14 BST

  The century-old St. Nicholas, named for the patron of the last czar, is a symbol of Russia's stake in Bulgaria's affairs.

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  Parents of abducted Christian schoolgirl make fresh appeal for her rescue

  Raymond Powell | Wed 4 Oct 2023 6:18 BST

  The parents of a Christian schoolgirl abducted by Islamist extremists in Nigeria five years ago have demanded her rescue from captivity.