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  Methodist Church urges HSBC to reconsider support for Hong Kong security law

  Staff writer | Thu 6 Aug 2020 16:02 BST

  The Methodist Church of Great Britain has written to HSBC calling for a re-think of its support for the new security law.

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  Beirut explosion is a 'tragedy of immense proportions' - Cardinal Vincent Nichols

  Staff writer | Thu 6 Aug 2020 10:11 BST

  Cardinal Vincent Nichols has spoken of his "horror" over the huge industrial explosion in Beirut that killed at least 135 people and injured 5,000 more.

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  Pastor of South Korean church that had thousands of Covid-19 infections arrested

  Jennifer Lee | Wed 5 Aug 2020 14:05 BST

  South Korean authorities have arrested the pastor of a church that was at the centre of the country's coronavirus outbreak.

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  Beirut blast will exacerbate Lebanon food shortages - Christian Aid

  Staff writer | Wed 5 Aug 2020 13:21 BST

  The massive explosion at Beirut's port on Tuesday is threatening to plunge even more Lebanese into hunger, Christian Aid has warned.

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  Prayers for Beirut after huge blast leaves at least 100 dead

  Staff writer | Wed 5 Aug 2020 9:33 BST

  Christians are being asked to pray for victims and their loved ones after a gigantic blast tore through Beirut's port area on Tuesday night, killing at least a hundred people and injuring thousands.

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  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern criticised over support for abortion up to birth

  Right to Life UK | Tue 4 Aug 2020 13:45 BST

  New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has been criticised by an MP for supporting the introduction of a Bill allowing abortion on-demand, for any reason, up to birth.

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  Persecution in India is 'intensifying' - Christian group

  Staff writer | Mon 3 Aug 2020 9:32 BST

  The persecution of Christians in India intensified to "alarming" levels in the first half of 2020, a human rights group reports.

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  Archaeologists uncover 1,300-year-old church near the Sea of Galilee

  Jennifer Lee | Sun 2 Aug 2020 8:21 BST

  The church may have been part of a monastery.

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  Missionary fears for the worst in Central African Republic as Covid-19 spreads

  Staff writer | Thu 30 Jul 2020 13:34 BST

  Little testing and a lack of hospital beds and medicine are posing challenges for the Central African Republic.

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  Christian girl was abducted at gunpoint and forced to convert to Islam, say family

  Jennifer Lee | Thu 30 Jul 2020 12:48 BST

  The family of a Christian girl are fighting for her freedom after saying she was abducted at gunpoint, forced to convert to Islam and marry a Muslim man.

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  Developing countries facing coronavirus 'catastrophe' - report

  Staff writer | Tue 28 Jul 2020 12:15 BST

  A new report by Christian Aid has warned of a global "catastrophe" as the economic, social and political impact of Covid-19 around the world continues to unfold.