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  Global leaders adopt 'Madrid Commitment' in defence of freedom, family and life

  Javier Bolaños | Wed 4 Dec 2024 21:24 GMT

  "At the UN, there are countless resolutions being voted on that talk about gender, abortion, and patriarchy, but they do not address the family."

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  Schools in Finland face opposition to Christian music

  Chris Eyte | Tue 3 Dec 2024 18:16 GMT

  The National Non-Discrimination and Equality Tribunal determined that non-Christian pupils should be compensated 1,500 euros ($1,562 USD) by the school.

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  Syrian Christians in 'grave danger' as Islamist militias take over Aleppo

  Anugrah Kumar | Mon 2 Dec 2024 10:25 GMT

  Syrian Christians in Aleppo face "grave danger" after Islamist militias took over the city, local church leaders say. The militias, including jihadist groups, have seized control following the withdrawal of government forces and are removing all Christmas decorations, according to a report.

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  After being engulfed by flames, Notre Dame Cathedral finally rises from the ashes

  Duncan Williams | Mon 2 Dec 2024 10:08 GMT

  Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the most cherished symbols of French heritage and Christian devotion, is set to reopen its doors after a five-year restoration following the devastating fire that engulfed it on 15 April 2019.

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  Appeals for peace in Haiti as violence worsens

  Staff writer | Thu 28 Nov 2024 5:36 GMT

  Haitian bishops are appealing for peace after months of violence and a sharp deterioration in the situation as gangs deepen their control of the capital Port-au-Prince.

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  Nigeria's oldest Catholic priest, Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, dies at 104

  Duncan Williams | Tue 26 Nov 2024 8:59 GMT

  Nigeria's oldest Catholic priest, Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, has passed away at the age of 104.

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  Remember the Holy Land this Christmas, says charity

  David Goodwin | Mon 25 Nov 2024 9:03 GMT

  As Christmas approaches, Friends of the Holy Land is asking Christians to turn their minds to the city of Bethlehem, where the Christmas story first began, and the wider region as conflict continues.

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  Australian misinformation bill abandoned

  David Goodwin | Mon 25 Nov 2024 8:49 GMT

  The Australian government's controversial mis- and disinformation bill has been abandoned after fierce opposition from civil liberty groups, human rights advocates, and faith groups saw it fail to attract the required support from other political parties to make it through the nation's upper house.

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  Fresh violence erupts in Manipur, India, as Christian-Hindu tensions escalate

  Anto Akkara | Mon 25 Nov 2024 8:40 GMT

  Twenty people have died in the past two weeks as ethnoreligious violence resurges in India's northeastern state of Manipur, where Christians and Hindus remain locked in a devastating conflict that has displaced more than 60,000 people since May 2023.

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  Xi-appointed bishop speaks only of 'Sinicization' of religion, no mention of persecuted clergy

  Edward Ross | Sat 23 Nov 2024 8:09 GMT

  Despite 10 Catholic bishops in China in being held detention, "disappeared" or forced from their positions, the government-installed bishop of Shanghai at a conference this month spoke only on President Xi Jinping's "Sinicization" of religion, without mentioning hoped-for pastoral plans.

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  Proposed Australian online misinformation law risks limiting free speech, Christian group warns

  Chris Eyte | Fri 22 Nov 2024 6:54 GMT

  Critics of abortion and trans ideology could be silenced in Australia after parliamentarians backed a proposed law to give the country's media authority more powers, vexing the Australian Christian Lobby.

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  One fatality, several YWAM staff injured in bus accident in Nigeria

  Ken Kagicha | Wed 20 Nov 2024 8:35 GMT

  A multi-vehicle accident near the coastal town of Badagry, 70 kilometres from Lagos, Nigeria turned fatal, claiming the life of a Youth With A Mission (YWAM) staff while several others were rushed to nearby hospitals with various injuries.