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  Chibok: 7 years of agony for the parents of 111 kidnapped schoolgirls

  Open Doors UK | Wed 14 Apr 2021 9:23 BST

  After seven years, 111 of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 are still missing.

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  Hillsong pauses all Dallas operations amid claims of lavish spending

  Jennifer Lee | Tue 13 Apr 2021 10:21 BST

  It continues to be a challenging time for Hillsong Church as it suspends all operations at its Dallas branch.

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  Church of pastor jailed for holding services is fenced off by police

  Jennifer Lee | Mon 12 Apr 2021 15:37 BST

  Canadian police have fenced off a church that has continued to hold in-person services during the pandemic.

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  Assyrian Christian priest sentenced to two years in prison in Turkey

  Staff writer | Fri 9 Apr 2021 14:34 BST

  A priest in Turkey has received a two-year prison sentence for supposedly providing food and water to a terrorist organisation.

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  Hans Küng dies aged 93

  Michael Gryboski | Thu 8 Apr 2021 16:27 BST

  Hans Küng, a controversial Swiss Catholic theologian, professor and priest, who was once censured by the late Pope John Paul II, has died at age 93.

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  Voddie Baucham faces 'long' recovery after undergoing quadruple heart bypass

  Jennifer Lee | Thu 8 Apr 2021 15:45 BST

  Southern Baptist apologist Voddie Baucham is facing a "long road of recovery ahead" after undergoing a quadruple heart bypass on Monday.

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  Ancient coin found in Jerusalem's Old City may have been used to pay Temple tax

  Anugrah Kumar | Mon 5 Apr 2021 13:11 BST

  Archeologists in Jerusalem's Old City have discovered a box containing artifacts including a rare silver "Tyre Coin," which, they believe, might have been used by pilgrims to pay the Temple tax during the reign of King Herod.

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  Remains of Christian missionary held hostage in Mali has been found

  Jennifer Lee | Mon 5 Apr 2021 11:22 BST

  Mali's foreign ministry has confirmed that the remains have been found of a Christian missionary held captive by Islamist extremists in the country for several years.

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  No punishment, no repentance: The persecution of Christians in Egypt

  Zara Sarvarian, Open Doors UK | Sat 3 Apr 2021 9:01 BST

  A climate of impunity exists in Egypt where Muslims who have committed crimes against Christians are cleared of charges or not prosecuted at all.

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  Watching and praying for persecuted Christians at Easter

  Andrew Boyd | Fri 2 Apr 2021 9:23 BST

  This Easter, Christians find themselves the target of extremists, who want to capture the world's attention by stamping their feet and causing destruction. Let's do for them what the disciples were unable to do for Jesus, let's watch and pray, writes Andrew Boyd of Release International.

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  War Child: meet the boy, born as the Syrian conflict began

  Zara Sarvarian | Tue 30 Mar 2021 14:26 BST

  Ten years later he is still waiting for it to end...