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American missionary killed in Angola
Beau Shroyer, a pastor and former police officer from Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, who began working with his wife Jackie, and five children as missionaries in Lubango, Angola, for SIM USA, was "killed while serving Jesus" last Friday, months after his family raised concern at a local church about ongoing security issues they had at the mission. He was 44.
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Christians join calls for Pakistan's suspension from Commonwealthy
A coalition of 17 international human rights organizations is demanding Pakistan be suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations due its blasphemy laws and other rights violations, but local activists said that could result in more hardship for religious minorities.
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Over 2 million Christians take part in worship service calling for 'restoration of holiness'
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service to "unite for repentance, revival and restoration of holiness in our society."
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Nuns shelter 800 refugees from conflict in Lebanon
"We are overwhelmed, and we can't receive any more."
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Fears for Christians in Nigeria after Boko Haram releases shocking execution video
Open Doors has expressed concern about Nigerian Christians living at risk of deadly attacks by Islamist extremists after a graphic video was released showing the brutal execution of four "infidels".
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Rare bail granted to Christian arrested on blasphemy charges in Pakistan
Additional Sessions Judge Gojra Waseem Mubarak granted post-arrest bail to Saima Masih, widow of Farhad Masih, on September 10, though for security reasons it was not revealed until this week.
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Gustavo Gutiérrez, pioneer of liberation theology, dies at 96
Gustavo Gutiérrez, the Peruvian priest and revered father of Latin American liberation theology, has died at the age of 96.
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Global persecution of Christians has worsened - report
Christians are living under increased threat of violence, discrimination and other human rights abuses.
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Global South mission leaders talk new polycentric missions paradigm
Following the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, 100 mission leaders from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America gathered for COALA 2.5, an emerging movement focusing on Global South-led missions held from Sept. 30-Oct. 1.
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Discovery of one of the world's oldest churches reveals Armenia's ancient Christian roots
Archaeologists have uncovered one of the world's oldest Christian churches in the ancient city of Artaxata, Armenia, offering remarkable insight into the spread of early Christianity.
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Christians welcome Council of Europe U-turn on resolution legalising prostitution
The move has been hailed as a "milestone victory" by the The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ).
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Airstrike on church in Lebanon leaves 8 dead
At least eight people have died after a missile attack on a church in Lebanon.
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