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  Christians in Pakistan risk greater persecution from blasphemy laws, while living in poverty

  Myriam Renaud | Wed 9 Aug 2023 6:32 BST

  As if navigating blasphemy laws weren't hardship enough, Christians who live in major cities like Lahore are often relegated to poorly paid and hazardous jobs like sanitation work.

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  Another inhumane atrocity surfaces from Manipur

  Shireen Bhatia | Mon 7 Aug 2023 10:07 BST

  Two more young Christian tribal women were victimized, brutalized, and killed on the same day as the horrifying incident on May 4 that saw tribal Christian women in Manipur sexually assaulted, gang raped, and paraded by a Hindu Meitei mob.

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  Pastor, wife and 3-year-old son jailed on charges of luring innocent people to Christianity

  Leonardo Blair | Mon 7 Aug 2023 10:00 BST

  A pastor, his wife, and young son have been jailed for allegedly luring innocent people to Christianity in violation of an anti-conversion law in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state where Christians only make up less than 1% of the 200 million population.

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  Outcry as crucified 'Jesus Ken' and 'Virgin Mary' dolls relaunch amid 'Barbie' movie craze

  Anugrah Kumar | Mon 7 Aug 2023 8:29 BST

  The planned relaunch of religiously-themed Barbie dolls in Argentina, dubbed "Barbie Virgin Mary" and "Jesus Ken," has sparked outrage globally, especially among Catholic groups in Buenos Aires, the birthplace of Pope Francis.

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  Millions of suffering children: the ugly truth behind the billion-dollar beauty industry

  David Goodwin | Mon 7 Aug 2023 8:16 BST

  "Brands must be held accountable," said World Vision.

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  Iraqi church leader asks top court to recognise spiritual authority

  Staff writer | Sat 5 Aug 2023 11:45 BST

  The leader of Iraq's largest Christian community has asked the country's supreme court to reverse a presidential order that no longer recognises him as Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church.

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  Kidnapped Christian nurse and daughter still missing in Haiti

  Leonardo Blair | Sat 5 Aug 2023 10:05 BST

  "We continue to hold onto hope."

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  Mexican 'misgendering' case raises free speech concerns

  Samantha Kamman | Thu 3 Aug 2023 11:35 BST

  Two Mexican leaders accused of "gender-based political violence" after referring to a trans-identifying lawmaker as a man warned about the suppression of speech and religious rights in their country.

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  Pastor beaten unconscious while speaking at funeral

  Morning Star News | Thu 3 Aug 2023 11:26 BST

  Hard-line Muslims threw stones at a pastor in eastern Uganda and beat him unconscious as he spoke at a funeral using both the Bible and the Koran, he said from his hospital bed.

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  Western sanctions are crippling Syria's Christian community, say Church leaders

  Raymond Powell | Thu 3 Aug 2023 9:40 BST

  They said the embargo was making it hard to provide humanitarian assistance.

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  Appeals for prayer after Christian nurse and daughter kidnapped in Haiti

  Stephanie Velez | Wed 2 Aug 2023 9:11 BST

  A Christian education ministry in Haiti is asking people to pray for one of its workers and her daughter who have been kidnapped in the troubled country.

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  Church leaders call for end to attacks on Christian sites in Holy Land

  Staff writer | Tue 1 Aug 2023 14:29 BST

  Attacks and harassment by extremists are posing "grave threats" to the Christian presence in Jerusalem and the Holy Land, Church leaders have said.