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  Church leaders ask UK Government to help stop annexation of West Bank

  Staff writer | Wed 24 Jun 2020 14:47 BST

  Israel is preparing to annex parts of the West Bank from 1 July in a move strongly opposed by Church leaders.

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  1,200-year-old cross found in Pakistan

  Staff writer | Wed 24 Jun 2020 13:51 BST

  A cross believed to be 1,200-years-old has been uncovered in the Himalayas in Pakistan.

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  Bronze cross among finds at ancient Christian settlement uncovered in Israel

  Staff writer | Wed 24 Jun 2020 13:29 BST

  It was one of the many finds at what archaeologists believe is a Christian settlement dating back to the 7th century AD.

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  Fears for Christians in India after mob violence and church arson attack

  Staff writer | Wed 24 Jun 2020 13:25 BST

  In one incident, two Christian women were dragged from their homes by a mob and taken to a local club where they were pressured into giving up their faith.

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  God's love is unconditional and it extends to all

  Rob James | Wed 24 Jun 2020 13:14 BST

  There are no limits to our Heavenly Father's love, only our limited understanding of it. And we need to come to terms with the sobering truth that it is we who set the limits by the way we treat each other.

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  Bishops in Turkey say they cannot intervene over plans to convert Hagia Sophia into mosque

  Staff writer | Tue 23 Jun 2020 12:09 BST

  Turkey's Catholic bishops are refusing to contest plans to convert the landmark Hagia Sophia cathedral into a mosque.

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  Fears for Hong Kong clergy under Beijing national security law

  Anugrah Kumar | Tue 23 Jun 2020 10:56 BST

  A blueprint for a controversial new national security law for Hong Kong, as proposed by China, has caused concerns that the semi-autonomous city's vocal clergy who have supported the democracy movement could be extradited to and tried in mainland China.

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  Hopes fade for study of Christianity in Sudan

  Morning Star News | Mon 22 Jun 2020 10:35 BST

  Hopes that the transitional government in Sudan would allow Christianity as a school subject alongside Islam wilted when officials omitted it from an academic schedule released last week, sources said.

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  Christians and Yazidis experiencing persecution in Syria after US troop withdrawal, commission hears

  Samuel Smith | Sat 20 Jun 2020 12:15 BST

  A religious freedom scholar told the United States' top religious freedom panel that the U.S. troop pullback in northeastern Syria has created a "vacuum" that has allowed Turkish forces and affiliated opposition groups to carry out war crimes against Christians and other religious minorities.

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  Most pastors supportive of anti-racism protests - survey

  Staff writer | Wed 17 Jun 2020 9:48 BST

  The vast majority of American pastors support peaceful anti-racism protests, new research by the Barna Group has found.

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  Thousands of Christians killed in Nigeria amid fears of genocide, report warns

  Staff writer | Tue 16 Jun 2020 13:56 BST

  A new parliamentary report has raised fears of an "unfolding genocide" in Nigeria, where thousands of Christians have been killed in recent years.