Taliban takes control in Afghanistan
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Taliban takes control in Afghanistan

VATICAN (Agencies): Hours before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, Pope Francis expressed…

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The clock is ticking for Pakistan’s beleaguered Christian nurses
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The clock is ticking for Pakistan’s beleaguered Christian nurses

Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore “Religiously charged staff of Lahore mental hospital take over the building”  The…

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Nun in India charged with trying to convert Hindu teacher
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Nun in India charged with trying to convert Hindu teacher

Khajuraho  (UCAN): Sister Bhagya of the Sisters of Destitute, was charged by police with trying…

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Hindu extremists attack Catholic media centre
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Hindu extremists attack Catholic media centre

BHOPAL (UCAN): More than a hundred Hindu extremists attacked a prayer gathering inside the Satprakashan…

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Burqa ban violates religious freedom Swiss religious leaders warn
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Burqa ban violates religious freedom Swiss religious leaders warn

OXFORD (CNS): The Catholic Church in Switzerland joined other religious groups in opposing a proposed…

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Christians face a climate of fear in six Asian countries
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Christians face a climate of fear in six Asian countries

Ben Joseph Christians North Korea, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Iran and India live under extreme persecution…

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Cross removals resume in China
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Cross removals resume in China

CHINA (UCAN): The government of China has begun another wave of cross removals from church…

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