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Nigeria churches unite for first time to address violence in north

Nigeria churches unite for first time to address violence in north
The region of Africa that today is northern Nigeria has been governed by Muslim sultans and emirs for centuries, through British colonial rule and the arrival of Christian missionaries in the 19th Century, and into independence in the 1960s. The northern Christian population grew rapidly, to the point where Christians . . . Read More

Living as a Christian in the Islamic State

Living as a Christian in the Islamic State
When John, a Syrian Christian, chose to stay in Raqqa after the Islamic State took control of the city in 2014, he had no idea how he would survive. Thousands abandoned the city, believing it better to save their lives than live at the centre of the Islamists’ new “caliphate”. . . . Read More

Christian migrants find discrimination follows them to Europe

Christian migrants find discrimination follows them to Europe
Christians among the thousands of Middle Eastern migrants who have fled to Europe have discovered that a familiar burden has followed them: religious harassment. Some Christian migrants have been subjected to discrimination, harassment and violence from Muslim migrants with extremist views. One Iranian convert to Christianity was murdered. The phenomenon . . . Read More

Pope Francis meets Patriarch Kirill

Pope Francis meets Patriarch Kirill
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Christian leaders kept in Sudan since December uncharged, but incommunicado

Christian leaders kept in Sudan since December uncharged, but incommunicado
Sudanese authorities have been keeping two Christian pastors in an unknown location since mid-December, with no official charges yet filed against them. On 12. Dec., members of Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) visited the family home of Telahoon Nogosi Kassa Rata, a leader of the Fellowship of University . . . Read More