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And churches used to dwindling congregations are delighted to see numbers boosted by worshippers of all agesFather Happy Jacob has a reason to be cheerful. When he started St Thomas’s Indian Orthodox Church in Liverpool in 2002, his congregation number…
Read MoreDocumentary traces a 21st-century American evangelical’s reckless efforts to convert an isolated tribe, and his fatal encounter with themOne of the most isolated Indigenous people on Earth, the Sentinelese of India’s North Sentinel Island remain a myst…
Read MoreChristian family accused of desecrating copy of Qur’an, setting off rampage in FaisalabadHundreds of Muslim men have attacked a Christian community in eastern Pakistan, vandalising several churches and a cemetery and setting scores of houses on fire, a…
Read MoreAs violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities continues in north-east India, campaigners criticise the authorities’ reaction and both sides warn of civil war Manipur is a state in north-east India with a population of more than three million. It …
Read MoreTourists gather in Philippines for cross nailings north of Manila despite church leaders frowning upon the traditionEight Filipinos have been nailed to crosses to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a gory Good Friday tradition that draws thousands of …
Read MoreFirst copy of the 1631 bible, which mistakenly reads ‘thou shalt commit adultery’, to be found in the southern hemisphereAn extremely rare medieval bible famous for an unfortunate error that encourages adultery has been discovered in New Zealand.The 16…
Read MoreFather William Siraj killed while on his way home after celebrating Sunday Mass in Peshawar while no group claimed responsibilityPakistani police have widened their manhunt for two unidentified assailants who shot and killed a Christian priest and woun…
Read MoreLicence application of Missionaries of Charity is rejected on Christmas day amid a wave of anti-Christian sentimentThe Indian government has blocked Mother Teresa’s charity from receiving funds from abroad, just days after it faced a police investigati…
Read MoreAmid growing intolerance to India’s Christian minority, several Christmas events were targeted by Hindu right wing groupsFestive celebrations were disrupted, Jesus statues were smashed and effigies of Santa Claus were burned in a spate of attacks on In…
Read MoreChristians in Chhattisgarh say Hindu nationalist BJP has revived claims to tarnish reputation of rival CongressIt was a stifling July afternoon when the crowd moved into the small district of Lakholi, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, and gathered o…
Read MoreFrancis ‘moved’ by Angela Merkel’s words on western intervention – in fact said by Russian presidentPope Francis has criticised the west’s recent involvement in Afghanistan – inadvertently quoting Vladimir Putin in doing so.In a wide-ranging interview …
Read MoreWe must not repeat the mistakes of the Windrush era, say clergyThe Church of England must not repeat its lack of welcome to the Windrush generation when thousands of Hong Kong Chinese people move to the UK in what could be the largest planned migration…
Read MoreShagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel have been on death row since 2014 over ‘blasphemous texts’ they deny sendingA court in Pakistan has indefinitely delayed an appeal hearing for a Christian couple who have been on death row since 2014 after being con…
Read MoreAdvocacy group Open Doors says hardline regimes across world exploit pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePersecution of Christians around the world has increased during the Covid pandemic, with followers being refused ai…
Read MorePope addresses fewer than 200 people in St Peter’s; China and US take action against UK amid concerns about new variant; South Korea reports daily case record Staff at UK coronavirus testing lab hit by outbreakJohnson refuses to rule out national lockd…
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