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Syrian refugee admissions soar, but none are Christian
(CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration has admitted 499 Syrian refugees so far this month, with no Christians among them. Of the 499…
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Unite Boston connects Christian churches across the Hub
BOSTON – In a society often riven over politics and religion, Christians in New England shouldn't be expected to agree on…
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Boko Haram Nigeria kidnap victim found in shock, with baby
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — One of hundreds of teenagers kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists over two years ago from a school in northeastern…
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Report: Religious freedom deteriorating around the world
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Religious freedom remains under "serious and sustained assault" around the globe, according to a new annual report from…
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Stories of ISIS victims are emerging, and they’re unbelievably brutal
New York City, N.Y. (CNA) — (Editor's note: This article includes explicit descriptions of violence. Reader discretion is advised.) The…
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Media ignore the big issues, focus on the trivial
This week, at a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Timothy Dolan at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City for Catholic…
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‘You are not forgotten,’ Cardinal Dolan tells Iraq’s Christians and Yazidis
Dohuk, Iraq (CNA/EWTN News) — On his second full day in Iraq, Cardinal Timothy Dolan traveled three hours to Dohuk, the city…
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Easter celebrations worldwide range from bloody to benign
Easter Sunday concludes Holy Week, when Christians worldwide celebrate the life of Jesus Christ, his death on the cross and his subsequent…
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Kerry determines ISIS committing genocide in Iraq, Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry has determined that the Islamic State group is committing genocide against Christians and other minorities…
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Kerry still waffling on ISIS genocide as deadline passes
(CNSNews.com) – The administration "certainly respect[s]" deadlines laid down by Congress in legislation, but Secretary of State John Kerry…
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ISIS unanimously condemned for genocide in House resolution
(CNSNews.com) — The U.S. House of Representatives voted 393 to 0 tonight in favor of a resolution declaring that the Islamic…
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In Egypt, Christians can suffer under strict laws – and a pattern of lawlessness
Cairo — Four Coptic Christian teenagers face up to five years in prison after an Egyptian court found them guilty of insulting Islam,…
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Genocide resolution coming to a vote
(CNSNews.com) – The House of Representatives on Monday evening is expected to vote on, and pass, a bipartisan resolution declaring that atrocities…
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KoC: U.S. must conclude there’s genocide against Mideast Christians
(CNSNews.com) – The Knights of Columbus, along with In Defense of Christians, released a comprehensive report Thursday documenting eyewitness accounts of Christians…
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Kerry having ‘additional evaluation’ on whether slaughter of Mideast Christians is genocide
(CNSNews.com) — Secretary of State John Kerry told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of State and Foreign Assistance today that…
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Despite apology, professor Larycia Hawkins leaves Wheaton College
Wheaton College professor Larycia Hawkins, who faced termination from her tenured post at the evangelical school for publicly saying Christians and Muslims…
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Cultural cleansing in Mosul and Nineveh
Since their occupation of Mosul in 2014, ISIS militants have destroyed priceless museum artifacts, burned thousands of books, bulldozed churches and mosques,…
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Lowell churches unite to help persecuted Christians
Recently, a group of religious leaders from different denominations in the Lowell region met to discuss the plight of persecuted Christians in…
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Christian philanthropy group tackles poverty in Israel
A recently released report by Israel's National Insurance Institute shows that 1.7 million Israelis live under the poverty line,…
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Obama says he prays for persecuted Christians
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama marked the approach of the Christmas holiday by citing religious persecution, particularly against Christians in war-torn Middle…
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Massachusetts communities of faith become more diverse
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For persecuted Mideast Christians, Obama admin tongue-tied on genocide
While Christians in Iraq and Syria face the threat of extinction at the hands of the Islamic State terror group, the U.…
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Orthodox rabbis’ statement calls Christianity part of God’s plan
(RNS) — A statement by a group of Orthodox rabbis calls Christianity part of a divine plan in which God would have Jews…
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In Yom Kippur, a time to fast and reflect
Starting at sundown on Tuesday, much of Boston's Jewish population will begin to celebrate the holiest day of the year…
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Video: In storytelling, Plimoth Plantation faces religious nuance head on
PLYMOUTH – When Plimoth Plantation's deputy executive director Richard Pickering awaited his first interview in 1984 for an acting role, he…
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Conservatives remain divided on response to same-sex marriage
Four months after the Supreme Court held in Obergefell v. Hodges that states across the nation must recognize same-sex marriage, conservative…
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Evangelicals change official stance on death penalty
One of the nation's largest groups of evangelical Christians released a resolution Oct. 15 that revises the organization's…
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Witnesses: Gunman targeted Christians
Chris Harper Mercer, the gunman who killed nine people at Umpqua Community College in Oregon Oct. 1 before turning the gun on…
