Anugrah Kumar

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  Jun 13, 2022

  Justin Bieber 'trusting God' amid facial paralysis, asks fans for prayers: 'It's all for a reason'

  Pop star Justin Bieber has asked fans to pray for him as he battles Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which has caused the right side of his face to have paralysis, but he said he trusts God that “it’s all for a reason.”

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  Jun 13, 2022

  Iran using proxy militias to drive Christians out of Middle East: report

  Through its proxy militias, Iran is carrying out an “invisible jihad” against Christians in the Middle East with the aim of creating a Muslim demographic purity by producing conditions that would force Christians out of the region, according to a new report.

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  Jun 12, 2022

  Secular intolerance of Christians' views is leading to self-censorship, report warns

  Secular intolerance has a “chilling effect” on Christians who are having to practice “various forms of self-censorship” as they're finding it difficult to express their faith freely in society, according to a new report detailing accounts from four countries.

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  Jun 12, 2022

  Pakistan court upholds death sentence of Christian brothers in blasphemy case

  A court in Pakistan’s Punjab province as upheld the death sentence of two Christian brothers charged with posting blasphemous content on a blog that, they maintain, never created, according to a report.

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  Jun 11, 2022

  Islamic extremists kill 18 civilians, set fire to homes in night raid in eastern Congo

  In a night raid, suspected militants from the Islamic extremist group Allied Democratic Forces killed at least 18 civilians and burned down many houses in a village in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to media reports.

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  Jun 8, 2022

  Mentally disabled Pakistani Christian man released on bail 3 years after blasphemy arrest

  A court in Pakistan’s Punjab province has granted bail to mentally disabled Christian man Stephen Masih three years after a Muslim neighbor accused him of committing blasphemy due to an argument over a pigeon.

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  Jun 6, 2022

  Youth pastor killed by Muslim extremists who set church on fire in Uganda

  A 32-year-old youth pastor in Uganda has reportedly died due to injuries he sustained during an attack on his church by alleged Muslim extremists carrying swords, axes and sticks, according to a nonprofit persecution monitoring organization. 

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  Jun 6, 2022

  Police in Pakistan refuse to rescue Christian girl from Muslim kidnapper

  The parents of a 15-year-old Roman Catholic girl in Pakistan’s Punjab province say their daughter was abducted two months ago by a Muslim man, who has now forced her to marry him and convert to Islam, but police remain uncooperative despite the accused being identified.

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  Jun 6, 2022

  Over 50 killed in 'vile and satanic' attack at Nigerian church on Pentecost Sunday

  Gunmen suspected to be Islamic Fulani herdsmen barged into a Catholic Church in southwestern Nigeria, opened fire and detonated explosives while the congregation was celebrating Mass on Pentecost Sunday, killing at least 50 worshipers, including women and children. It's feared that some Christians were also abducted after the attack.

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  Jun 5, 2022

  Naason Joaquin Garcia pleads guilty to sexually abusing 3 children

  Days ahead of trial and after his lawyers claimed he is “100% innocent,” Naason Joaquin Garcia, the leader of a Mexico-based megachurch, has pleaded guilty to multiple felony counts of sexual assault involving three separate minors, according to California state prosecutors.