Anugrah Kumar

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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.

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  Jun 5, 2022

  Historic 16th century Ukrainian monastery burns to ground after shelling by Russian forces

  A 16th century Orthodox monastery has been burned to the ground after shelling by Russian artillery in eastern Ukraine, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but Russian media and supporters claim Ukrainian nationalists set it ablaze, as Moscow’s ongoing invasion carries on for more than 100 days.

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  Jun 5, 2022

  There’s more to Pentecost Sunday than the Church’s ‘birthday’

  Pentecost Sunday, which falls on June 5 this year, is rightly known as the “birthday” of the Church but it also serves as a reminder that Christians’ key mission is to reach the unreached with the Gospel.

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  Jun 4, 2022

  2 college students murdered outside Iowa church; gunman shot himself

  A gunman shot dead two students of Iowa State University as they were going to a church in Ames to attend a college ministry event. One of the victims and the shooter served in the Iowa Army National Guard and were part of the same unit, according to the latest details shared by the Story County Sheriff’s Office.

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  Jun 3, 2022

  India jails 30 Christians on charges of ‘forced’ conversion as persecution mounts

  As many as 30 Christians were jailed last month on charges of forced conversion in just one state alone, including 20 in one week, according to a U.S.-based persecution watchdog, which says churches now fear they may be implicated in a case if they conduct even small group prayers.