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China detains hundreds of Muslim religious leaders in Xinjiang region, reveals...
"Islam Dispossessed: China’s Persecution of Uyghur Imams and Religious Figures" reports that 1,046 Turkic imams have been detained since 2014
Photos: Thousands pray for end to pandemic in Portugal’s Fatima shrine
Thousands of Catholic faithful gathered at the Fatima Sanctuary in Portugal to mark the 104th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary on May 13
China closes social media account of Church-run Radio Veritas Asia’s Mandarin...
Chinese authorities have been deleting online Christian content in recent weeks for alleged violations of “rules" set by the government
Pope Francis meets faithful face-to-face as COVID cases decline in Italy
Pope Francis said it’s "not nice to talk in front of nothing, just at the camera"
Suspected terrorists kill Christian farmers in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province
The International Christian Concern reported that the farmers were harvesting coffee when they were attacked by five sword-wielding men
US calls Xinjiang an ‘open-air prison,’ decries religious persecution by China
The oppression of Muslims was "the culmination of decades of repression of religious adherents" in China, said a US State Department official
Organizer of Philippines’ ‘community pantry’ reports continuing harassment, threats
The Philippine National Police urged Patricia Non to file a complaint and report the harassment and threats she received to the police
Indian archbishop blames government’s ‘political agenda’ for ‘COVID disaster’
Archbishop Emeritus Thomas Menamparampil described the pandemic as a "tragedy of a country" that does not listen to experts
Pope Francis institutes new ministry of catechist in Catholic Church
Pope Francis stressed the need to recognize "lay men and women who feel called ... to cooperate in the work of catechesis"
Pope Francis prays for India as thousands more die of COVID-19
'My thoughts go above all to the sick and their families, to those who care for them... to those who are mourning the loss of their loved ones'
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