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  Church minister who used to guard Berlin Wall says collapse was a 'triumph'

  Staff writer | Sun 10 Nov 2019 9:59 GMT

  Today Peter Sutton is a minister in the Church of Scotland but 30 years ago he was a soldier patrolling one of the most famous checkpoints in history - Checkpoint Charlie.

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  The fall of the Berlin Wall: what it meant for Christians 30 years ago

  Open Doors UK | Sat 9 Nov 2019 5:10 GMT

  On 9 November 1989, the Berlin Wall, the most visible symbol of the division between East and West, was dismantled as people asserted their longing for freedom. What did it mean for Christians on the eastern side of the wall?

• Sudan says it will return confiscated property to Christians

  Morning Star News | Wed 6 Nov 2019 4:30 GMT

  Minister of Religious Affairs Nasr al-Din Mufreh said that Christians and people of other beliefs are free to practice their faith in Sudan.

• Growing insecurity threatens fresh exodus of Christians from Iraq

  Release International | Wed 6 Nov 2019 4:23 GMT

  Insecurity in Syria and Baghdad causing remaining Christians to 'lose hope'.

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  US pastor stranded in India after arrest on declarations charge

  Morning Star News | Tue 5 Nov 2019 13:04 GMT

  A US pastor attending a Sunday School conference in India is stranded in the country after he was arrested for failing to report money he was carrying.

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  Christians praying for the persecuted Church throughout November

  Staff writer | Mon 4 Nov 2019 12:15 GMT

  Christians around the world are taking part in the annual International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church this month.

• Lebanon uprising unites people across faiths, defying deep sectarian divides

  Mira Assaf Kafantaris | Sun 3 Nov 2019 12:59 GMT

  In this multicultural country of Muslims, Christians and Druze – a medieval faith derived from Islam – religion defines membership and belonging.

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  How to prevent the deaths of more Vietnamese migrants trying to reach Britain

  Daniel Silverstone | Thu 31 Oct 2019 12:00 GMT

  Preventing migration to the UK is not a priority for the Vietnamese government, and they are also faced with people trafficking into China, Malaysia and Thailand.

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  13th century painting of Jesus walking to the cross sells for $27m

  Brandon Showalter | Thu 31 Oct 2019 11:51 GMT

  An early Renaissance work of art depicting the mocking of Christ as He made his way to be crucified was found in the kitchen of a French woman and was sold for approximately $27 million on Sunday.

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  Archaeologists discover 1,500-year-old church dedicated to a 'glorious martyr'

  Nate Flannagan | Mon 28 Oct 2019 13:45 GMT

  Researchers have discovered the ruins of a 1,500-year-old church from the time of the Byzantine Empire near Jerusalem that was dedicated to an unknown "glorious martyr."

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  Bible translator murdered in his home

  Nate Flannagan | Fri 25 Oct 2019 14:22 BST

  A second Bible translator has been killed by suspected Fulani extremists in southern Cameroon this week.

• International community must 'act now' to stop Christianity disappearing from the Middle East

  Staff writer | Fri 25 Oct 2019 12:42 BST

  There is not much time left to save Christianity in the Middle East following years of intense persecution, Aid to the Church in Need has warned.