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Christians in France see 'worrying' surge in hate crimes

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(Photo: Unsplash/Rodrigo Kugnharski) Bereft parishioners in a French town found a statue of Mary beheaded and church benches set ablaze on Tuesday, less than two months after a report surfaced of nearly 1,000 hate-crimes against Christians last year in France. Local firefighters put out the fire before removing the charred benches and chairs from the … Read more

UCF reports massive surge in violence against Christians in India

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(Photo: EFI) The United Christian Forum (UCF), a watchdog organisation dedicated to documenting instances of persecution against Christians in India, highlighted a disturbing surge in violence against the community. A C Michael, the National Coordinator of UCF, who released the statement, expressed concern over the unsettling average of three incidents per day in the last … Read more