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Calligraphy exhibition draws attention with 70-meter handwritten Gospel of John scroll
A Korean American calligraphy exhibition in Los Angeles has drawn attention for featuring a 70-meter-long handwritten transcription of the Gospel of John, a work its creator says took a year of daily writing and prayer to complete. -
Christian groups raise alarm as court restores NGO foreign funding rules
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Violent clashes erupt as demolitions threaten Christian neighborhoods in Pakistan’s capital
Violent protests erupted in Pakistan’s federal capital this week after civic authorities resumed demolition operations targeting informal settlements, including a predominantly Christian neighborhood, raising concerns among minority rights advocates about the vulnerability of poor Christian communities to forced evictions. -
Christian woman in Pakistan in critical condition after rape
A 25-year-old Christian woman in Pakistan remains in critical condition after two Muslims raped her on Saturday (April 11), sources said. -
Chhattisgarh, India governor signs harsh anti-conversion law
The governor of Chhattisgarh state, India on April 7 signed legislation against forcible conversion that is harsher than similar laws that authorities and vigilante groups have used to falsely accuse Christians, sources said. -
Christians in Pakistan attacked to force withdrawal of rape case
Muslims in Pakistan accused of gang-raping a Christian girl attacked the victims’ relatives on Sunday (April 12) in an attempt to coerce the family to drop sexual assault charges, sources said. -
Bill to protect against forced conversions/marriages advances in Pakistan
A key committee of Pakistan’s Punjab Province Assembly on Monday (April 13) reportedly approved legislation that would help protect Christian and other minority-religion girls targeted for forced conversion and illegal marriage. -
Korea bioethics forum warns abortion becoming profit-driven industry
Abortion in South Korea is increasingly being shaped by commercial forces and global pharmaceutical interests, according to a presentation at an April colloquium hosted by a Seoul-based bioethics institute, which warned that the growing use of medication abortion reflects a broader shift from a medical and ethical issue to a profit-driven industry. -
Bill seeks to rewrite colonial-era Christian marriage law in Pakistan’s Punjab province
A Christian lawmaker in Pakistan’s Punjab province has introduced a bill to raise the minimum legal age of marriage for Christian girls and boys to 18, in a move aimed at overhauling the 153-year-old colonial-era Christian Marriage Act of 1872.
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Christian ministries deliver 750 solar-powered audio Bibles to displaced families in DR Congo
