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  Islamic extremists kill Christians in mass shooting at funeral in Jordan

  In a rare attack in a country known for peaceful inter-faith coexistence, suspected armed Islamic extremists attacked a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan on Friday (Oct. 23), killing at least nine people and wounding 28 others, according to reports.

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  US delegation visit to Jordan, Jerusalem highlights status of evangelicals

  The status of evangelicals in Jordan and the region appears to have been a major focus during the visit of a U.S. delegation to Jordan and Jerusalem over the weekend.

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  Christians among minorities killed, abducted in three-month period in Syria, report says

  Christians and other minorities are at heightened risk of being killed or abducted under the Syrian Transitional Government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, according to a report by advocacy and aid group Christian Solidarity International (CSI).

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  Palestinian Christian mother and daughter killed in Israeli strike on Gaza City building

  Two Palestinian Christian women, a mother and her daughter, were killed early Saturday when an Israeli airstrike hit the apartment building in Gaza City where they were living, church leaders said.

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  Report highlights role of short-term trips, church apprenticeships in long-term mission

  Short-term mission placements and church apprenticeships can help prepare people for long-term gospel ministry, according to a report published by mission agency Crosslinks.

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  Conflict, surveillance, disunity emerging as new religious freedom challenges, advocates say

  Religious freedom advocates told a gathering in Texas that armed conflict and state surveillance are undermining the methods Christians have used to defend persecuted believers. They said a divided global church is poorly placed to respond.

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  Archaeologists uncover Second Temple-era Jewish settlement from time of Jesus

  Archaeologists in southern Israel have uncovered evidence of a previously unknown Jewish settlement dating to the era of Jesus and the early church, highlighted by the successful extraction of an intact 2,000-year-old ritual purification bath (mikveh) weighing 25 tons.

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