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  Christianity faces being ‘wiped out,’ UK’s FoRB envoy warns amid intensifying persecution

  Christianity is at risk of being “wiped out” in parts of the world due to intensifying persecution, the United Kingdom’s special envoy for freedom of religion or belief, David Smith, has warned. The British government is now targeting 10 countries as part of its revised foreign policy focus to defend this human right.

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  Israeli tank strikes only Catholic church in Gaza strip

  An Israeli tank strike killed three people and injured a priest at the Gaza strip’s only Catholic church on Thursday morning (July 17), with the military saying an initial inquiry found “fragments from a shell” mistakenly hit the structure.

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  Eight newly installed Dead Sea Scrolls on display at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, U.S.

  Eight newly installed Dead Sea Scrolls, including a rare manuscript outlining the beliefs and structure of the ancient Qumran sect, are now on display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. The scrolls are part of the ongoing “Dead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition,” hosted by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute (RRPFI), marking the final rotation before the exhibit closes on Sept. 2.

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  Suicide bombing kills 25 people on outskirts of Damascus, Syria

  A terrorist in Syria killed at least 25 people in a suicide bombing of a church on the outskirts of Damascus at about 5 p.m. on Sunday (June 22), according to reports.

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  Afghan Christian refugees facing deportation still in limbo; advocate rejects claim it's safe to return

  A woman advocating for around two dozen Afghan Christian refugees facing deportation who attend her North Carolina church has pushed back against the Trump administration's assertions that conditions in Afghanistan have improved enough for them to return and is still looking for someone in Washington to champion their cause. 

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  Iranian Christian refugees deported from US granted extension in Panama

  Eleven Iranian Christian converts who were deported from the United States earlier this year, including 27-year-old Artemis Ghasemzadeh, have reportedly received a six-month extension to remain in Panama on humanitarian visas.

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  Officials affirm Egypt will not seize historic monastery

  Meeting on a possible forced closure of the world’s oldest continuously active Christian monastery, Greek and Egyptian officials last week stated the monastery and its monks would be protected but provided no clear legal guarantees on how that would be achieved.

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