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  Nicaragua bars ordination of new priests and deacons, church leaders warn of pressure

  Nicaragua’s government has prohibited the ordination of new Catholic priests and deacons in several dioceses, a move church leaders say intensifies pressure on religious communities in the country.

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  Outspoken pastor in Nigeria faces new death threats

  As Islamic extremist attacks continue in Nigeria, the Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo continues to receive death threats for speaking out against assaults terrorizing Christian communities.

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  Nepal’s Christians eye new government with cautious hope and specific fears

  Nepal’s Christian leaders say they are cautiously hopeful after the Rastriya Swatantra Party’s landslide election victory, even as past actions by some party figures raise concerns about religious freedom and churches renew calls for equal rights, burial grounds and an end to false legal cases.

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  Pastor beaten unconscious in attack in central India

  Hindu nationalists in central India last month led a mob that assaulted Christians at worship in a house church, including women and children, and beat the pastor unconscious, sources said.

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  Finnish MP on trial over Bible verse to speak to Congress about Europe’s growing crackdown on speech

  Finnish member of parliament Päivi Räsänen, who is awaiting a Supreme Court ruling in a criminal case over a Bible verse tweet, is scheduled to testify before the U.S. Congress on Wednesday about expanding speech restrictions in Europe.

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  In landmark verdict, Pakistan’s high court allows Christian couples to seek divorce on ground of desertion

  The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that Christian couples in Pakistan can seek dissolution of marriage on the ground of desertion if they have lived separately for at least two years, a decision that would significantly ease the divorce process for members of the minority community.

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  Muslim mob halts church roof repairs in Indonesia

  Dozens of Muslim residents backed by police and a sub-district official on March 1 forced a halt to a church’s roof repairs.

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