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NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka—As mourners buried the remains of Christian worshippers killed by the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, hundreds of Muslim refugees fled Negombo on the country’s west coast where communal tensions have flared in rece... [1]

Global Church News - Pope invites Georgian Orthodox to unity through baptism Oct 03, 2016 Speaking to Georgia's religious and civil authorities on Saturday, Pope Francis affirmed the country's Christian identity, and called the Georgian Orthodox Chur... [2]

Lukashenko: Archbishop Kondrusiewicz 'persona non grata' in Russia and Belarus For the Belarusian president, he is part of "a list of undesirable people", shared by the two nations. [4]

Russian parishes in Turkey, the patriarchal projects of Poroshenko The Russian faithful in Turkey no longer have churches where to go to pray because there are only churches of the "schismatic patriarchate". [5]

The Pattaya area celebrated summer’s double Buddhist holiday, partaking in traditional ceremonies for Asalaha Bucha Day then lighting up candles for Buddhist Lent. [6]

YANGON—Myanmar police filed cases against two pastors and their followers in Yangon for breaching the government’s COVID-19 control directives after they held religious gatherings and some of their followers, including one of the country’s most famou... [7]

Japanese Court dissolves Unification Church The Tokyo District Court revoked the religious movement’s status. [8]

Mon State — The United Wa State Army (UWSA) on Wednesday released 92 Lahu religious leaders the armed group detained last month during a crackdown on Christian churches in northern Shan State, according to the Lahu Baptist Convention (LBC). [9]

Sources
[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-04-25 · 75% match

Muslims Flee, Christians Grieve in Sri Lankan Town Torn by Violence

NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka—As mourners buried the remains of Christian worshippers killed by the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, hundreds of Muslim refugees fled Negombo on the country’s west coast where communal tensions have flared in rece

[2] MM heraldmalaysia.com · 74% match

Global Church News

Global Church News - Pope invites Georgian Orthodox to unity through baptism Oct 03, 2016 Speaking to Georgia's religious and civil authorities on Saturday, Pope Francis affirmed the country's Christian identity, and called the Georgian Orthodox Chur

[3] FI yle.fi · 2013-03-06 · 46% match

News

In 2003 the online service eroakirkosta.fi made it much easier for members of Finland's Evangelical Lutheran Church to resign.

[4] MM asianews.it · 54% match

Lukashenko: Archbishop Kondrusiewicz 'persona non grata' in Russia and Belarus

Lukashenko: Archbishop Kondrusiewicz 'persona non grata' in Russia and Belarus For the Belarusian president, he is part of "a list of undesirable people", shared by the two nations.

[5] MM asianews.it · 51% match

Russian parishes in Turkey, the patriarchal projects of Poroshenko

Russian parishes in Turkey, the patriarchal projects of Poroshenko The Russian faithful in Turkey no longer have churches where to go to pray because there are only churches of the "schismatic patriarchate".

[6] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2013-08-01 · 39% match

Pattaya marks Asalaha Bucha, start of Buddhist Lent

The Pattaya area celebrated summer’s double Buddhist holiday, partaking in traditional ceremonies for Asalaha Bucha Day then lighting up candles for Buddhist Lent.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-04-14 · 39% match

Myanmar Pastors Face Prosecution for Defying Ban on Religious Gatherings Amid COVID-19

YANGON—Myanmar police filed cases against two pastors and their followers in Yangon for breaching the government’s COVID-19 control directives after they held religious gatherings and some of their followers, including one of the country’s most famou

[8] MM asianews.it · 44% match

Japanese Court dissolves Unification Church

Japanese Court dissolves Unification Church The Tokyo District Court revoked the religious movement’s status.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-10-12 · 37% match

Lahu Baptist Group Says Leaders Detained by Wa Rebels in Shan State Released

Mon State — The United Wa State Army (UWSA) on Wednesday released 92 Lahu religious leaders the armed group detained last month during a crackdown on Christian churches in northern Shan State, according to the Lahu Baptist Convention (LBC).

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-02-09 · 34% match

Pilgrims Flock to Nyaung Lay Pin Church for Annual Our Lady of Lourdes Procession

NYAUNG LAY PIN – The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes compound in Nyaung Lay Pin, Pegu Division, about 70 miles north of Yangon, has been abuzz with Catholic pilgrims from parts near and far for days.

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