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A Belgian radio station has sparked backlash after smashing statues of Jesus and Mary while saying it would not do the same to depictions of Muhammad.
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National director Aid to the Church in Need Belgium Luxembourg
Leuven Katılım Nisan 2010
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Wereldwijd worden christenen vervolgd, worden kerken en sites gevandaliseerd.
In plaats van daarover te rapporteren doet men er bij de VRT nog een schepje bovenop…
Colm Flynn@colmflynnire
Belgium’s publicly funded youth radio station, Studio Brussel (VRT), featured a sketch in which its breakfast presenters smashed various items on air, including a statue of Our Lady and Jesus. I asked if they were concerned it would cause offence, and if they would do the same to a symbol of Islam or Judaism.
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The Vatican urges support for Christians in the Holy Land, saying they need concrete help—not just words—as war, poverty, and emigration threaten their survival.
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🚨🇫🇷🇱🇧 France putting a serious proposal on the table for Lebanon:
Lebanon recognizes Israel for the first time in history. Israel withdraws from the south. Hezbollah disarmed. Lebanese Army deploys to the Litani. International monitors in place. Non-aggression agreement to formally end 78 years of war.
Lebanon has accepted it as a basis for talks.
Israel and the U.S. are reviewing it.
The Lebanon front has an off-ramp. Whether anyone takes it depends entirely on Washington.
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Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🇫🇷🇱🇧🇮🇱 The French proposal being reportedly examined by Israel and the U.S. could lead to a ceasefire with Hezbollah and potentially end the state of war between Israel and Lebanon Key elements of the reported plan include: -Lebanon would begin a process of recognizing Israel. -The Lebanese Army would deploy south of the Litani River. -Hezbollah would be disarmed with international monitoring. -Israel would withdraw from newly captured territory within a month. -Talks on a permanent non-aggression pact could start. If negotiations move forward, sources say a broader agreement ending the war between Israel and Lebanon could be signed within about 2 months. Source: N12
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Father Pierre al-Rahi, a Maronite Catholic priest, was killed after an Israeli tank shell struck a home in the Christian-majority village of Qlayaa in southern Lebanon amid clashes with Hezbollah.
He was known for singing the “Hail Mary” to his congregation in Syriac.
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Syriac Maronite Mass on Sunday morning in the village of Debel, in southern Lebanon. The Syriac Maronite Christians of Debel, on the Israeli-Lebanese border, refused to leave their village despite evacuation orders, air strikes and rockets flying back and forth between Israel and the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah. Video: LBCI
#Lebanon #Christians #Israel #SyriacMaronite #Hezbollah #IsraelIranConflict
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Christian villagers in India uneasy after church vandalized
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🇱🇧 In southern #Lebanon, the Christian village of #Marjayoun is one of several that have decided to defy #Israel's evacuation orders.
Caroline Baum takes a look at those who remain in the village and the latest strikes in the area.
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ISIS brought terror, insecurity, lost education, displacement, loss of jobs, mass Christian emigration. We have rebuilt with donor help & now a Middle East war, only 9 yrs after the retaking Mosul. Again terror, insecurity, lost education, displacement, loss of jobs, emigration.
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Holy See to UN: Christians Are the Most Persecuted Community in the World
The Holy See’s permanent observer to the UN provided statistics demonstrating the extent of the persecution of Christians worldwide.⬇️
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The Holy See’s permanent observer to the U.N. stated that almost 400 million Christians worldwide face persecution or violence and that almost 5,000 faithful were killed for their faith in 2025, making Christians the most persecuted faith community in ... catholicnewsagency.com/news/270279/ho…
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Japanese cardinal says a ‘polite persecution’ faces Christians in Japan
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Very welcome Ferdinand! And of course you chose Belgium as a first visit as secretary-general! We are ACN’s ‘graceland’ after all :). @acn_int
Eduard Habsburg@EduardHabsburg
Happy to have cousin Ferdinand Habsburg as secretary general! (Service post: that's a DIFFERENT Ferdinand from @Fhabsburg62 and from Ferdinand v. Habsburg in South Sudan 😁)
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‼️Actieplan aanpak christenvervolging overhandigd aan Buitenlandse Zaken minister Van Weel🕊️
Goed nieuws! Na een aantal maanden werk is de ChristenUnie initiatiefnota christenvervolging af en overhandigd aan het kabinet.
Wereldwijd wordt 1 op de 7 christenen vervolgd vanwege zijn of haar geloof. Dat gaat inmiddels om 388 miljoen (!) mensen. Achter dat immense getal schuilen persoonlijke verhalen: mensen die hun baan verliezen, worden opgesloten of dagelijks in angst leven; enkel vanwege hun geloof in Jezus.
En de wereld is te stil. Veels te stil. En genoeg is genoeg.
De @christenunie presenteert daarom concrete voorstellen. Meer religieuze geletterdheid bij diplomaten, een stevigere positie van de speciaal gezant voor religie en levensovertuiging en meer diplomatieke actie richting landen die geloofsvrijheid schenden
Dankbaar dat @opendoorsnl , de speciaal gezant voor geloofsvrijheid en religie en @TearfundNL bij de presentatie aanwezig waren.
Ik hoop dat deze initiatiefnota bijdraagt aan een effectiever Nederlands buitenlandbeleid. En bijdraagt aan de bescherming van christenen wereldwijd.
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In the current context, we are seeing an actual “short circuit” of #HumanRights. The right to freedom of expression, freedom of conscience, religious freedom, and even the right to life are being restricted in the name of other so-called new rights, with the result that the very framework of human rights is losing its vitality and creating space for force and oppression. This occurs when each right becomes self-referential, and especially when it becomes disconnected from reality, nature, and truth.
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ISWAP released an image of one of the Christian villages in Adamawa State burning, alongside a statement saying that all Christians in Nigeria are legitimate targets, and they have an opportunity to "spare their blood" by converting to Islam or paying the jizyah tax to ISWAP.
Brant@BrantPhilip_
ISWAP attacked a third Christian village in Adamawa State in the span of a few days, seemingly retaliation to the US airstrikes against IS-Sahel in Sokoto State, this time no Christians were killed but the village of "Higa" was set ablaze yesterday, with over 50 houses burnt.
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Breaking
١S١S threatens Christians in Nigeria with more attacks following the bombing that targeted them on orders from President Trump about two weeks ago.
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1S burns another 100 Christian homes in Nigeria, and a church.This brings the total to more than 200 burned homes, one church, and around 20 Christian deaths in just three days. This comes as revenge following the American bombing that targeted 1S sites in Nigeria days ago
خريطة الأمني Amni Map@AmniMap
1S1S have begun taking revenge against Christians in Nigeria following the airstrikes that President Trump ordered against them. More than 100 Christian homes were burned in the past two days alone and this is unprecedented, as 1S used to target only 3 to 10 Christians per year
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