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The military chief says blast could be in retaliation for strike that killed 11 militants.
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The military chief says blast could be in retaliation for strike that killed 11 militants.
Flag of the People's Republic of China. / Credit: Yan Ke / Unsplash (CC0) CNA Staff, Nov 9, 2023 / 16:12 pm (CNA). China passed a “Patriotic Education Law,” further consolidating the Chinese Communist Party’s control over education, including religious education, state-controlled media outlet Xinhua announced last month. The new law, which was passed during a session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, would require churches and religious groups to adapt their educational activities to promote the party’s official ideology. “Th...
Father Isaac Honsan, pastor of St. Paul's Church, stands in the rubble after the church was set on fire in a recent attack. / Photo credit: Anto Akkara Indore, India, Aug 16, 2023 / 13:30 pm (CNA). As India celebrated its 77th Independence Day marking freedom from colonial British rule on Aug. 15, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) asserted the patriotism of Christians and called for “resolving internal challenges with empathy, understanding, and unity.” “India’s journey to freedom was not solely forged on the battlefield but also through unw...
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