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Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Under shadow of Gaza, Israeli government backs settlers expropriating Christian land

Fr. Ibrahim Faltas warns, “The situation is dramatic” and there is “deep concern” about a future without Christians. In the crosshairs of settlers and the governing ultra-right a UNESCO heritage area near Bethlehem. Also in the West Bank an escalation of violence, destruction, arrests and deaths. Alice Kisiya’s “emblematic” story. Already more than 70 Christian families have migrated since the beginning of the war.

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Kamala Harris’s Indian world

The vice president, who is now running for the White House after Joe Biden bowed out, has never shied away from her roots in Tamil Nadu. Meeting Modi last year, she said that she got her passion for democracy from her grandfather in Chennai. The very story of her mother Shyamala Gopalan epitomises the rise of the Indian-American community in the country. And Usha Chilukuri Vance, the wife of the Republican vice-presidential candidate, is also of Indian origin, from the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Religious Freedom•Testimonies•Virgin Mary

Famous Japanese Visionary of the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Akita, Died

Born in 1930 in a Buddhist family, Sister Agnes’ life changed radically when a Christian nurse offered her water of Lourdes, which led to her conversion to Christianity. Baptized as Agnes, her name would soon become known throughout the Catholic world due to the visions and messages that, according to her, she received of the Virgin Mary, who is known under the advocation of Our Lady of Akita.