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Mother Teresa Documentary Coming To Theaters In October Following Rome Premiere

“Mother Teresa: No Greater Love” will be in nearly 1,000 theaters across the United States for an exclusive two-day only event Oct. 3-4. The documentary is part of Fathom Events’ “Saint Series”, a collection of films that delves into the lives of saints.

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Clergy in South Sudan face rising death threats but they refuse to leave

A recent shooting of a Catholic bishop highlights the dangers of living in South Sudan and the tenacity of clergy who refuse to leave people behind in the region, even while death threats to Christian leaders there are rising. South Sudan has been trying to implement a new peace agreement in a civil war that’s plagued them since 2011, but their national forces are up against civilian rebel groups with even more gun power. More than 50,000 people have died in war and 4 million forced to relocate since 2013.

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Indian fishermen granted bail after ferrying American missionary to restricted island

Police are also investigating two more Americans who may have helped John Allen Chau illegally visit the remote Sentinelese tribe.

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American missionary killed by reclusive island tribe in India

A 27-year-old American, John Allen Chau, was killed by members of the Sentinelese tribe in the North Sentinel Island of Andaman, India after he made several unsuccessful attempts to contact them, allegedly to preach Christianity.

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