Legalizing assisted suicide harms those with depression

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In the past six years the number of Christians in the Gaza Strip has plummeted from 4,500 to just 1,000, due to the harsh conditions under which they are living, according to the pastor of the territory's sole Catholic church.

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·      Pope prays for peace amid escalating violence in Gaza

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