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title: "Archbishop says Christians suffering mass martyrdom, and other stories – our morning round-up"
date: "2013-09-26T10:15:56+01:00"
modified: "2013-09-26T10:15:56+01:00"
url: "https://newhumanist.org.uk/2013/09/26/archbishop-says-christians-suffering-mass-martyrdom-and-other-stories-our-morning-round-up/"
post_id: 5941
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# Archbishop says Christians suffering mass martyrdom, and other stories – our morning round-up

[Christians now suffering mass martyrdom, says Archbishop of Canterbury](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10334556/Christians-now-suffering-mass-martyrdom-says-Archbishop-of-Canterbury.html)

After a bomb attack on a church killed 85 in Peshawar, Pakistan, Justin Welby warns of the violence faced by Christians in many parts of the world. (Telegraph)

[Iranian president Hassan Rouhani recognises ‘reprehensible’ Holocaust](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/25/iran-rouhani-recognises-holocaust)

In an apparent departure from the controversial statements of his predecessor, Iran’s new president refers to the Nazi “crime” in an interview with CNN. (Guardian)

[Catholic hospital will comply with Irish abortion legislation](http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/mater-hospital-to-comply-with-legislation-1.1539781)

The Mater Hospital in Dublin will carry out abortions in line with the new Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act following a review of the legislation. (Irish Times)

[Tony Blair Blasts ‘Insidious And Venomous’ Islamist Ideology](http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/09/26/tony-blair-religion_n_3993346.html?utm_hp_ref=uk)

Addressing the issue of terrorism in an interview in New York, the former Prime Minister says religion needs to be put “in its proper place in politics”. (Huffington Post)

[Ancient soils provide early whiff of oxygen](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24243107)

Research into the world’s oldest soils indicates that oxygen may have been accumulating in the atmosphere 700 million years earlier than previously thought. (BBC)