Settlement Gets Ministry Back into Ohio County’s Foster Care
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13 Catholic Parishes to Close in Northern California
Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland Bishop Michael Barber listens to a presentation at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual meeting in Baltimore, on Nov. 12, 2013. AP...
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Political candidate in UK wins damages for discrimination against him as Christian
The Liberal Democrat party in the United Kingdom this month agreed to pay damages of at least £250,000 ($337,250) to former BBC journalist David Campanale for unlawful discrimination against him for his Christian beliefs.
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UK church to appeal ban on street preaching
A church in England will launch an appeal on Friday (May 1) after authorities issued a ban to the entire congregation on preaching in a city center.
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Pew Study Finds Catholics Losing Members through Switching While Protestants Gain in Some Regions
A new global study by the Pew Research Center reports that Catholicism has experienced net losses through religious switching in nearly every country surveyed, while Protestantism has recorded gains in several regions, particularly in Latin America.
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Spanish Evangelical Group Adopts Church Planting Strategy Targeting 100 New Congregations by 2036
Leaders of a Spanish evangelical church federation have approved a long-term church planting strategy aimed at establishing 100 new congregations across Spain over the next decade, with a particular focus on regions that currently have little or no evangelical presence.
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Carson-Newman Students Preach in Tennessee Churches through Student-Led Effort | Baptist Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – It’s a rainy Thursday on Carson-Newman University’s campus. A few minutes before noon. But the late February overcast doesn’t dampen spirits of the students filing into the conference room.
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Charges dismissed against grandmother in abortion clinic buffer zone case in Scotland
A judge in Scotland cleared a 75-year-old grandmother of criminal charges Monday (April 27) after her arrest for standing in an abortion clinic “buffer zone” with a sign offering “consensual conversation.”
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Forum Examines How North Korea Reshaped Christian Culture into State Ideology
Speakers at a recent forum in Washington examining religion and ideology in North Korea argued that the country’s ruling Kim family adopted elements of Pyongyang’s historic Christian culture and reshaped them into a political system centered on loyalty to the regime.
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Christian Groups Raise Alarm as Court Restores NGO Foreign Funding Rules
Rights groups, including Christian organizations advocating for persecuted communities, are warning that a recent high court ruling in Pakistan could significantly expand government oversight of civil society and restrict the ability of nonprofits to operate, particularly those reliant on foreign funding.
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‘Discipled by the persecuted church’: Faith Without Frontiers Explores Resilience and Identity in the Middle East
The third Episode of Christian Daily International’s podcast Faith Without Frontiers featured a wide-ranging conversation with Carla Miller, who serves churches across the Middle East from her base in Lebanon, helping young people build resilience in the face of pressure and persecution.
