Homes for Ukraine scheme is 'failing refugees'
There have been calls for changes to the government's Homes for Ukraine scheme after reports of refugees being targeted for sex or being made homeless.
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Christianity still growing in Eritrea despite 20 years of church closures
The Eritrean government is being urged to grant full religious freedom after 20 years of state persecution that has seen churches closed and Christians imprisoned or forced to flee.
IMB trustees appoint 56 missionaries, celebrate with missionary emeriti | Baptist Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) -- International Mission Board trustees approved 56 new fully funded missionaries for appointment during their May 18-19 meeting in Orlando. The meeting was conducted in conjunction with the Celebration of Emeriti event held every five years to recognize retiring missionaries who have completed their service with the…
Baptist volunteers minister amid ‘unimaginable’ suffering along Ukrainian border | Baptist Press
Southern Baptist volunteers who spent time serving Ukrainian refugees on the Ukraine-Poland border can’t unsee the horrors they witnessed and now can’t not care about the crisis.
More than 1,700 troops surrender in Mariupol
Ukrainian fighters walked out of a bombed-out steel plant in Mariupol with their hands up, surrendering after defying Russian troops for weeks. In the end, they were forced to choose between surrender...
Biden talks NATO with Sweden, Finland
President Joe Biden said the two Nordic countries meet every requirement and it would be strategic to have them as members of the mutual defense pact. Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson of Sweden and ...
Spanish edition of Roman Catholic Bible to change 'fishers of men' to 'fishers of persons'
A new Spanish version of the Roman Catholic Bible is ditching the word man for person
Pope Francis joined by Bono for launch of international educational movement
The pope inaugurated the Scholas Occurrentes International Educational Movement.
Christians Accuse Policeman in India of Destroying Church Building - Morningstar News
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – After months of appeals to officials in central India, Christians are still awaiting action against a police officer alleged to have burned down a church building and threatened them with false charges if they continue worshiping, sources said. In Chhattisgarh state’s Kistaram village, Konta District, Sub-Inspector Bhavesh Shende on Feb. […]
Bennett’s Government in Crisis After Another Lawmaker Bolts Coalition
Another member of Israel’s parliament resigned from the ruling coalition Thursday afternoon, pushing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government into the minority and raising the possibility of another national election.
