Christians in Indonesia Appeal Revocation of Building Permit – Morningstar News
A Christian organization in Indonesia is appealing a decision to revoke its construction permits, asserting the revocations were unlawful, sources said.
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Mozambique: Islamic extremists behead pastor, force wife to carry his severed remains
Suspected ISIS-linked extremists beheaded a pastor, handed his severed head to his wife and forced her to carry the head to the police station in the southern African country of Mozambique, according to reports.
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Pope Francis: Let’s focus on helping others this Christmas
A good way to get out of a negative mood is to help others, following the example of Mary, who went to help her pregnant cousin Elizabeth, Pope Francis said.
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Church leaders in Jerusalem demand more protection for Holy Land Christians
A group of church leaders in Jerusalem have issued a joint statement calling for greater protection for Christians living in the Middle East, as well as a special cultural heritage zone for Christians in Jerusalem.
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Aussie archbishop cites own illness in opposing draft euthanasia law
Crux,Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher has drawn on his own experience with illness to oppose a parliamentary committee evaluating the draft of a euthanasia bill.
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Christian women are ‘agents of resistance’ against North Korea’s Communist regime
Through their networks on the margins of society, women who convert to Christianity "challenge the authority of the state's control over women's bodies and minds and empower other religious women to become agents of resistance", according to a report.
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17 Missionaries leave Haiti after kidnapping, everyone doing ‘reasonably well’ CAM reveals
The 17 missionaries who were kidnapped in Haiti are now all doing “reasonably well” and have left the troubled Caribbean nation where they spent each day of their captivity praying, singing and calling on their kidnappers to repent, said David Troyer, general director of the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries, on Friday.
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Typhoon Leaves 31 Dead, Many Homes Roofless in Philippines
A powerful typhoon left at least 31 people dead, knocked down power and communications in entire provinces, and wrought widespread destruction mostly in the central Philippines, officials said Saturday. A governor said her island has been “leveled to the ground.”
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Traditionis custodes: Vatican further tightens restrictions on Traditional Latin Mass
The explanatory document, which bans confirmations and ordinations according to pre-Vatican II Roman Missals, was published Dec. 18 with Pope Francis’ approval.
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O’Malley says EWTN, social media give distorted image of US support for Pope
Crux,In a new interview, Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston spoke out against American critics of Pope Francis with ties to the EWTN television network, saying that despite this opposition, the pope enjoys broad support in the United States.
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Vatican insiders: Reports of Cardinal Peter Turkson’s resignation ‘credible’
Various Vatican sources told CNA that a recent report by a traditionalist blog claiming that Cardinal Peter Turkson was set to resign at prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development is "credible."
