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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Claiming Discrimination, Christians Ask Israel to Allow in Pilgrims for Christmas
Christians in the Holy Land are petitioning the Israeli government to allow Christian tourists to visit during the normally busy holiday season.
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FIRST-PERSON: Hope always | Baptist Press
Hope. Merely reading the word can stir our emotions, inspire positive thoughts and lift our spirit.
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Bishops mourn deaths of two police officers killed in terrorist attack at Colombia airport
Bishop Victor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid of the Military Ordinariate of Colombia expressed his sorrow and solidarity following the Dec. 14 terrorist attack that took the lives of two police officers at the Camilo Daza airport in the city of Cucuta, located on the border with Venezuela.
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Church Rebuilt as Raqqa Recovers from ISIS Reign of Terror: ‘I Feel Like I Am a New Christian’
When the Islamic State seized Raqqa in 2014, Christians and other minorities who had lived in the Syrian city for generations paid a heavy price. Many were killed and thousands fled. Now that ISIS has been defeated there, people are picking up the pieces and doing their best to resume normal life.
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Heroic Nigerian priest risks his life daily to help Christian refugees, aid agency says
Not every Catholic priest risks mortal danger every time he visits his people, but this Nigerian priest does.
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Venezuela bishops: 45 priests and four bishops have died from COVID-19 since start of pandemic
The bishops conference of Venezuela has released a report showing the heavy toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on its clergy.
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Archaeologists discover second synagogue in Mary Magdalene’s Galilean hometown
Archaeologists say a second synagogue dating back to the Second Temple period has been discovered in what is believed to have been the birthplace of Mary Magdalene of the Bible and is changing our understanding of Jewish life in this period.
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UK court rules N. Ireland must investigate treatment of ’70s detainees
Crux,The UK Supreme Court ruled that police in Northern Ireland were wrong not to investigate allegations that 14 Catholic men were tortured while in custody in the early 1970s.
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Holy Land Christian leaders want guarantees on protection of people, sites
Crux,Christian leaders in the Holy Land have asked for “an urgent dialogue” with Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian leaders “to ensure that no citizen or institution has to live under threat of violence or intimidation.”
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Catholic archdiocese of Malta says it could not have foreseen alleged ‘land grab’
The intricate dispute can be traced back to 1675.
