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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Migrants on Greek island hope pope will move needle on asylum backlog
Crux,Migrants living on the Greek island of Lesbos hope the visit of Pope Francis Sunday will inspire a change in the country’s strict asylum process.
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Myanmar’s ousted leader sentenced to four years
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U.S. religious group says Haitian gang released 3 hostages | Baptist Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – A religious group based in Ohio announced Monday that a violent gang in Haiti has released three more hostages, while another 12 remain abducted.
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Bishops condemn school attacks in Cameroon
Crux,Cameroon’s English-speaking bishops have condemned attacks on schools in the country’s conflict-ridden North West and South West Regions.
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German court agrees to hear appeal over prayer vigil ban near Planned Parenthood affiliate
An appeals court in Germany has announced it will hear a challenge brought by the leader of a prayer initiative against a ban on silent prayer gatherings near organizations that promote abortion. The restrictions had been upheld by a lower court some six months ago.
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Pope Francis in Greece: ‘Let us ask for the grace of hope’
The pope encouraged the 2,000 people gathered in Athens’ Megaron Concert Hall to be “witnesses of hope and sowers of joy.”
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Interfaith love a risk amid India’s Hindu nationalist surge
Crux,While interfaith unions between Hindus and Muslims are rare in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, and other Hindu nationalists have decried what they call “love jihad.”
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Voters protest disqualification of Venezuelan candidate
Crux,About 500 supporters of a Venezuelan gubernatorial opposition candidate who was retroactively disqualified as the vote count showed him ahead in the home state of the late President Hugo Chávez protested Saturday against the decision.
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Pastor in Nepal sentenced to 2 years in prison for saying prayer can heal COVID-19
A court in Nepal has sentenced a pastor to two years of imprisonment under the country’s harsh anti-conversion law for merely saying that prayers can heal COVID-19, according to reports.
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Protesting Orthodox priest heckles Pope on Greece visit
Crux,Pope Francis was heckled by an elderly Greek Orthodox priest on Saturday as he arrived for a meeting with the head of the country’s Orthodox Church.
