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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Pope Francis: Life’s essential ingredient is prayer
On the first Sunday of Advent, Pope Francis reminded Christians that an essential ingredient for living an alert and joyful life is prayer.
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10 Christians killed in an overnight raid by militant herdsmen in Nigeria; over 100 homes burned
In another brutal attack on Christians in Nigeria, heavily armed jihadist Fulani herdsmen stormed a village in Plateau state, killing 10 Christians, including children aged 4, 6 and 8, and set fire to 100 homes early Friday, according to reports.
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‘I Almost Died’: Inside Ex-Atheist Lee Strobel’s Journey to Find Proof of Heaven, Hell and Near-Death Experiences
Is there certifiable and discernible evidence for life after death? That’s the key curiosity at the core of author Lee Strobel’s new, investigative journey into heaven, hell, and near-death experiences.
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Pope, diplomats point to migration as key theme of Greece-Cyprus trip
Crux,Days ahead of Pope Francis’s visit to Greece and Cyprus next week, he and the Cypriot ambassador to the Holy See have issued statements highlighting, among other things, the urgency of the migration issue.
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Bishops of Puerto Rico express their solidarity with Cuban bishops’ ‘desire for freedom’
The Puerto Rican Bishops’ Conference expressed its solidarity with the desire of the Cuban bishops “to be heard, for peace, freedom, sincere dialogue and freedom of speech to address the major problems” confronting the island nation.
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WEEK OF PRAYER: Churches connect with missionary task | Baptist Press
Tim and Tina Louderback and Sean and Shelley Blacksten are passionate about equipping and connecting churches with opportunities to serve in Central America and the Caribbean. The Louderbacks and the Blackstens serve with the International Mission Board in Panama, and the Louderbacks lead the Americas Connect program.
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16 pastors falsely accused of disturbing peace after 40-strong Hindu mob storms church
Sixteen pastors have been falsely accused of disturbing peace in the southern Indian state of Karnataka just because they met with an official regarding the case of another pastor who, too, had been charged for “disturbing peace” after radical Hindu nationalists attacked his church.
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Paris archbishop offers to resign over ‘ambiguous’ relations
Crux,The archbishop of Paris has offered to step down after admitting to having had an “ambiguous” relationship with a woman in 2012, the archdiocese said.
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Pope Francis to visit Greece and Cyprus ‘in the name of the Gospel’
Pope Francis said he will bring the joy of the Gospel to Greece and Cyprus when he visits next week.
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19 dead, 32 injured in Mexico pilgrimage bus crash
Crux,Nineteen people died and 32 more were injured after a bus apparently carrying pilgrims to a religious site in central Mexico crashed on Friday.
