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Religious, human rights and labor activists placed thousands of pairs of “tsinelas,” Filipino for “flip-flops,” on the lawn outside the U.S. Capitol in calling on Congress to pass the Philippines Human Rights Act.
But they acknowledged that the pandemic still posed obstacles to regular church attendance.
Irme Stetter-Karp succeeds the high-profile Thomas Sternberg.
The Academy awards the annual Nobel Prize in Literature.
In an unprecedented court decision in Pakistan kept secret for two months to avoid Islamist backlash, a trial court judge granted bail to two Christian nurses charged with “defiling the Koran,” their attorney said.
Around 150 million children are forced to work worldwide.
Ahead of Christmas, a towering wooden screen — once blackened with soot from millions of worshipers’ candles — is being restored to its gilded glory in the Church of the Nativity, built at the site where many believe Jesus was born. But few visitors are expected to see it this Christmas holiday season.
A local CSW source said the decision "will give perpetrators the green light to continue violating our rights."
Christian Aid Ministries called for more prayers for its 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti more than 30 days ago as officials declared Thursday another “special day of prayer and fasting.”
How the 17 Christian Aid Ministries captives are eventually freed could elevate the risks faced by local believers and American workers.
