Afghanistan’s Christians ‘completely ignored’ in European Parliament resolution
ADF International estimates that 10,000 Christians face danger in Afghanistan.
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Priest’s rumored involvement in IRA bombings revisited in lawsuit against Derry diocese
After the Northern Ireland government and police agreed to settle a lawsuit with several families of victims of a bombing during The Troubles, the Diocese of Derry remains a defendant in contested claims that it aided in a cover-up by transferring a priest suspected, but never arrested, in the bombing.
Malaysian Catholic bishops call for unity, ‘national recovery’ from pandemic
The archbishop of Kota Kinabalu and the bishop of Keningau, both in Malaysia, called on Malaysians “to rise above” the challenges brought about by the pandemic and find “alternative ways” to “national recovery and unity.”
Philippine cardinal, 130 nuns, convent staff test positive for COVID-19
Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila has tested positive for COVID-19, two days after a religious congregation in the Philippine capital announced that 62 of its nuns also tested positive for COVID.
Pope Francis hopes new ministry of catechist will ‘awaken this vocation’
The pope formally instituted the new lay ministry in May.
Pope Francis tells elderly priests: ‘Aging is a privilege’
He said: ‘Please, pray for me who is a little old and a little, but not too much, sick!’
SBC DIGEST: IMB releases 2021 Lottie Moon resources; MBTS panel highlights missions urgency | Baptist Press
2021 Week of Prayer and Lottie Moon resources now available; MBTS panel discussion highlights urgency of Great Commission call.
'Iraq Is Really Iran 2.0': Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Warns of Resurgence of ISIS and Iranian Influence in Iraq
Iran and ISIS are on the move in the Middle East. Both are ready to jump in and fill the void as Biden plans to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of this year.
Street preacher hails victory after case over breaking ‘draconian’ COVID regulations is thrown out
When coronavirus restrictions on outdoor gatherings during the pandemic were first implemented in March 2020, Christian preacher and lay minister Mike Overd didn't let that stop him from preaching in the streets as part of his ministry.
Lebanon’s Catholic schools face ‘crisis with empty pockets,’ look for help | Crux Now
At the start of a new academic year, uncertainty clouds the future of Catholic schools in Lebanon. Amid the country’s economic meltdown, Catholic schools have exhausted their resources, and their future is at risk.
