Pastor, Daughter and Son-in-Law Slain in Plateau State, Nigeria – Morningstar News
Fulani herdsmen last month killed a pastor, his daughter and her husband, leaving the couple’s 3-month-old baby with a machete wound, in Plateau state, Nigeria.
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Israel: The Land of Milk and (Bee) Honey
The Bible calls Israel the land of milk and honey. But where did the honey the Bible writes about come from?
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China Tightens Control on Churches, Enforces Law Against Teaching Children – Morningstar News
(Morning Star News) – China has tightened its “choke-hold” on churches across the country in recent weeks, according to advocacy group China Aid. Recent bans on unregistered church worship and on teaching Christianity to children, “as if intending to eliminate all house churches at once,” have startled Christians, a China Aid source reported. In Guangzhou, […]
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St. Peter’s bones? Maintenance worker makes surprising discovery
During routine restoration of a nearly 1000 year-old church, a worker discovered bone fragments in clay pots – which may belong to St. Peter, three other popes, and four early Church martyrs.
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Russia Expands Anti-Missionary Crackdown Against Baptists, Others
Russian officials continue to expand the implementation of last year’s new law targeting missionary and evangelistic activities, including into the region of Crimea that Russia snatched from Ukraine in 2014. Analysis by Forum 18 also shows that during the first year of the law — which went into effect on July 20, 2016 after being signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin — officials used the law in 181 cases involving 129 individuals and 52 religious communities.
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Pope issues new directives on revision, translation of liturgical texts
The Holy See has released a new “motu proprio” from Pope Francis outlining a shift in the responsibility of local bishops and the Apostolic See for the revision and approval of liturgical texts.
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Epiphany, Ascension moved back to original dates in England and Wales
The Vatican has approved a decision from the Catholic bishops in England and Wales to move two Holy Days of Obligation back to their original dates.
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Christian Mother Who Died in Detention in Eritrea Showed Signs of Torture, Mourners Note – Morningstar News
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A relative at the burial of a Christian mother of three who died in detention in Eritrea told Morning Star News her body showed signs of torture that could have contributed to her death. Eritrean authorities arrested Fikadu Debesay and her husband in the southern town of Adi Quala as […]
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Christian Groups Respond to Growing Sudanese Refugee Crisis
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Christian agencies and churches are stepping up and coordinating their efforts to respond to the South Sudanese refugee crisis, as the number of people fleeing across the border into northern Uganda reaches 1 million.
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Parolin in Russia: Vatican diplomacy has a key role in global debate
As he arrived to Russia for his official three-day visit, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the Holy See has a special role on the global scene given its attention to both spiritual and diplomatic themes.
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Archaeologists May Have Found Ancient Bethsaida
What does an ancient Roman Bath have to do with Jesus' miraculous feeding of the 5,000?
