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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The new annulment process went into effect this week
With the launch of the Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis’ reforms to the annulment process have gone into effect, giving more of a role to the local bishop, dropping automatic appeals, and ensuring that the process is free of charge.
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It’s time to rediscover God’s mercy, Pope says at Jubilee launch
Pope Francis has officially commenced the Jubilee of Mercy, calling those who pass through the newly-opened Holy Door to rediscover God’s mercy and experience the mystery of his love.
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WEEK OF PRAYER: Bringing hope to Syrian refugees | Baptist Press
Christian workers are able to share lasting hope with Syrian refugees traumatized by war. Workers share how the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering and Cooperative Program help make this possible.
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Two Converts from Islam Slain in Yemen – Morningstar News
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – Two Christians in Yemen, both converts from Islam, have been ambushed and killed because of their faith, according to sources close to the victims. In Taiz, a city with a pre-war population of 600,000 people in southwest Yemen, at least one member of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) […]
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Persecution fails to thwart Gospel inroads in Asia | Baptist Press
Persecution of followers of Christ in one of Central Asia's former Soviet republics fails to thwart Gospel inroads through disaster relief and clean water.
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ISIS Claims Paris Was Targeted for Carrying ‘the Banner of the Cross in Europe’
While claiming responsibility for a wave of terror attacks that killed at least 129 people in Paris on Friday night, the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS or ISIL, said its men killed no less ...
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Under the Radar: Gods Smuggler Brings Gospel to Darkest Places on Earth
For decades, a missionary known as Brother Andrew has had one mission, and that is to bring the Gospel to some of the darkest places on earth.
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The Problem of Islam and the Islamic State – Morningstar News
(Morning Star News) – Two remarkable pieces about Islamist violence were published last week in mainstream media – one answering the ambivalence thoughtful people feel on what to do about the Islamic State, and the other answering perplexity on what to do about Islam. They are remarkable first because, unconcerned about political correctness, they strongly […]
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American volunteers partner with Kenyan students | Baptist Press
Washington state volunteers partner with African students to take the Gospel to an unreached people group in West Pokot, Kenya. They left exhausted from the hard conditions but excited to cast the vision of continued work to their home churches.
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Francis’ message to the Italian Church: imitate Jesus in humility, service
In a lengthy speech to the Italian Church at large, Pope Francis said that true human and ecclesial advancement can only be achieved when founded on the humility and detachment of power exemplified by Christ.
