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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Attentive, tireless, courageous – this is Christian life, Pope says on Epiphany
Like the Magi who followed the star from the East, Christians are called to follow the light of the Gospel attentively, tirelessly, and courageously, said Pope Francis during his Epiphany Angelus address.
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Suspected Islamic Extremists in Libya Abduct 13 Egyptian Christians – Morningstar News
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – In the most recent of a series of kidnappings and killings targeting Egyptian Christians in Libya, 13 Christians in the country were abducted on Saturday (Jan. 3). A group of armed men thought to be members of an Islamic militia group burst into a housing complex in Sirte, Libya […]
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Pope Francis casts into the deep to find two cardinals for Oceania
At his Angelus address on Jan. 4 Pope Francis announced the appointment of 20 cardinals, among whom are two representatives from Oceania: Archbishop John Dew of Wellington, and Bishop Soane Mafi of Tonga.
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Motive for Murder of Evangelist in Colombia Remains Mystery in Spite of Confession – Morningstar News
AUSTIN, Texas (Morning Star News) – Two brothers have confessed to the murder in a west Colombian mountainside jungle of a lay evangelist whom a local Roman Catholic priest had threatened, sources said. The brothers of the indigenous Nasa tribe, also called Paez, have refused to tell investigators why they killed Pabel A. Losada Trujillo, […]
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Displaced Iraqi Christians Ponder an Iraq without Christians – Morningstar News
ERBIL, Iraq (Morning Star News) – As he drove across the bridge, slowly following other cars, the scene unfolding around the pastor was complete chaos. In the distance he could hear mortar rounds hitting their targets as hundreds of other displaced people streamed by one side of his car with whatever they could carry on […]
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IMB’s top stories: Great challenges, new opportunities | Baptist Press
The International Mission Board releases 10 of its key news and feature stories of 2014 as the year comes to a close.
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Family carries on businessman’s missions giving legacy | Baptist Press
A Texas tomato business owner left an estate gift of more than $5 million to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions.
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Pakistan to Execute 500 Terror Convicts in Response to Killing of 133 Children by Taliban
The government of Pakistan plans to execute around 500 terror convicts in coming weeks in response to last week s killing of 149 people, including 133 children, at a military-run Army Public School ...
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Tea and cake for Pope Francis as he celebrates 78th birthday
Shouts of “Tanti auguri” – or, “Happy Birthday!” – filled St. Peter's Square Wednesday morning as Pope Francis circled around throngs of pilgrims on his popemobile during the weekly general audience.
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Discipleship for boys & young women strengthens witness | Baptist Press
IMB missionary Carlos and Lily Llambes share how discipleship efforts geared toward boys and young women overseas are transforming lives for Christ.
