Christians in Indonesia Appeal Revocation of Building Permit – Morningstar News
A Christian organization in Indonesia is appealing a decision to revoke its construction permits, asserting the revocations were unlawful, sources said.
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American Nurse and Child Kidnapped from Christian Ministry in Haiti
An American nurse and her child were kidnapped Thursday from a Christian education ministry founded and directed by her husband in Haiti less than two years after 17 missionaries were kidnapped in ...
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Top EU Official Challenges Covid Bans on Communal Worship
Bans on communal worship during the pandemic were "profoundly illiberal and illegitimate", says top EU official Jan Figel, who has filed a religious freedom challenge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
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Ukraine Changes Date of Christmas
In a landmark legislative move, Ukraine has shifted the date of its official Christmas celebration from January 7 to December 25, stepping away from the traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church, allied with Putin's regime, and in a bid to "live their own life with their own traditions (and) holidays."
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‘Spectacular’ Ancient Mosaic of Samson Discovered by Archaeologists
Excavations at a 1,600-year-old Jewish synagogue have uncovered "spectacular" mosaics of Samson and biblical stories.
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Bishop’s disappointment as Lord Sentamu refuses to make safeguarding apology
The Bishop of Newcastle has expressed disappointment that
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American Nurse Kidnapped from Mission in Haiti
Alix Dorsainvil and her young daughter were taken on Thursday from the campus of El Roi Haiti near Port-au-Prince. Dorsainvil, who is from New Hampshire, works as a community and school nurse at the m...
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Christian aid worker and daughter kidnapped in Haiti | Baptist Press
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (BP) -- A woman from New Hampshire who works for a Christian nonprofit organization in Haiti and her young daughter have been reported as kidnapped as the U.S. State Department issued a "do not travel advisory" in the country and ordered nonemergency personnel to leave there…
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Dozens dead in bombing at Pakistan political rally
A suspected suicide bombing on Sunday killed at least 40 people in the Bajur district of western Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan. More than 100 others were injured. No groups have claimed re...
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Ukraine to celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 in move away from Russian Orthodox traditions
In a landmark legislative move, Ukraine has shifted the date of its official Christmas celebration from Jan 7 to Dec 25, stepping away from the traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church, allied with ...
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Over 1,800 terrorist attacks in the first 6 months of 2023 in West Africa
The first half of 2023 saw a surge in terrorism in West Africa, the leader of a regional bloc told the U N Security Council, disclosing that over 1,800 attacks were recorded, leading to about 4,600 ...
