Swiss Bar Where Fire Killed 40 Not Inspected in over Five Years
People light candles and place floral tributes outside the sealed off Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Jan. 3, 2026. Associated Press / Photo by Baz Ratner ...
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Religious Groups Urge Biden Admin. to Address Religious Persecution in Vietnam
More than 70 international religious organizations and leading human rights experts are urging the Biden administration to address the state-backed persecution of religious minorities in Vietnam, ...
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Christians fear for their future in Sudan as conflict grows
Christians in Sudan are appealing for prayer amid fears that Islamist extremists may exploit the growing conflict and instability in the country.
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U.S. evacuates embassy in Sudan
Special operations forces early on Sunday evacuated 70 employees from the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan. But the U.S. government said it was too dangerous to evacuate thousands of private citizens f...
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Christian known for evangelizing Muslims, leading many to Christ, stabbed to death in Uganda
Muslim extremists this month killed a Christian who was effective in leading Muslims to Christ in eastern Uganda, sources said
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21 bodies exhumed after cult leader ordered followers to starve to death to reach Heaven faster
Twenty-one deceased, including children, have been exhumed from a forest outside Kenya s coastal town of Malindi All were members of a cult whose leader allegedly ordered them to fast so they could ...
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British public don’t want a secular coronation, poll finds
A new poll commissioned by Bible Society has found little appetite for a secular or multi-faith coronation among members of the British public.
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United Nations commission denies advocating for decriminalization of sex with children
A United Nations commission has pushed back against media reports suggesting that its report published in March called for decriminalizing all sexual activity between minors and adults following ...
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London bishops remember Stephen Lawrence on 30th anniversary of murder
Church leaders have said that society, the police and the Church still have a long way to go in overcoming racism on the 30th anniversary of the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence.
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Kinshasa’s big plastic problem – and how the Church is helping to turn things around
The waters of the Congo are choked with rubbish and plastic, but churches are playing a key role in collecting this waste and turning it into something useful.
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Calls for Colombia to protect religious freedom
Religious leaders and human rights defenders fear that proposed changes to FoRB laws will leave religious groups in rural areas and conflict zones even more vulnerable
