“Arise, shine, Bethlehem, for the light of peace has dawned anew.” With these words, Bethlehem celebrated the traditional lighting of its Christmas tree on a packed Manger Square on Dec. 6, 2025, following a two-year hiatus.
A watchdog report says the Cuban government has been increasing its repression, targeting religious freedom, dissent and humanitarian work across the country
President Donald Trump said he spent over an hour on the phone Wednesday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Two leaders discussed recent developments in Ukraine and Iran but it was “not a conversat...
Authorities evacuated large portions of the city center in Cologne, Germany on Wednesday, ordering about 20,000 people to clear the area for defusal of unexploded World War II bombs. Defusal operation...
A staunch opponent of abortion and LGBT ideology has won the Polish presidential election, defeating an opponent who vowed to liberalize the Catholic-majority country s abortion laws and expressed
Ships pass near the Kerch bridge, in background, near Kerch, Crimea, Nov. 26, 2018. Associated Press Ukrainian forces blew up supports of the Kerch bridge in Cr...
More than a month after Hindu nationalist groups in India targeted two Christian congregations on Easter, the churches remain shut while awaiting police action, sources said.
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – In a rare move in Indonesia, an administrative court earlier this year overturned a local government order for a church to vacate its worship site, sources said. The Jombang Regency Government in East Java is appealing the March 19 ruling of Surabaya State Administrative Court that overturned the regency’s order […]