Gloucester Cathedral awarded £250m to restore world's oldest fan-vaulted cloisters
Gloucester Cathedral is believed to have been the first to adopt "fan vaulting".
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First hospice day center initiative could be rolled out across Latvia
As debates rage across Europe over attempts by some countries to introduce assisted dying laws, Latvia’s first hospice day center for palliative care has been hailed as a success, raising hopes of a national roll-out.
Eight Zion Church Leaders Still Imprisoned in China
Police officers guard a Zion Church building in Beijing, Sept. 11, 2018. Associated Press / Photo by Andy Wong, file Loading the Audio Player... ...
Declining Christian freedom a 'defining test' for Andy Burnham's government
Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham is being urged to defend Christian freedoms amid concerns that existing and proposed laws are restricting the public expression of religious beliefs.
Scottish Missionary Killed in Athens: 'She Truly Incarnated the Love and Passion of Jesus' | CBN
CBN,A suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of a 38-year-old missionary who was killed in Athens, Greece.
North Korea launches missiles ahead of annual South Korea drills
Loading the Audio Player... South Korean officials reported that Pyongyang launched short-range ballistic missiles off its eastern coast on Thursday, marking the communist state...
Christian Girl Struggles to Void Forced Marriage in Pakistan - Morningstar News
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Aneeqa Ishaq, a 16-year-old Christian girl in Lahore, Pakistan, took a job as a restaurant cashier for her family’s survival, but it ended with a coworker abducting her, forcing her to convert to Islam and coercing her to marry him, she said. “I only wanted to help my […]
Swiss defence minister apologizes to churches for excluding them from clergy draft law change
Switzerland's defence minister has written to church leaders to apologize for failing to consult them before quietly stripping clergy of their long-standing exemption from military service obligations, a procedural lapse that has drawn criticism from Catholic and Protestant leaders alike.
Nuclear Weapons as ‘God’s Grace and Mercy’?
This issue of A Public Witness looks at how the head of the Russian Orthodox Church nukes God’s grace and mercy before considering how it serves as a warning about militaristic Christian Nationalism more broadly.
Christian girl struggles to void forced marriage in Pakistan
Aneeqa Ishaq, a 16-year-old Christian girl in Lahore, Pakistan, took a job as a restaurant cashier for her family’s survival, but it ended with a coworker abducting her, forcing her to convert to Islam and coercing her to marry him, she said.
