Authorities in Indonesia Halt Construction of House of Prayer – Morningstar News
Local officials in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia on April 14 halted construction of a prayer house due to protest banners put up by Muslim residents.
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U.N. nuncio joins others in calling for end to hostilities in Ukraine
Crux,During an emergency special session of the U.N. General Assembly March 2, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia said the Vatican joins other nations in calling for the immediate cessation of hostilities in Ukraine and a return to diplomacy and dialogue.
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Bishop in Ukraine fears Russia could brand priests, nuns as spies
Crux,Church leaders in embattled Ukraine have warned that foreign missionaries could be targeted by attacking forces, while many could be branded “NATO spies” if Russia occupies the country.
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WWII martyr Titus Brandsma to be canonized with Charles de Foucauld
Two religious women will also be declared saints on May 15.
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Fire Out at Key Ukraine Nuclear Plant, No Radiation Released
Ukrainian firefighters on Friday extinguished a blaze at Europe’s biggest nuclear plant that was ignited by a Russian attack and no radiation was released, U.N. and Ukrainian officials said, as Russian forces pressed their campaign to cripple the country despite global condemnation.
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Russia Seizes Europe’s Biggest Nuclear Plant After Setting It Ablaze, Ukrainians Now Using Stinger and Javelin Missiles
Ukrainian firefighters on Friday extinguished a blaze at Europe’s biggest nuclear plant that was ignited by a Russian attack and no radiation was released, U.N. and Ukrainian officials said, as Russian forces pressed their campaign to cripple the country despite global condemnation.
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Holy wars: How a cathedral of guns and glory symbolizes Putin’s Russia
The Kremlin's vision of Russia connects the state, military and the Russian Orthodox Church.
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In Brazil, Bolsonaro is losing Evangelical support; Catholics overwhelmingly back Lula
Crux,Seven months ahead of the Brazilian election, President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio da Silva are engaged on a fierce battle for the Evangelical vote, which was decisive for Bolsonaro’s victory in 2018.
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Ukraine conflict: Cardinal Bo fears ‘nightmare scenario’ of ‘global nuclear holocaust’
The Burmese Church leader said the world was on ‘the threshold of self-annihilation.’
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South African Jesuit condemns treatment of Black people fleeing Ukraine
Crux,Church leaders in Africa are denouncing the treatment of Black people as they flee the violence in Ukraine following the Russian invasion of the country.
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More help needed as Ukrainians flee Russian invasion | Baptist Press
POLAND (BP) -- As hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians flee from the Russian oppression being forced upon them, Polish Christians and Southern Baptist workers are ready to care for them.
