Landslides in New Zealand Kill Two; More Missing
In this image from a video, rescuers work near the site of a landslide at the base of Mount Maunganui on New Zealand’s North Island, Jan. 22, 2026. Associated Press / TVNZ ...
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91-Year-Old Israeli Holocaust Survivor Dies, Months After Palestinian Rocket Strike
A 91-year-old Israeli woman who was badly wounded by a Palestinian rocket attack last May died Sunday from complications from her injuries, her family said.
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Top German bishop doubts ‘fresh start’ after abuse crisis
Crux,The head of the German Bishops’ Conference expressed doubts that the planned return of Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki as archbishop of Cologne will help the diocese overcome a crisis sparked by the church’s handling of sex abuse allegations.
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Spanish ombudsman set to probe church sex abuse
Crux,Spain’s prime minister wants to task the nation’s ombudsman with the country’s first official investigation into the depth of sexual abuse committed by Roman Catholic clergy.
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Slave labor rises in 2021 in Brazil as COVID-19 increases poverty
Crux,Authorities in Brazil found 1,937 people working as slaves in 2021, the largest number since 2013, when 2,808 workers were rescued from slavery.
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Fourth Anglican bishop in a year joins Catholic Church in UK
Crux,A fourth Anglican bishop in a year has been received into the Catholic Church.
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French national believers vital to church-planting strategies | Baptist Press
STRASBOURG, France (BP) – In what both IMB church planter Michael Harrington and national pastor Glyn Hackett describe as “post-Christian” France, the need for church planting is great.
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Backers of ‘Freedom Convoy’ Cite Overcoming Communism in Their Support of Canadian Truckers
"During communism times, we were able and free to go to the church and there were times over here when we couldn't. I really can't take it anymore. So, I'm going to be coming here with the food weekly, biweekly, every two or three days until it ends."
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Pope Francis: Rayan, the boy stuck in a well in Morocco, shows beauty of ‘saints next door’
When a five-year-old boy was stuck in a well in Morocco for four days, thousands of onlookers gathered to cheer on the rescue efforts.
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Pope Francis: Jesus wants to enter our emptiness
When all your efforts feel futile and empty, Jesus wants to be close to you, Pope Francis said on Sunday.
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Archbishop praises Queen’s Christian faith on her historic Platinum Jubilee
The Archbishop of Canterbury has paid tribute to the Queen's 70 years on the throne as a "symbol of stability and hope".
