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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Islamic Terrorists Kill Three Christians in Chibok, Nigeria – Morningstar News
Suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on Friday (Feb. 25) killed three Christians in an attack on northeast Nigeria’s Chibok area, residents say.
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US-based Christian group sends emergency supplies to Ukrainian churches as civilian death toll rises
As Ukrainian forces continued to fiercely resist invading Russian forces on the fourth day early Sunday amid mounting civilian casualties, including the death of a six-year-old boy and a seven-year-old girl, another U.S.-based Christian group came out to support local churches in their aid efforts.
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Putin Orders Nuclear Forces to High Alert as Ukrainians Fight Off Invasion
Russian President Vladimir Putin dramatically escalated East-West tensions over his invasion of Ukraine by ordering Russian nuclear forces put on high alert Sunday in response to what he called “aggressive statements” by leading NATO powers.
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Chinese court jails Christian pastor for 8 years: ‘Fraud for preaching the Gospel’
A court in China’s Hubei province has sentenced a female Christian pastor for eight years on charges of “fraud for preaching the gospel” after her house church refused to join the state-controlled body that regulates Protestant churches, according to reports.
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Pope Francis appeals for end to ‘tragic’ Ukraine conflict
He made his first public comments on the crisis since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Ukrainian Catholic leader in Kyiv: Priests will celebrate Sunday liturgies in bomb shelters
Kyiv residents are unable to go to church because of a government-mandated curfew.
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UK churches join in national day of prayer for Ukraine
Churches across the UK are joining together in prayer on Sunday for Ukraine following the invasion by Russia.
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Mediterranean bishops, mayors call for negotiations to halt Ukraine war
Crux,Listen to this story: FLORENCE, Italy – Bishops and mayors from the Mediterranean region issued an appeal Saturday for an immediate end to the violence in Ukraine, calling for negotiations to find a peaceful settlement to the conflict. “A sense of pain has seized bishops and mayors, who jointly hope that […]
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Outcry against Putin’s war echoes around the world
As Ukrainians defended their homeland from invasion, governments, businesses, and individuals across the world condemned the decisions of Russian President Vladimir Putin—including in his own countr...
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Nations Pledge to Remove ‘Selected’ Russian Banks From SWIFT
The U.S., European Union, and the United Kingdom on Saturday agreed to block “selected” Russian banks from the SWIFT global financial messaging system and to impose ”restrictive measures” on its central bank in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine.
