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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UK pro-life leaders welcome end of ‘DIY home abortions’ in England
Crux,A government minister has confirmed that a temporary provision allowing for at-home abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic will end on Aug. 30.
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Ukrainian prelate warns country risks becoming ‘a death camp’
Crux,Hours after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said the country’s sovereignty has been violated and warned that it could soon become “a death camp” if violence escalates.
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Russian attack on Ukraine condemned as ‘an act of great evil’
In a joint statement, Archbishops Justin Welby and Stephen Cottrell called for an urgent ceasefire.
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Pope Francis’ Lenten message: Addiction to digital media can hurt human relationships
"May the corporal fasting to which Lent calls us fortify our spirit for the battle against sin,” Pope Francis said.
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Myanmar junta asks court to toss Rohingya genocide case
Lawyers for Gambia on Wednesday urged the United Nations’ top court to reject Myanmar’s legal bid to close the case. Lawyer Paul S. Reichler said the military coup last year in Myanmar, also known...
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‘No justification’ for Russian invasion of Ukraine, say European evangelicals
The European Evangelical Alliance has condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Church leaders appeal for prayer after Russian invasion of Ukraine
Pope Francis spoke of the "great pain in my heart" as he declared 2 March - Ash Wednesday - a second day of prayer and fasting for Ukraine.
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Russia launches full-scale invasion into Ukraine
Loud explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Odesa early on Thursday. Ukraine’s border guard agency said the Russian military also launched an artillery barrage from neigh...
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‘City of friendship’ unites poor of Madagascar, Argentina
Crux,Listen to this story: ROME – Last week, Pope Francis sent a telegram to the president of Madagascar, expressing his closeness and promising his prayers after learning “with great sorrow” of the “wounds that have once again struck” this African nation, “through repeated cyclones, floods and the destruction of homes.” […]
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UK man hands Cyprus Church icon taken by his officer father
Crux,An 18th-century icon that a British officer spirited out of war-wracked Cyprus in 1974 was returned Wednesday to the island’s Orthodox Church by the officer’s son to reunite it with those “who really appreciate what it stands for.”
