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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Putin Announces Ukraine Military Operation, Explosions Heard
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to “consequences you have never seen.”
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Russia Attacks Ukraine from Multiple Directions in Unprovoked Invasion: ‘A Full-Scale War in Europe Has Begun’
Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday, hitting cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling. Ukraine's government accused Moscow of unleashing a “full-scale war” that could rewrite the geopolitical order and whose fallout already reverberated around the globe.
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As Russian Threat Escalates, Prominent U.S. Faith Leaders Hold Vigil for Peace in Ukraine
More than a dozen faith leaders offered prayers for a peaceful resolution to the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine during an online vigil Wednesday hosted by the Episcopal Church and the Friends Committee on National Legislation.
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New Zealand COVID-19 protests turn violent
Copying Canada’s recent Freedom Convoy, hundreds of protesters remain encamped in Wellington, New Zealand, for the third week in a row. They are protesting the country’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate f...
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Russia evacuates embassy in Ukraine
While Russian embassy staffers hastily left Kyiv, Ukrainian government officials urged their citizens to leave Russia as soon as possible as an invasion grows more likely. Latvia’s prime minister re...
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Colombian president, bishops condemn court’s decriminalization of abortion
The president of Colombia, Iván Duque, rejected Tuesday the Constitutional Court’s decision to depenalize abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy.
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Ukraine crisis: Catholic archbishop says God will have last word on Russia conflict
‘Rest assured, our prayers can change the course of this conflict,’ he said.
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Pope Francis’ cardinal advisers discuss role of women in the Church
They heard a report on ‘the role of women and the Marian principle in the Church.’
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‘Foretaste of Heaven’: Multi-Ethnic Paris Church Draws Inspiration from MLK’s Dream of Unity & Diversity
In a communist, socialist, and conservative suburb of Paris, a song of reconciliation and unity is rising at MLK Church, a fast-growing, multi-ethnic evangelical Christian congregation. With it comes a message that's attracting people from diverse backgrounds.
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French parliament votes to extend abortion time limit from 12 to 14 weeks
The bill also extends the practice of surgical abortion to midwives.
