Christians in Indonesia Appeal Revocation of Building Permit – Morningstar News
A Christian organization in Indonesia is appealing a decision to revoke its construction permits, asserting the revocations were unlawful, sources said.
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Cyprus Orthodox archbishop suspends 12 unvaccinated priests
Crux,The head of Cyprus’s Orthodox Christian Church said Sunday that he will suspend a dozen priests from his diocese because they refused to heed his call to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Pakistani police widen manhunt, day after killing of priest
Crux,Pakistani police said they widened their manhunt Monday, searching for two unidentified assailants who shot and killed an Anglican priest and wounded another the previous day in the country’s northwest.
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Northern Ireland marks 50 years since Bloody Sunday
Crux,Hundreds of people gathered Sunday in Northern Ireland to mark 50 years since “Bloody Sunday,” one of the deadliest days in the conflict known as The Troubles.
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Russia, US, Ukraine to Square Off at UN Security Council
The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to meet Monday for the first time on Russia’s troop buildup and threatening actions against Ukraine at the request of the United States, and all key players are expected to square off in public over the possibility of a Russian invasion and its global impact.
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Irish archbishop: Bloody Sunday families denied truth ‘for too long’
Crux,Ireland’s top prelate called the 1972 Bloody Sunday shootings in Derry “willful murder” on Sunday during a commemoration of the event.
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Black Catholic leaders fear demise of quota law for Brazilian universities
Crux,Ten years after being implemented, a racial quotas system in Brazil is set to end in 2022 and proponents fear that conservative President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies in Congress will not extend the program.
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Italian bishops pondering national abuse inquiry
Crux,Bishops in Italy are considering the launch of a formal independent inquiry into clerical sexual abuse in the country, yet victims have voiced doubt that the Italian ecclesial hierarchy is ready to take such a significant step.
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Pakistani pastor shot dead in ambush attack after Sunday service; mourners chant ‘Long live Jesus Christ’
In what police called a “terrorist act,” two unidentified men followed a pastor returning home in his car after a Sunday worship service and shot him to death in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, which in 2013 was the scene of one of the deadliest attacks on Christians in the country.
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Fulanis Kill 11Christians in Attack on Village, Sources Say – Morningstar News
Fulani herdsmen on Sunday (Jan. 30) killed at least nine Christians in an attack in northern Nigeria, sources said.
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Fulanis Kill Nine Christians in Village Attack, Sources Say – Morningstar News
Fulani herdsmen on Sunday (Jan. 30) killed at least nine Christians in an attack in northern Nigeria, sources said.
