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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Dominican priest killed in Vietnam
Father Giuse (Joseph) Trần Ngọc Thanh, O.P., was killed in a knife attack on Saturday.
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Nigerian authorities release journalist after 84 days in detention for reporting on attacks against Christians
A federal high court in Nigeria’s Kaduna state has granted bail to a local journalist from the anti-communist Epoch Times who was arrested for his reporting about attacks against predominantly Christian communities in that country and the government’s response.
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Woman Dies, Meets Jesus Face to Face in Heaven, Gets Brought Back to Life: ‘She Wrote I-T-S-R-E-A-L’
"I just wanted to share that I saw Jesus face to face and the unbelievable rest and peacefulness of what I was experiencing was Jesus standing there with His arms open wide, and right behind Jesus standing there was this incredible glow it was the most vibrant and beautiful yellow."
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Pope Francis: ‘The Lord always surprises us’
Pope Francis encouraged people to be open to the newness Jesus wants to bring in their daily lives and to cultivate the capacity to wonder.
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Pope Francis congratulates Italy’s president on re-election
Sergio Mattarella, 80, was elected for a second seven-year term as Italy's president on Saturday.
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Brian Houston steps down as global senior pastor of Hillsong
Brian Houston has stepped down as the leader of the global multisite Hillsong Church saying he will remain absent for the rest of this year as he faces trial for allegedly concealing sex abuse committed by his father decades earlier. Phil and Lucinda Dooley will be new interim global pastors.
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Ukraine Baptists Prepare for Possible Russian Invasion
Baptists in Western Ukraine have made plans to shelter fellow believers in the case of a Russian invasion at Ukraine’s eastern border, a Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate who now leads a Baptist seminary in Ukraine told Baptist Press.
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‘Regain Our Freedoms’: Trucker Convoy Arrives in Canadian Capital to Protest Government’s Vaccine Mandate
A convoy of Canadian truckers opposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates made their way to Ottawa on Saturday where freedom rallies are taking place in the country's capital.
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Hundreds of human rights groups call for action ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics
Over 240 organisations have called for action on human rights abuses in China days before the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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The terrible reality for women in Afghanistan under the Taliban
My daughter is afraid. Anything can happen in Afghanistan now.
