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About 4,000 Russian clerics, monks, nuns have been sick with corona virus‍

As of January 27, 360 clergymen, monks, and nuns of the Russian Orthodox Church are undergoing treatment for corona virus in Russia, Patriarch Kirill’s working group said on Wednesday. The overall number of clerics, monks, and nuns sick with corona virus halved on Wednesday as compared to the prev

Pope: Lent, a path of conversion, prayer and sharing of our goods

“Live Lent as a path of conversion, prayer and sharing of our goods.” This is the invitation that Pope Francis makes in his message for Lent this year, which has as its theme “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem …” (Mt 20:18), The Lenten journey, Francis recalls, is a time of conversion in which […]

For Churchgoing Families, More Kids Aren’t a Burden

The more children you have, the less you can give each one, and the worse they do. Right? Parents in pandemic isolation without the usual supports from schools, churches, and extended family will certainly resonate with the idea that their time, energy, and attention are split into ever-smaller slices with each child. It’s also the […]

Indonesia bans forced religious attire in state schools

The Indonesian government has issued a decree banning state schools from interfering in the religious beliefs of students and teachers in a move that is being hailed as part of increased efforts to ensure the Muslim-majority country remains inclusive. The decree was announced on Feb. 3 following an outcry last month after a state vocational […]

Three Indonesian Christians caned for drinking alcohol

Three Christians were flogged in public in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Feb. 8 after being caught drinking alcohol at a small shop in the provincial capital Banda Aceh, according to a local government official. Heru Triwijanarko, acting head of the Banda Aceh public order agency and Sharia police, said the three unnamed men received 40 […]

Blasphemy law: Christian nurse tortured in Pakistan hospital

A Christian nurse was reportedly tied up and tortured by a mob at a Pakistani hospital after a Muslim colleague falsely accused her of blasphemy. Tabitha Nazir Gill, 30, was attacked and beaten by staff at the Sobhraj Maternity Hospital in Karachi where she has worked for nine years, Rabwah reports. The head nurse was […]