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Chinese Christians start prayer campaign amid state purge

Members of a Protestant House Church in northern China, forcibly shut down last year, launched a prayer campaign for the well-being of detained pastors, leaders, and their family members amid a government crackdown, says a report. Five prayer requests were sent to the members as the authorities in the Yadou district of Shanxi province have […]

North Korean defectors ‘discriminated’ in South Korea

North Korean defectors residing in South Korea face discrimination due to language barriers and negative perceptions about their country causing many to have psychological breakdowns, says a new survey. The Korea Hana Foundation (KHF) in its 2022 North Korean Refugees Social Inte-gration Survey found that one in every five North Korean defectors face discrimination due […]

The Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo, Bishop Audo: after 12 years of war, the earthquake falls on us like a new bomb

“Now it is even more important to be close to the people, who are terrorized by this earth-quake.” For Jesuit Antoine Audo, Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo, “among the many we have had, this is a disaster that, so to speak, we are not used to. After 12 years of war, this is a new tremendous […]

Ukraine Catholic Church moves from Russian-affiliated Julian calendar

The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church announced Feb. 6 that that the world’s largest Eastern Catholic Church will change liturgical calendars this fall, changing the date of several liturgical feasts, as Ukrainian Christian distance themselves from the influence of the Russian Orthodox Church. The move means that Ukrainian Catholics will begin this year […]

Muslims Rebuke Archbishop on ‘Gay Blessing’

Muslim leaders in England are rebuking the Anglican archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, over the Church of England’s proposal to teach school children that same-sex unions are valid. The admonition coincides with Pope Francis’ trip to South Sudan. He was accompanied by the archbishop of Canterbury and the moderator of the Church of Scotland — both […]

Ukrainian Greek Catholics to celebrate Christmas on December 25

As from this year, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) will be celebrating Christmas on the 25 December, and not on January 7, and the Epiphany on 6 January instead of the 19th. The switch of dates is part of a major change decided last week by the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC, moving away […]

Nicaragua frees 222 dissidents, expels them to US

Over 200 detained members of Nicara-gua’s opposition were freed on February 9 and expelled to the United States, in a surprise move by the Central American country’s increasingly authoritarian president, Daniel Ortega. After weeks of quiet talks with Washing-ton, Nicaragua allowed the 222 detainees – which include former challengers to Ortega – to board a […]