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Myanmar court rejects appeal by Baptist pastor‍

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has dismissed an appeal by a prominent ethnic Christian leader four weeks after he was imprisoned and a day before thousands of political prisoners were freed. Myitkyina Prison Court in Kachin state rejected an appeal from Dr. Hkalam Samson on May 2, according to media reports, quoting the defendant’s lawyer. […]

Khartoum Churches Damaged as Sudan Descends Closer to Civil War

The Evangelical Presbyterian church suffered a fire as munitions exploded in a nearby market. The Coptic Orthodox church was struck by a rocket. And All Saints Anglican Cathedral was occupied by militant forces. Over 500 people have been killed, with more than 4,000 injured. “The situation is very serious,” said Ismail Kanani, general secretary of the […]

UN Security Council invites Pope Francis, Al-Azhar imam for joint speech

The head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed el-Tayeb, have received an official invitation from the United Nations Security Council to each deliver a historic speech during its meeting in June in New York, Al-Monitor has learned. An Egyptian clerical source told Al-Monitor that the speeches of the […]

Press bodies deplore woman journalist’s manhandling at wrestlers’ protest site

The Indian Women Press Corps and Press Club of India on May 4 deplored police manhandling a woman journalist near the site of wrestlers protests.

Syro-Malabar Church opposes same-sex marriage legalization

The Syro-Malabar Church, a prominent Catholic group in India, says it opposes legalizing same sex marriage, as it is “a denial of human nature and an injustice to the family system and society.” “Legalizing same-sex marriage could lead to calls for the legalization of sexual perversions such as attraction to children, attraction to animals, and […]

Catholic shrine in Tamil Nadu opens breastfeeding room

Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child in her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands (Isaiah 49:15-16). These are the words written in a new breastfeeding room, which was opened on February […]