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Pope tells Christians to break ‘rules’

Pope Francis has made an impassioned plea to Christians to reach out to the poor and homeless. Speaking on the World Day of the Poor, he said it was not enough simply not to do harm. Not doing good was also not good. “We must do good, go out of ourselves and look, look at […]

Poland: Prime Minister’s appeal against trips to Christmas

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has warned Poles against planning travel during the Christmas period, warning that most of the restrictions to keep the epidemic under control will be prolonged, even if you think about the reopening of the shops. “Please don’t plan any trips,” Morawiecki said at a press conference, adding that the government […]

Christian astronaut takes Bible, communion cups on mission to space station

Astronaut Victor Glover was- n’t trying to get away from God as he blasted to the International Space Station in the SpaceX Crew Dragon’s capsule Resilience on November 15. As the first African American astronaut to go on a long-term mission, Glover took on board communion cups and the word of God. He plans to […]

Christian Persecution: A Glaring Blind Spot in Nigeria and Beyond

“Traveling by road into Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria’s northeast, has become one of the most dangerous journeys on earth.” So begins an alarming and timely Wall Street Journal article about ever-encroaching violence in Nigeria, Africa’s largest country and most powerful financial centre. Writer Joe Parkinson describes four primary highways that lead into that northern Nigerian city, […]

Multiracial churches on the rise, Catholic churches lead in diversity: survey

American Churches have grown in diversity with Catholic Churches leading as the most diverse, a new study by Baylor University shows. The number of churches where less than 80% of people belonged to one race has nearly tripled since 1998, from 6% to 16%. The study counts churches in this category as “multiracial.” Baylor University […]

2 in 3 Americans thankful to God; most thankful for family: Survey

Ahead of Thanksgiving Day, which will be celebrated amid the COVID-19 pandemic and following a divisive election, a new survey shows that the majority of Americans still have a reason to be thankful. The poll from Nashville-based LifeWay Research shows that more than 84% of American adults say they are thankful for their family, 69% are thankful […]

Rape, murder suspected in Indian Christian woman’s death

“We believe a fresh post-mortem will be able to establish our charge,” said Minakshi Singh, general secretary of Unity in Christ, a forum of Protestant churches based in New Delhi. Venus said her sister’s body was on the bed. “Bloodstains were found on her leg, and one of her shoes was filled up with blood. […]

Indian state nods to record tribal religion in national census

The Jharkhand State government in eastern India has conceded to a long-standing demand to allow tribal people to record their Sarna religious faith in the upcoming national census. State chief minister Hemant Soren’s administration passed a resolution on Nov. 11, allowing a special column for Sarna religious followers to record their faith in the 2021 decennial […]