South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Charisma News Pope Benedict said today he will resign on February 28 because he no longer has the strength to fulfill the duties of his office, becoming the first pontiff since the Middle Ages to take such a step. The 85-year-old pope said he had noticed that […]
Originally published in God Reports Nestled in the beautiful countryside of Spain is an Arab training camp. Not the kind of camp you have recently heard of coming out of the Arab world, but a training camp that empowers Arab Christian nationals, equipping them with the mighty Word of God. […]
A huge weekend protest against the legalization of same-sex marriage and adoption has not dented the French government’s determination to pass the planned reform into law soon, leading cabinet ministers said on Monday. In one of the largest protests in decades, roughly half a million people marched through Paris on […]
Originally published in Charisma News An employee who was asked by British Airways to remove a Christian cross from around her neck has won a religious discrimination case at Europe’s human rights court but three other claimants lost similar cases on Tuesday. The ruling by the European Court of Human […]
Originally published in God Reports After the fall of Communism and state-imposed atheism 20 years ago there were only five known believers in Albania. But recently, local churches and evangelist Luis Palau collaborated to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ to more than 20,000 people at Tirana’s Mother Teresa […]
Originally published in Hurriyet Daily News (via Contact Online Blog) Spain’s conservative government plans to ban abortions, overturning a two-year-old law allowing terminations on demand, a justice ministry source told Reuters, in a move likely to galvanize support among its core voters. The previous Socialist government passed a law in […]
Originally published in CNN A deadly explosion on a bus carrying Israeli tourists outside an airport in Bulgaria was “clearly a terrorist attack,” Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said yesterday (Wednesday). Key Israeli politicians pointed to Iran as the likely instigator, but Israel’s US ambassador acknowledged they had no proof. […]
Two prominent Romanian friends, who remember how tough it was to be a Christian during the Communist era in their country, took time out from their schedules today to reunite in Port Elizabeth. Romanian Consul General Dr Silviu Rogobete flew in from Cape Town to catch up with prominent pastor […]
Originally published in The Telegraph On Monday night the Paris Senate approved the bill, which acknowledges that some 1.5 million Armenian Christians were slaughtered by Ottoman Turks during the First World War. Anybody who says otherwise will face a year in prison or a fine of up to 45,000 euros […]
[notice]Five young men training at OM South Africa and ready to serve the Lord. One crazy, creative idea: What if we get a train pass for Europe and travel to share the Gospel? This was the birth of the Rebirth Experience. This is their story of faith and faithfulness.[/notice] The […]