South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Christian Post In testimony provided to a US congressional subcommittee on Tuesday, a Nigerian Catholic bishop decried a “conspiracy of silence” from his government and the international community in response to what he says is genocidal violence targeting Christian communities in the African nation. The House […]
Originally published in Morning Star News About two weeks after a 22-year-old Muslim in eastern Uganda put his faith in Christ, villagers on killed him for leaving Islam, sources said. Abudu Amisi of Kasanvu village, Pallisa District was stabbed multiple times on Saturday July 8 while returning from a market […]
Artists and creatives from the Western Cape winelands and beyond will be getting together in Wellington for a time of mutual encouragement and refreshing at the eighth annual Artists’ Gathering from September 8 to 10. The theme of this year’s event at the Andrew Murray Centre for Spirituality is “Placed”, […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A man believed by his attackers to have been ‘killed’ in India’s troubled Manipur state has emerged from a hospital morgue and says he forgives his Meitei Hindu attackers. Thangboi Singsit, 25, is a tribal Christian from Kangchup Geljang village in Kangpokpi district in […]
Originally published in Worthy Christian News As part of an ongoing campaign of terror, murder, displacement and destruction of livelihood against Nigerian Christians in Plateau State, Fulani jihadists sent written warnings to specific local Christian communities at the weekend, advising them of impending attacks in specific locations, International Christian Concern […]
Originally published in Relevant Angel Studios’ Sound of Freedom was the No. 1 movie at the box office in the United Stated on Independence Day, July 4. The film, led by Passion of the Christ star Jim Caviezel, brought in $14.24 million (R267,4 million}in total ticket sales on its opening day, beating out its closest competitor, Indiana […]
By Gerda Potgieter, Devoted Mag Veteran politician Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, 94, addressed thousands of young people this week duing one of the highlight sessions at the KwaSizabantu Youth Conference which was held at KwaSizabantu Mission in Kranskop, KwaZulu-Natal from June 28 to July 5. Buthelezi, who is a MP, founder […]
A Christian MP in the new Finnish government has been given a fresh court summons over her trial for tweeting a Bible verse. Dr. Päivi Räsänen is a former Interior Minister and Christian Democrat. She must attend the Court of Appeal on 22nd August, with Bishop Juhana Pohjola (who is […]
Originally published in Baptist Press. The US Supreme Court delivered a First Amendment victory on Friday (June 30) to a Christian designer who objects to creating custom websites for same-sex weddings. The court ruled in a 6-3 opinion the state of Colorado would violate the free-speech rights of Lorie Smith […]
Originally published in Worthy News Responding to the needs of Christians in parts of the world where it is difficult to access the internet, the developers of the popular YouVersion Bible app have launched a new version of it which can be used offline, Christianity Today (CT) reports. App developers […]