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Christian relief organisation Operation Blessing is deploying its Global Disaster Response team to Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes struck the country on Wednesday. The death toll has risen to 188 people, while thousands more are feared dead. The back-to-back quakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude, struck less than a […]
Originally published in Christian Today In what is believed to be the first of its kind, a new monument honouring the victims of religious persecution in Nigeria has been erected in the nation’s Benue State. The monument was unveiled in Yelwata, which last year was the scene of a massacre […]
Originally published in Harbinger’s Daily and Worthy News Iran’s judiciary announced that more than 3 000 citizens have been arrested in recent months on suspicion of cooperating with Israel, marking one of the regime’s broadest internal crackdowns since anti-government protests erupted earlier this year. Judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir told Tehran’s […]
Originally published in Christian Daily International UK lawmakers will debate again whether to grant terminally ill adults a legal right to end their lives, following a fresh legislative push that has drawn fierce condemnation from Christian leaders and medical professionals. The previous Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would […]
Originally published in Worthy News A Brazilian court has sentenced a mother and father to 50 days in prison for homeschooling their two daughters, a landmark ruling that has intensified concerns over parental rights, religious freedom, and the growing power of the state over family life. Audato and Ieda Denardi, […]
A proposed African charter aimed at promoting family values, national sovereignty and cultural identity is drawing support from lawmakers and religious leaders across the continent while sparking opposition from human rights groups and some governments, who say it could undermine existing protections for women and minority groups, reports Christian Daily. Eighteen […]
Originally published in Charisma The United States men’s soccer team is using the World Cup to demonstrate their faith to the world. After a crucial 2-0 win over Australia on Friday, the team gathered in the centre of Lumen Field in Seattle for what was evidently a huddle of prayer — […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Forrest Frank transformed Nashville’s GEODIS Park into a massive worship gathering on Friday night, drawing 25 000 fans for a nearly two-hour concert that featured his chart-topping pop hits, congregational worship and an invitation to a relationship with Jesus. The June 19 stop on […]
President Donald Trump’s peace deal with Iran has come under fire in Israel and in the US, even among some of the president’s allies. Has Trump abandoned the opressed people of Iran and Israel to protect global economic and US interests? Or does he still have a hidden card to […]
Originally published iChristian Daily International Eight years after 14-year-old Leah Sharibu was kidnapped by Islamic extremists along with 109 others from a girls’ school in Nigeria’s Yobe state on February 19 2018, she is the only remaining captive. Now 22, Leah refused her captors’ demands to deny Christ and convert […]