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How England’s assisted-suicide bill was defeated

Originally published in National Catholic Register Parliamentary scrutiny, grassroots mobilization, concern for vulnerable people, underfunded end-of-life care — and plenty of prayer — combined to halt the proposed law. A combination of crucial factors led to the defeat of proposed assisted-suicide legislation in England and Wales earlier this month, delivering […]

Archaeologists begin core drilling in unprecedented study at alleged site of Noah’s Ark

Originally published in The Western Journal Noah’s Ark has survived a global flood, thousands of years, and countless retellings. What it hasn’t escaped is humanity’s enduring obsession with finding it. That obsession has sent explorers and researchers scouring mountains, analysing geological formations, and chasing tantalising clues for decades. Now, another […]

More than 300 baptised at Methodist gathering in eastern Cuba

Originally published in Christian Daily More than 300 people were baptised at a gathering of the Methodist Church in Cuba’s Guantánamo District, according to Luzvisión Noticias, which described the event as historic. Bishop Ricardo Pereira and Superintendent Roelvis Gaínza led the ceremony, which drew hundreds of families. The outlet reported […]

Billy Graham’s granddaughter Cissie Graham Lynch nominated as Trump’s religious freedom ambassador

Originally published in The Christian Post President Donald Trump has nominated Cissie Graham Lynch to serve as the US ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, seeking to fill a key diplomatic post that has lacked a Senate-confirmed ambassador since the beginning of his second term. The White House announced on Monday […]

American missionary details brutal six years in captivity: ‘I lost my religion, but gained my faith’

Originally published in The Christian Post For six and a half years, Jeff Woodke, a missionary worker with Youth with a Mission Relief and Development, slept outside in the West African desert, often with chains around his ankles. There was no room, no bed and, for much of that time, almost no […]

Thousands march for life in London

Originally published ni Christian Today Thousands of pro-lifers gathered over the weekend in support of the annual March for Life UK event held in London last Saturday. The event was also attended by 15 Catholic bishops, who earlier in the day had their Mass disrupted by abortion activists at Westminster […]

Iranian underground Church growing despite brutal crackdown on Christians

Originally published in Worthy Christian News Iranian authorities have killed or imprisoned dozens of Christians amid a widening crackdown on the country’s underground church, according to Iran Alive Ministries, a Texas-based Christian ministry with a network inside Iran. Iran Alive founder Hormoz Shariat told Baptist Press that at least 33 […]