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Originally published in Worthy Christian News A Ukrainian prison ministry has begun caring for Russian prisoners of war that were captured in the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, Christianity Today (CT) reports. Affiliated with the international network of the Chuck Colson–founded US prison ministry, Prison Fellowship Ukraine (PFU) was […]
A new report by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is showing Christian persecution or oppression has increased by 75% in the 24 countries the group monitors. The main focus of the report was analysing countries from Africa, the Middle East and Asia. It showed the situation for Christians […]
Originally published in Faithwire As Russian troops are facing increasing strain with the Ukrainian army seeking to retake the southern city of Kherson, stories of atrocities, persecution, and God’s deliverance are emerging from the occupied territory. Residents of Kherson are boarding buses under forced “evacuation” orders from the Russian army, […]
Originally published in CBN News Alarmed by a lack of research, governments in Europe and conservative-led states in the US are moving to limit gender medical treatments for children. Last week, the Florida Board of Medicine and the state Board of Osteopathic Medicine approved a ban on puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and […]
Originally published in Christian News A Christian pro-life group has launched legal action against Birmingham City Council after it imposed a so-called ‘buffer zone’ outside an abortion clinic. In September, the council issued a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) to deter people from gathering outside Robert Clinic in Kings Norton […]
Originally published in Voice of the Martyrs In Uzbekistan’s conservative Muslim culture, women can almost go unnoticed, leading hard lives of unending work around the home or farm. So when visitors appear, especially during the long, cold winters, women are usually glad to take a break and drink tea with […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Benjamin Netanyahu has once again become prime minister of Israel in the country’s fifth election in less than for years. Yair Lapid conceded defeat on Thursday after nearly all the votes were counted, allowing the 73-year-old Netanyahu to claim victory in the election. “The […]
Compiled from reports in CBN News, The Jerusalem Post and The Times of Israel Nationwide protests in Iran on a scale and nature unprecedented since the 1979 Islamic revolution are in their seventh week and showing no signs of abating despite a state crackdown in which at least 253 people […]
Originally published in Open Doors It’s very rare that we receive direct communication from our family in North Korea. Occasionally, we get stories from believers in Open Doors’ safe houses in China, yet rarely are we able to read precious words straight from the mouths of our brothers and sisters […]
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post Geomagnetic fields recorded in 21 archaeological destruction layers throughout Israel reconstructed by Israeli researchers have verified accounts related in the Hebrew Bible of the Egyptian, Aramean, Assyrian and Babylonian military campaigns against the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) […]