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Easter prayer call after Indonesian church bombing

Originally published in Christian Today Christians are being called to pray for their fellow believers living in persecution hotspots after last Sunday’s bomb attack on an Indonesian cathedral.  The blast in Makassar injured 20 worshippers as they were leaving a Palm Sunday service held at the start of Holy Week.  […]

Algerian court upholds Christian’s 5-year prison sentence for sharing Muhammad cartoon

Originally published in CBN News A Christian’s five-year prison sentence for reposting a cartoon of the Islamic prophet Muhammad to his Facebook page three years ago has been upheld by an Algerian court.  Morning Star News (MSN) reports Farid Khemisti, the man’s attorney, said his client received the stiff sentence because […]

Vatican says Catholic Church can’t bless same-sex marriage: God ‘cannot bless sin’

Originally published in The Christian Post The Vatican released a statement on Monday announcing that churches have no power to bless same-sex marriage since God “cannot bless sin,” which clarifies Pope Francis’ stance on same-sex unions.    The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a formal response to a question […]