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Bishop shot dead in Mozambique

Originally published in Premier Christian News A Catholic bishop has been shot dead in Mozambique. Fifty-year-old Osorio Citora Afonso, the Bishop of Quelimane and Apostolic Administrator of Beira, was shot in the chest in what the Church is describing as “mysterious circumstances”. His body was found on June 6 at […]

Christians caught in crossfire of Sudan’s brutal civil War

Originally published in CBN News Four years of violent warfare between factions of the Sudanese military have spawned the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.  Estimates range between 12 million and 14 million people who have been forcibly displaced. Even more, approximately 20 million people face severe hunger. That’s more than a third […]

Honest conversations needed to address ‘real crisis’ behind hostility towards foreigners — SACCOFF

Xenophobia and lawlessness are unacceptable but community frustrations cannot be dismissed, says SACOFF in statement released this week on the crisis around illegal immigration The South African Community of Faith-Based Fraternals & Federations (SACOFF) has noted with deep concern the growing tensions surrounding migration, undocumented persons, community protests, and incidents […]

Egyptian man facing life sentence or death penalty over Christian conversion

Originally published in Premier Christian News The fiancée of an Egyptian man who is facing trial over converting to Christianity has issued an urgent appeal for journalists to “break the silence” over what she describes as “state-sanctioned religious persecution”. 30-year-old Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek is due to stand trial at […]

Urgent, high-level Christian gathering in Israel will address antisemitism, replacement theology

By David Parsons, ICEJ senior vice president and spokesman See also: SA sends largest-ever faith delegation to Jerusalem for global summit on antisemitism This week, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem is hosting the Jerusalem Summit, an emergency gathering to address the global rise in antisemitism since October 7 and the […]

SA sends largest-ever faith delegation to Jerusalem for global summit on antisemitism

By Bafana Modise, national spokesperson of South African Friends of Israel See also: Urgent, high-level Christian gathering in Israel will address antisemitism, replacement theology The South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) has taken a large South African delegation of Christian leaders to Israel to attend the Jerusalem Summit, a major […]

Tree63 releases title track today for first album in nearly 11 years

Internationally renowned, Dove Award-winning South African rock band Tree63 releases Voyage today (June 5), which is the title track to its eighth full-length album, Voyage, set to debut June 26 through Just Music, a label of Next Music Group. The single is available now at streaming and digital outlets everywhere along with pre-order/save options for […]