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Alliance Defending Freedom International Steps up to Defend Religious Freedom in Nepal
The conviction of Pastor Keshab Raj Acharya in Nepal for "outraging religious feelings" and "proselytizing" has prompted Alliance Defending Freedom International (ADF) to take action. On January 23rd, Nepal's Supreme Court declined Pastor Keshab's appeal and upheld a...
Regina A. Johnson- Putting Her Talents To Use In Multiple Fields
Every person from their birth is gifted a special skill set, something they excel it. And for every person, it is different. While some people’s expertise lies in teaching, others are good at playing sports. For some people, painting is where they perform par...
Miguel Torneire Taking His Missionary Work A Step Further For Helping The People
Humans are taught to help others from a very young age. Regardless of their beliefs, age, race, or any other category, humans are taught to help others since it is a basic code of conduct. Helping others is not just part of good manners; humans are prompted to help...
Coronavirus Will Affect 68% of Easter Observers’ Spending Plans this Year – WalletHub
Around 68 percent of Americans who observe Easter say their Easter spending will be affected by the coronavirus this year, according to WalletHub’s new Coronavirus Easter Survey, released today. This survey, which follows WalletHub’s report on the State Economies Most...
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Catholic campus ministers work toward culturally responsive ministry for Latino students
(RNS) — Oliver Ortega, a doctoral English student at the University of Notre Dame, said he began attending Mass regularly after arriving on campus, immersing himself in a faith he held only loosely while growing up in Queens, New York. “ I’ve become more Catholic, I...
How a tiny London church is inviting passersby to be part of its new cultural mission
LONDON (RNS) — In the heart of the city, on one of its most iconic streets, the side of a small, Baroque-style church has recently been draped in a shimmering curtain that casts a lavender-like hue at night. The dramatic installation, titled “Decades,” by the...
Lithuanian court convicts the leader of a governing party of inciting hatred against Jews
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A Lithuanian court on Thursday convicted the leader of one of the parties in the country’s coalition government for making antisemitic comments and fined him 5,000 euros (about $5,800). The district court in the capital, Vilnius, found that...
Norway donates a Christmas tree to London every year. Here’s how the tradition began
LONDON (AP) — London’s Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square was lit up Thursday as part of a British tradition with roots in the Norwegian forest. The tree symbolizes the friendship between London and Oslo in an annual ceremony that highlights the history of the...
ICE Nativity scenes: Churches reimagine Christmas story amid deportations
(RNS) — At first glance, the Nativity scene outside Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois, has all the traditional hallmarks: Figures resembling Mary and Joseph stand near a baby Jesus, who rests in a manger. But this year, the details are decidedly different. For...
A single hostage remains in Gaza after identification of Thai worker’s remains
JERUSALEM (AP) — Remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel were those of Thai agricultural worker Sudthisak Rinthalak, Israeli and Thai officials said Thursday. The confirmation brought the first phase of Gaza’s tenuous 8-week-old ceasefire a step closer to...
In Minneapolis, clergy mobilize to manage expected ICE raids targeting Somali immigrants
(RNS) — In recent days, faith leaders across the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area have organized to protect Somali communities and houses of worship as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents launched an operation targeting undocumented Somali immigrants. The...
Vatican report says church teaching bars women deacons, but stops short of final ruling
(RNS) — The Vatican released a document Thursday (Dec. 4) stating that current church teaching does not permit women to be ordained as deacons, while emphasizing that the opinion is not a final ruling. The document, however, a summary of the work of a...
Faith groups join other death penalty opponents in new campaign
(RNS) — More than 50 faith, civil rights and other organizations launched a joint initiative to oppose the death penalty in the United States as the groups’ leaders say they have been alarmed by increases in its use over the past year. Laura Porter, executive director...
Celebrating its first century, Xavier University of Louisiana perseveres as Catholic HBCU
This article is one of a series on Catholic higher education. You can view all the stories here. (RNS) — Once a week the Rev. Mitchell J. Stevens, a Baptist minister and the interfaith chaplain at Xavier University of Louisiana, hosts an intimate gathering for...
Skillet Christmas single gets controversy-driven Billboard boost
(RNS) — When John Cooper, the frontman of Christian rock band Skillet, first saw that some called the band’s new cover of the Christian hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” “demonic,” he thought it was a joke. “Truthfully, we haven’t had any pushback like that, probably in...
Oklahoma university instructor on leave after failing Bible-based essay on gender
An instructor at the University of Oklahoma has been placed on leave after a student complained that she received a failing grade on a paper that cited the Bible to assert that the “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” Samantha Fulnecky, 20, filed a complaint...











