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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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Venezuelan procession for La Divina Pastora takes on new weight in tense political moment
WASHINGTON (RNS) — It’s been 30 years since Jorge Garcia last joined the millions of people who have crowded the streets of Barquisimeto in northwest Venezuela for a procession with La Divina Pastora or “the Divine Shepherdess.” But three decades and thousands of...
Black church leaders aid Minneapolis, seek laws curtailing federal agents’ mask usage
(RNS) — As tensions in Minneapolis continue between residents, federal agents and protesters, the Rev. Stacey Smith, an African Methodist Episcopal Church presiding elder, said Black churches are taking action to address complex needs in the Twin Cities area. “We...
New DHS rule aims to shorten visa wait times abroad for religious workers serving US congregations
WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of tightening immigration restrictions, the Department of Homeland Security is attempting to make it easier for visa-holding religious workers to serve their U.S. congregations with less disruption. DHS announced on Wednesday a regulatory...
Music streams hit 5 trillion in 2025. Christian, rock and Latin lead growth in the US
NEW YORK (AP) — The global music industry hit 5.1 trillion streams in 2025. It’s a new single-year record, up 9.6% from 2024, which held the previous record. That’s according to a 2025 Year-End Report from Luminate, an industry data and analytics company that provides...
Mississippi synagogue congregant shares story of 1967 Ku Klux Klan bombing
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed her synagogue in 1967. This weekend, at 75, she watched it burn again. “It was horrifying and disbelieving to see it again,” Geiger Bonnheim said. “Does history change?” The historic...
Two Episcopal bishops say clergy may have to put ‘bodies on the line’ to resist ICE
(RNS) — Last Friday (Jan. 9), the Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld, the Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire, stepped in front of a microphone under a tent erected outside the Statehouse in Concord. He looked out at the small crowd that assembled in the rain for a vigil to...
‘Just Like Selma’ hymn project aims to help churches recall King, mark Black History Month
(RNS) — Composer Nolan Williams Jr. has long combined faith, culture and the arts in his productions on stage and screen, often centering on African American life. Now, he has created the “Just Like Selma” project to focus on the history of and continuing advocacy for...
A viral church ranking series is sending young Catholics to Mass in New York
NEW YORK (RNS) — As Anthony Gross left Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Pompeii Church, a Catholic parish in downtown Manhattan, a fellow parishioner stopped him as he exited the sanctuary. “Do us a favor and try not to be shirtless in the video for this parish,” the man...
Iranian American pastor asks feds to release Iranian detainees, intervene in Iran
(RNS) — An Iranian American evangelical pastor is calling for the U.S. government to release any Iranian immigrants in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention, saying that if those immigrants are deported to their home country, they’d likely be killed....
What to know about the Muslim Brotherhood after the US terrorist designation
BEIRUT (AP) — The Trump administration waded into a regional debate over the Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday, designating the Lebanese, Jordanian and Egyptian chapters of the transnational Sunni Islamist group as terrorist organizations. The group founded in the 1920s...
Israel’s recognition of breakaway Somaliland brings uproar and threats to a volatile region
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has thrust the breakaway territory into the international spotlight, causing an uproar in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East as a surprise new factor in regional power struggles. For Israel, the decision...
Adelaide Writers Week canceled as 180 speakers withdraw after the exclusion of a Palestinian writer
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Organizers of Australia’s largest free literary festival canceled the event Tuesday after more than 180 writers and speakers withdrew over the scrapping of an appearance by an Australian-Palestinian writer and academic. The uproar began...