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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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Jewish voter network launches campaign to boost turnout in New York
(RNS) — As New Yorkers gear up for local elections in 2025, the Jewish Voters Action Network is working to increase turnout among Jewish voters in the city. In early January, the nonpartisan organization launched a $7 million campaign to mobilize Jews to the polls....
Jewish Reform seminary sells New York City building as contraction accelerates
(RNS) — The Reform movement, the largest Jewish denomination in the United States, has sold its seminary building in New York to New York University in a growing sign of contraction and retrenchment sweeping theological schools of all types. In a press release...
For DC airport chaplain, disaster training becomes reality
(RNS) — The Rev. Nace Lanier was at home Wednesday evening (Jan. 29) watching a movie with his family when he received an emergency text from Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport, where he is senior chaplain. After years of preparing for a rare and forbidding...
In ‘Aflame,’ Pico Iyer finds a new language in silence
(RNS) — Pico Iyer is no stranger to the disaster now visiting residents of Los Angeles. In 1990, a wildfire burned down his family home in Southern California and everything inside. In his latest book, “Aflame: Learning From Silence,” the prolific novelist, travel...
LDS Church: Members should care for the needy ‘regardless of immigration status’
(RNS) — In a rare comment on current political affairs, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a statement Thursday (Jan. 30) reaffirming its position on immigration, adding to a growing chorus of religious voices challenging President Donald Trump’s...
Despite Vance attack, Catholic bishops press ahead on defending migrants
On Sunday (Jan. 26), a collection of U.S. Catholic bishops’ staffers met at a Capitol Hill hotel with Catholic advocates and educators at the USCCB’s Catholic Social Ministry Gathering. In a keynote, Emilce Cuda, a Vatican official overseeing Latin American issues,...
New biography of late Cardinal Pell underscores leadership vacuum on Catholic right
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The sudden death two years ago of Cardinal George Pell, the Australian prelate Pope Francis had enlisted to clean up the Vatican’s finances, left the Catholic conservative cohort in Rome without an identifiable leader. A new biography takes a look...
Empathy for immigrants sounds like Christianity 101. Here’s why some say it’s a sin.
(RNS) — When Bishop Mariann Budde stood in the pulpit at the Washington National Cathedral at an inauguration week prayer service and asked President Donald to show mercy on migrants, she seemed to be treading on firm theological ground. “Blessed are the merciful,”...
Anglican priest Calvin Robinson defrocked over Nazi-like salute
(RNS) — It’s still a matter of debate whether the salute performed by Elon Musk at an Inauguration Day speech in Washington — a chest thump followed by a straight-armed gesture — was intended to evoke a Nazi salute. But on Wednesday (Jan. 29), a small Anglican...
Who are the hostages released as part of the Hamas-Israel ceasefire in Gaza?
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas-led militants released eight hostages on Thursday after more than 15 months in captivity, including an Israeli soldier, bringing to 15 the number of captives freed since the start of a ceasefire in Gaza more than a week ago. Agam Berger, 20, was...
Citing pope’s pro-family view, couple at heart of Vatican bank ban on workplace marriage go to court
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has long urged couples to marry and have babies rather than dogs. He also has long championed the rights of workers and held up labor itself as the foundation of human dignity. So it has come as something of a surprise to many in the Holy See...