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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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Fear and hope for Latinos at Bread for the World’s 50th anniversary
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A mile from where Republicans on Capitol Hill work toward passing a budget bill containing the biggest cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in history, one of the most prominent Christian anti-hunger groups has gathered to celebrate...
LGBTQ teens wanted a Pride festival in their town. How five churches made it happen.
PARK RIDGE, Ill. (RNS) — In February 2024, the Rev. Carol Hill of Park Ridge Community Church got news that a group of LGBTQ teens who met at Hill’s church wanted to do something for Pride month in June. Shelley Flener-O’Brien, who had created the group, called...
In deposition, Jennifer Lyell revealed details of alleged abuse by SBC leader
DALLAS (RNS) — In early April, Jennifer Lyell, a former Christian publishing executive, sat for a deposition in a defamation lawsuit filed by her once mentor and professor David Sills. There she detailed alleged sexual and spiritual abuse by Sills in graphic detail —...
Faith leaders, lawmakers argue GOP bill benefits the ultra-wealthy by hurting the poor
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Religious leaders are ramping up pressure on lawmakers to reject the Republican-led budget bill currently before the U.S. Senate, arguing proposed cuts to health care benefits and food assistance programs as well as provisions involving public...
The conclave was easy, say Francis allies, who see Leo as natural successor
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — From the moment Pope Leo XIV emerged from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, church observers have sought comparisons between the new, U.S.-born pontiff and his predecessor Pope Francis. Vatican experts who worked closely with Pope Francis have...
Ultra-Orthodox threaten to topple Netanyahu over yeshiva student conscriptions
(RNS) — Ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties in the Israeli Knesset are moving to pull their support from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition over a plan to conscript into the Israel Defense Forces tens of thousands of yeshiva students, who had previously...
Photos of the Week: Annual pilgrimages and more
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‘Convince people that peace is possible,’ says Gaza Catholic parish priest
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a recorded message, the parish priest of the only Catholic Church in Gaza spoke about the struggles of the roughly 500 refugees sheltered there, including 50 children, as hope dwindles amid continued bombings by Israeli forces. “While the...
Palestinians say Israeli fire kills 12 near aid sites. Israel says it fired warning shots
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli fire killed at least 12 people and wounded others as they headed toward two aid distribution points in the Gaza Strip run by an Israeli and U.S.-backed group, Palestinian health officials and witnesses said Sunday. Israel’s...
Sweat, tears, devotion: Pilgrims cross the wilderness to honor the Rocío Virgin in Spain
EL ROCIO, Spain (AP) — Their faces, hats and flamenco dresses caked in dust, hundreds of pilgrims gathered around an ox-driven carriage with their icon of the Virgin Mary after slogging on foot, horses and wagons through dirt roads for nearly 12 hours. The festive...
In evangelical churches, a rift over Trump’s immigration policies
NASHVILLE (RNS and NPR) — The Sunday before the Tennessee Legislature voted to pass a sweeping immigration law, Republican State Sen. Brent Taylor, of Memphis, walked out of his home church before the service began. During the pre-service announcements at Trinity...
Craig Dykstra, Lilly Endowment executive who supported congregational vitality, dies at 78
(RNS) — Craig Dykstra, a longtime philanthropy executive who, through his grant-making, helped nurture theologically grounded Christian congregations and strong pastoral leaders, died after a long illness. He was 78. For nearly a quarter-century, from 1989 to 2012,...