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Christ Embassy Conference Attracts Impressive Numbers to SSE Arena
A special conference for leaders and partners of the Christ Embassy took place on Saturday the 14th and Sunday the 15th of July, 2018 in SSE Arena in Wembley. Thousands of people packed the arena outside of London to attend the two-day event. The conference was hosted...
Pastor Chris Spreads The Word Of God With The 2018 ISM Conference
Multi millions of people from all around the world are being captivated by the spiritual preaching and teaching of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome. This fantastic Man of God has been leading by example for over thirty years. He exemplifies spiritual discipleship in every...
Is Dan Corner a Heretic to be Exposed and Refuted?
Is Dan Corner a Heretic to be Exposed and Refuted? Background to Debates and Heretic Discussions Dan Corner is an American evangelical Christian evangelist who is the founder and director of Evangelical Outreach, an independent, non denomination evangelical ministry....
Critiquing Christians: The Lord’s Prayer
Critiquing Christians: the Lord’s Prayer, a Founders Warning The Lord’s Prayer is one of the most recited and well known prayers worldwide. Yet, it is probably the least understood. We speak it so freely and frequently in Western society, but do we understand its...
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Amid protests at Delaney Hall, a Catholic nun has been offering ‘radical hospitality’
NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) — For five days, Delaney Hall, an immigrant detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, has been in the news for large and loud protests over conditions inside the facility. After some 300 detainees began a hunger and labor strike over what they said...
The five main takeaways from Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV published on Monday (May 25) what is already being called the keynote document of his papacy, titled “Magnifica Humanitas” (Magnificent Humanity), a sweeping encyclical addressing what he considers a new industrial revolution fueled...
To combat polarization, a Houston interfaith group embraces riskier dialogue
This story is part of RNS’ Love Thy Neighbor series. You can read all the stories here. (RNS) — In the months after Oct. 7, 2023, Shariq Ghani, the 44-year-old Muslim executive director of the Houston-based civic multifaith nonprofit Bridges, began hosting regular,...
Abortion, Israel and homosexuality top clergy’s political topics, survey finds
(RNS) — Two-thirds of U.S. adults who regularly attend religious services say their clergy have spoken about at least one key political issue — most prominently, abortion, Israel or homosexuality — in recent months. But what clergypersons say about such topics varies...
Photos of the Week: Hajj pilgrimage and Eid al-Adha
(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia and Eid al-Adha. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
After refugee aid cuts, faith groups help Afghan women connect through sewing
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — The Refugee Community Partnership, a mutual aid organization that supports immigrants, used to offer a sewing circle for Afghan women whose families had recently been resettled in the Triangle region of North Carolina. But the Trump...
What we know and don’t know about the emerging deal to end the Iran war
CAIRO (AP) — The United States and Iran appear to be closing in on a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations are “proceeding nicely,” while reiterating his warning that fighting would resume if no...
Muslims begin the annual Hajj in sweltering heat against a backdrop of war concerns
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, officially began Monday. More than 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the country, Saleh bin Saad Al-Murabba, commander of the Hajj passport forces,...
Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’
ACERRA, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday greeted one by one families who lost loved ones to illegal toxic dumping in an area near Naples, tied to a multi-billion criminal racket run by the mafia. Many paused to share photographs and other mementos of children and...
A look at the Hajj pilgrimage and Eid al-Adha and their significance to Muslims around the world
Once a year, large numbers of Muslim pilgrims converge in Saudi Arabia, uniting in religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj. While fulfilling a religious obligation, they immerse themselves in what can be a spiritual experience of a lifetime for...
Cambodian villagers honor guardian spirits to pray for rain and good fortune
PHUM BOEUNG, Cambodia (AP) — Hundreds of Cambodians on Thursday morning honored their village’s guardian spirits by holding a colorful centuries-old ceremony to pray for good fortune, rain and prosperity. The “He Neak Ta” ritual has been celebrated annually for...
The teens who attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego were latest to cite prior atrocities
___ EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. ___ In rambling writings full of vitriol against a wide range of people,...