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Light Prevailing over Darkness- Jami Amerine’s Search for her Destination
Light Prevailing over Darkness- Jami Amerine’s Search for her Destination The mind of a new-born child is like a blank canvas. His surroundings shape his thinking, transforming his personality. Ever since a child is born, he is introduced to a religion that is...
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...
From Ashes to Beauty – Robert Sherriff
YES, it’s true, life is not always sunshine and rainbows. It’s not always easy, and sometimes it’s harsh and unfair. One might wonder, if there is a God, where is he? Why didn’t he stop that difficulty from happening? But the truth is, even if we don’t see or feel it,...
Embalming and Cremation: Here’s What You Need to Know
Upon the passing of a loved one, the urgency to make arrangements can often be overwhelming. The process of preserving a body after death can be extensive and perplexing for those dealing with the emotions of loss. From the decisions for viewings to setting a loved...
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Optimism ahead of pope’s visit to Turkey for reopening of Istanbul’s Greek Orthodox seminary
HEYBELIADA, Turkey (AP) — As Pope Leo XIV prepares to embark on his first trip abroad with a visit to Turkey to mark a key event that shaped the foundations of Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, there has been a surge of renewed optimism over the possible reopening...
Survivors of Hindu-Muslim riots find healing in women’s empowerment
DELHI, India (RNS) — Five years after riots swept through her neighborhood in northeast Delhi, the region around India’s capital, 18-year-old Anam Sa still wakes up in the middle of the night flushed, breathing fast, arms shaking. Sa recalls most clearly how her...
Study: Latino Christians disapprove of Trump, hit hard by mass deportation campaign
(RNS) — Though President Donald Trump’s gains with Hispanic Christians were a crucial part of his winning coalition in the 2024 election, those gains are showing signs of eroding. A year after the election, a majority of Latino Catholics and Protestants have mostly...
With surviving hostages home, some consider how to continue marking Oct. 7 in Jewish faith
JERUSALEM (RNS) — After the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre, many Jews and their allies around the world started reciting special prayers for the release of the hostages held by Hamas. They’ve worn dog tags reading “Bring Them Home” and yellow-ribbon pins in solidarity...
A Seventh-day Adventist HBCU wants to sign Trump’s compact to reform colleges
(RNS) — In October, President Donald Trump’s education department asked nine universities to sign a compact to save higher education in the United States. Oakwood University, a historically Black Christian university in Alabama, wasn’t on the list, but its president...
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire’s latest test as hospitals say 24 killed
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military on Saturday launched airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said five senior Hamas members were killed....
Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Spanish bishop accused of abuse in first known case for pontiff
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s, the first known time the new pontiff removed a bishop accused of abuse. A...
Why schoolchildren are often abducted in Nigeria and who the usual kidnappers are
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria suffered its second mass school abduction this week with authorities confirming an attack on a Catholic school in the conflict-battered northern region of the country on Friday. A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted...
Christian pastor’s daughter urges US lawmakers to help free her father in China
WASHINGTON (AP) — The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to help free her father at a time when President Donald Trump has vowed to “save our Great Christian population” worldwide. Appearing before a congressional panel Thursday,...
Netanyahu convenes cabinet on settler violence in the West Bank that continues unabated
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister met with top security officials to discuss a rising tide of Israeli settler violence in the West Bank, an Israeli official said Friday, as fresh allegations surfaced of Israeli settlers hurling rocks at passing Palestinian...
Pope tweaks a law allowing a woman to head the Vatican City State, months after a nun was appointed
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV fixed a technical glitch on Friday in a Vatican law that became problematic after Pope Francis named the first-ever woman to head the Vatican City State administration. Leo amended the 2023 law to remove a reference that had said the president...
US signals broader efforts to protect Nigeria’s Christians following Trump’s military threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is promoting efforts to work with Nigeria’s government to counter violence against Christians, signaling a broader strategy since he ordered preparations for possible military action and warned that the United...