(Evangelical Focus) — In just five weeks after the great blast that left nearly 200 dead and more than 6,000 injured in Beirut, the city and the rest of the country have undergone great changes, while they are still searching for missing persons and collecting debris in the midst of a serious economic crisis. … […]
(The Christian Institute) — A woman who announced on live television that she wanted to go to Dignitas to die has abandoned her plans after undergoing a new treatment which has left her feeling “reborn.” In 2013, Jennie Thornton, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, told ITV’s This Morning that if she felt close to death […]
(Article18) — Three Iranian Christian converts whose appeals against a combined 35 years in prison were recently rejected want to let their supporters know they are safe and well outside the country. The cases against Kavian Fallah-Mohammadi, Hadi Asgari and Amin Afshar-Naderi were tied up with those against the Iranian-Assyrian pastor Victor-Bet Tamraz and his […]
JERUSALEM — Stone capitals and window frames from a “royal estate” dating sometime between the reign of King Hezekiah and King Josiah (600-700 B.C.) were recently unearthed during an excavation on the Armon Hanatziv (Commissioner’s Palace) Promenade, south of Old City Jerusalem. “A rare, impressive, and very special collection of several dozen adorned architectural stone artifacts, […]
(Evangelical Focus) — Until Thursday, Aug. 6 at 10:00 in the morning, Denis Rosabal and Yenislén Bermúdez lived in peace with their three children: Keila (19), Keren (13) and Samuel (11). That day, the Cuban authorities “surrounded the house. There were like ten outside and another three inside, recording everything. One of them was dressed […]
(The Christian Institute) — Nearly seven million fewer girls are expected to be born in India between now and 2030 due to the country’s extensive use of sex-selective abortion, a study has estimated. Academics from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia say the dramatic figures are a result of a […]
(Barnabas Aid) — A court in Algeria has refused to allow the country’s second largest Protestant church to reopen, ten months after it was forcibly shut down by the authorities. The court ruled in August that the order to shut the Source of Life Church in Makouda was justified under a 2006 ordinance stipulating permission […]
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A court in Lahore, Pakistan has sentenced a Christian to death over charges that he allegedly sent “blasphemous” text messages to a Muslim colleague seven years ago, his lawyer said. Asif Pervaiz, a 37-year-old father of four, has been in jail for seven years since he was charged with blasphemy in […]
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Police in eastern India have threatened to arrest Christians for “disturbing the peace” if their worship draws more opposition after recent attacks, including one that has nearly cost an elderly woman her sight, sources said. Complaining that Christian prayers have driven away their nature-based gods, tribal animists in Badaguda, Odisha […]
(The Christian Institute) — Parents have shared their joy at welcoming home their baby who was born at just 23 weeks. Born before the abortion limit, Millie Bushell, who weighed 1lb 7oz, initially struggled with her breathing, had to fight off numerous infections and underwent a heart operation during her 15-week stay. Mom Tiffany and […]