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  Sep 12, 2024

  YWAM missionaries gather for first global conference since founder's death

  Missionaries from all corners of the globe gathered for the first time in six years at the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Together 2024 in Manila, Philippines, with 4,500 people from 110 nationalities and currently serving in 120 countries. 

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  Sep 11, 2024

  Discipleship at home key to moving the Gospel forward, avert church decline, Asian leaders say

  “Everything that is not growing will slowly decay,” says Bambang Budijanto, general secretary of the Asia Evangelical Alliance (AEA), as he highlights the challenges facing the Church in Asia today.

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  Sep 9, 2024

  Korean Americans twice as likely to believe in Christ than people living in South Korea: survey

  Korean Americans are nearly twice as likely to identify as Christians compared to adults in South Korea (59% versus 32%), according to the latest Pew Research Center data released at the end of August. 

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  Sep 8, 2024

  Orphan ministry leader hopes Christians in China will step up as country stops int’l adoptions

  China has announced that it will no longer allow children to be sent overseas for adoption, ending a practice that has been in place for over three decades.

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  Sep 5, 2024

  13 Mountain Gateway pastors among 135 political prisoners released in Nicaragua

  The 13 members of Texas-based Mountain Gateway ministry imprisoned in Nicaragua earlier this year were among 135 “unjustly detained political prisoners” released today in a deal arranged by the U.S. government.

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  Aug 19, 2024

  Vatican removes Pakistani archbishop amid financial corruption, sexual abuse allegations

  The Vatican has removed the archbishop of the biggest Catholic diocese in Pakistan after an inquiry found him at the center of financial corruption, illegal sale of church property, and involvement in sexual abuse, according to reliable sources.

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  Aug 17, 2024

  Spanish judge halts assisted suicide of 23 year old after father's request

  A judge has agreed to suspend the assisted suicide of a young woman in Barcelona following the request of her father, represented by Christian lawyers in Spain. 

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  Aug 12, 2024

  Archaeologists uncover quarry stones possibly used to build road walked by Jesus, disciples

  Following earlier reports that excavations have uncovered a large limestone stone quarry, it has now been revealed that some slabs were likely taken to build a road used by Jesus and his disciples 2,000 years ago and in building projects commanded by King Herod the Great and his descendants.

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  Aug 10, 2024

  Rwanda shuts down thousands of churches after failed inspections

  Rwanda closed more than 5,600 churches in July 2024 after nearly a third of the inspected places of worship failed to meet legal standards. The Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) said that 13,000 religious institutions were inspected in collaboration with the local authorities. 

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  Aug 7, 2024

  Ukrainian Orthodox priest sentenced to 14 years in Russian labor camp on false espionage charges

  The Russian-controlled Crimean Supreme Court sentenced a Ukrainian Orthodox priest to 14 years in a harsh labor camp for a conviction on false espionage charges.