Horticulturists are celebrating the growth of a 1,000 year old “Tsori” seed, discovered nearly 30 years ago, which is believed to produce a balm resin mentioned several times in the Bible.
The VI Transatlantic Summit, organized by the Political Network for Values, convened 300 political and civic leaders from 45 countries at the Senate of Spain to unveil the Madrid Commitment, a global initiative outlining an agenda for action on freedom, family, and the culture of life for the next decade.
While nowadays just under half of the population of Toronto identify as Christian, a new initiative highlighting the historical and contemporary importance of Christianity for the city has led the Toronto City Council to proclaim December as “Christian Heritage Month.”
As the war in Sudan enters its second year with no clear resolution in sight, there are real fears that an escalation of hostilities between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces will further aggravate the humanitarian situation in Sudan.
Three Christians in Iran were tortured before their release on bail on Nov. 17 amid charges of propagating religion contrary to Islam, a religious rights group reported.
Australia has passed legislation to ban children under 16 from using social media, a move that will enforce the world’s strictest regulations on platform usage by minors.
A proposed law to give Australia’s media authority more powers that would have silenced critics of abortion and trans ideology, which was of great concern to rights group Australian Christian Lobby, has been withdrawn in a dramatic turnaround.
Despite 10 Catholic bishops in China being held in detention, “disappeared” or forced from their positions, the government-installed bishop of Shanghai spoke only on President Xi Jinping’s “Sinicization” of religion, not the regime's persecution of clergy at a conference earlier this month.