Pope Francis vowed Sunday to keep Iraq in his heart, as he concluded the largest mass and final public event of a historic trip meant to encourage the country’s dwindling Christian community and deepen interfaith dialogue. …
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Sri Lanka Marks Black Sunday for Easter Victims
Sri Lankan Roman Catholics attended Mass dressed in black on Sunday, with prayers and protests calling for justice for those killed in coordinated suicide bomb attacks on Easter Sunday two years ago. Church bells…
Pope Francis visits Churches destroyed by ISIS in Northern Iraq
Pope Francis arrived in northern Iraq on Sunday, to pray in the ruins of churches damaged or destroyed by Islamic State extremists and celebrate an open-air mass on the last day of the first-ever papal visit…
Pope Francis Prepares for first Papal visit to Iraq
Pope Francis is to arrive Friday for the first-ever papal visit to conflict-torn Iraq, aiming to encourage the dwindling Christian community to remain in their ancient homeland, and broaden his outreach to Islam. Among the…
New Service Launches at Runcorn Shopping City
The Sanctuary, a unit provided by the Shopping City management, located in the old Thomas Cook premises, near to the Post Office, opened during the summer of 2020, to primarily provide a pastoral service, available to anybody who…
Some California Churches hold indoor services after ruling
Some California churches opened their doors to worshippers on Sunday, after the state revised its guidelines for houses of prayer following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that lifted a ban on indoor services during the coronavirus pandemic.…
Indonesia Christians faces food Shortage after deadly earthquake
Christian survivors of a massive earthquake in heavily Islamic Indonesia urgently need food, blankets, suitable tents, and other essentials, aid workers said Sunday. Barnabas Fund, an aid and advocacy group supporting Christians in the…
Romania Baptism Death sparks call for change
The baby had a cardiac arrest after he was immersed three times in holy water. He had a violent death and liquid was found in his lungs, an autopsy found. Some 60,000 people have…
Lebanese Congregation desperate amid covid19 and curfew
ALL SAINTS’, the Anglican church in Beirut, Lebanon, is doing its best to dispense financial aid to help members of the congregation and others to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic and life under a 24-hour curfew imposed since the…
Hillsong Church Annouces Financial Investigation
Hillsong Church’s Global Senior Pastor Brian Houston said his church will review recent allegations of gross financial abuse by pastors. While defending his denomination’s “record of excellence in financial accountability globally and an unwavering…