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One year later, conditions improve at Dadaab camp in Kenya
In September 2011, Hilal Primary School at the Dadaab refugee camp in northeastern Kenya was a few tents without walls, scattered across open fields. Children crowded under roofs that sheltered them from the scorching sun as th...
Arts & Culture
Scholar depicts Martin Luther in traditional Japanese Noh drama
Japan's classic Noh theater is meeting the Protestant Reformation as a Japanese Lutheran scholar is developing a play featuring the 16th-century German reformer Martin Luther.
Causes
Middle East Christians are endangered, Protestant assembly hears
Life for Christians in the Middle East has "never been worse" and their future is acutely endangered, according to the leader of an evangelical church fellowship.
News
Dutch ecumenical leader wants churches to examine slavery history
An ecumenical leader in the Netherlands has called on the country's churches to examine their role in the history of slavery, ahead of next year's 150th anniversary of the Dutch abolition of slavery.
News
Nigerian bishops voice concern over terrorist activities
Worried by the activities of Islamic fundamentalist groups, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has called for more vigilance by the federal government to check the rising wave of terrorism.
News
Cathedral service pays tribute to ‘world icon’ Neil Armstrong
The United States honored "the first human being to walk on another world" at Washington National Cathedral in the U.S. capital on 13 September with a combination of Scripture, tributes, traditional hymns and Frank Sinatra.
Causes
Faith leaders in India harbor refugees from Assam violence
Religious leaders and groups have assured safety and protection to thousands of people fleeing sectarian violence in India's northeastern Assam state.
Arts & Culture
Scottish Christians oppose Dawkins’ book festival appearance
Conservative Scottish Christians are calling for a boycott of a talk by well-known atheist Richard Dawkins, scheduled for a book festival in late October that explores belief.
Features
‘Prosperity gospel’ attracts many African Christians
Segun Ilori spent much of his time cleaning a local Foursquare Gospel Church in 2005 when he won an immigration lottery enabling him to move to the United States.
Today, he drives a 2010 Toyota Camry and has been able to sha...
Causes
Congolese churches issue a ‘cry of distress’ over war
Protestant churches in the Democratic Republic of Congo have issued a "cry of distress" following increased killing and displacement of civilians in the fighting between the army and rebels in the eastern parts of the country.