Posts Tagged ‘April’
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Pastor Wilfredo ‘Choco’ De Jesús Named One of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People
Rev. Wilfredo De Jesús, better known as “Pastor Choco,” has been selected for the 2013 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes a...
Causes
Beyond Boko Haram: The Lethal Persecution of Nigeria’s Christians
Regina Luka lost her husband and two children, ages 2 and 4, in Feb.
Arts & Culture
North Korea jams GPS signals in Seoul 7 days after Bible Balloon Launch ministry begins GPS tracking
Seoul USA, a Korean-American NGO that launches bibles and gospel flyers into North Korea began attaching GPS tracking devices to its balloon payloads in April in order to gather landing data to further refine their launch effec...
Church groups express concern over escalating Sudan conflict
Reacting to some of the worst fighting between Sudan and South Sudan since the southern country achieved independence last July, two international church groups on 17 April expressed "grave concern" and called for an immediate ...
News
New Zealand church sets up provocative Crucifixion billboard
David Crampton 5 April 2012 (ENInews). A New Zealand church's latest provocative billboard shows a picture of a crucified Jesus on a Facebook page, with the image "liked" by Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus
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Christian foundation pledges to give away $1 billion to further ‘Cause of Christ’
The Covenant Values Foundation announced recently that it plans to give $1 billion in grants to worthy causes. “Our goal is to give one billion dollars in grants to support people in need,” said Carey Brown, one of ...
Commentary and News
Breakaway Anglicans ordered to return property by April 30
A Virginia judge has ordered seven congregations that broke from the Episcopal Church to return all property to the local diocese — from valuable land to sacred chalices — by April 30. The Diocese of Virginia had wa...
News
Pope Benedict XVI’s cardinals: More Roman, less ‘catholic’
For Americans who take note of the pomp and circumstance — and politics — at the Vatican, the big news on Friday (Jan. 6) was that Pope Benedict XVI had included New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, and former Baltimore Archbisho...
Commentary and News
Chinese rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng missing again, last seen with police
On April 6, Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng thought he could return to a normal life after 13 months of imprisonment. But his “release” was a farce to please the international media, and on April 20 Gao disappeared ...
Featured
Tiananmen Square Leader Chai Ling Embraces Christian Faith and Freedom
ChinaAid– More than 20 years ago, a young woman named Chai Ling mourned the death of political and economic reformer Hu Yaobang, a symbol of freedom and hope for the forward-thinking students of China. Hu’s funeral...
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