Trump’s initiative envisions the creation of a new international body aimed at steering a political settlement in Gaza, an idea he has presented as an alternative to what he considers the chronic ineffectiveness of the United Nations

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The resignation of Bishop Syukur does not come out of nowhere. It is the latest chapter in a sequence of events that has raised questions both in Indonesia and beyond

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As the General Chapter continues, attention will increasingly turn to the election of the new General Government and the priorities it will articulate

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Bätzing leaves behind a Church that is, by many measures, more fragmented than when he took office, though few observers would place the responsibility solely on his shoulders

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Their appeal comes as Washington faces criticism on multiple fronts: a controversial U.S. military operation in Venezuela that led to the removal and prosecution of President Nicolás Maduro; renewed threats to take control of Greenland, a resource-rich, semi-autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark and a NATO ally

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The renewed warning in January 2026 comes amid heightened international attention to Christian Zionist activism. Although not named explicitly, church officials appear to be alluding to a high-profile event organized by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December

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Words of the Pope to members of the Neocatechumenal Way

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The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem issued a statement

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3 cardinals issued a strongly worded statement measuring US foreign policy against the principles set forth by Pope Leo XIV in his January 9, 2026 address to members of the diplomatic corps accredited the Holy See

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On Tuesday, the authorities began cracking down on the leaders of Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, an underground Evangelical community founded by Rev Wang Yi, who has been in prison since 2018. In October, the Zion Church suffered the same fate.

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By Lavoisier Fernandes – If 2025 left us worried, 2026 doesn’t yet give much reason for comfort. The Jubilee Year of Hope came with good

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Agnes was born in 291 A D into a Roman noble family and raised as a Christian. She grew up to be a young and

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