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Chinese authorities demolish underground church after bishop resists CCP’s orders
Authorities in China’s Hebei province demolished an underground Catholic church after its leader refused to join an association authorized by the Chinese Communist Party.
British employer doubles down on firing Christian worker for publicizing beliefs on marriage
A housing trust in England has doubled down on its decision to terminate a housing manager who voiced her belief in the biblical definition of marriage while campaigning for mayor of her local community.
2 Catholic priests abducted in Nigeria’s Kaduna State
A Catholic diocese in Nigeria’s Kaduna State has asked the faithful to pray for two of its priests who have been kidnapped from the rectory of a church, bringing the number of priests kidnapped in the country this year thus far to 20.
‘Discriminatory’: Pro-life NGO wins case after ‘We love life!’ bus ad is banned
A state-owned bus company in the Catholic-majority country of Slovenia discriminated against a non-profit group by removing their pro-life ads, Slovenia’s national equality body has found, going against the previous ruling of the Administrative Court.
Youth mission group ‘safe,’ returning home from Panama amid civil unrest
A youth mission group from Seventh-day Adventist churches in Maryland is “safe” and returning from southern Panama after being unable to leave a compound for more than a week due to social unrest over inflation in the country that links Central and South America.
Sen. Warren doubles down, demands all pro-life pregnancy centers be shut down
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who was earlier calling for a crackdown on crisis pregnancy centers, now says they should be shut down around the country because they “fool people who are looking for pregnancy termination help” and outnumber “true abortion clinics.”
Former Diocese of London chief charged with $5.9 million fraud, money laundering
A former Head of Operations at the Anglican Diocese of London has been charged with fraud and money laundering over the alleged disappearance of more than $5.9 million (£5 million) from the organization between 2009 and 2019.
‘Tips for Jesus’: Waitress in ‘shock’ over customer’s $3,000 tip
A waitress at a café in Pennsylvania says a man ordered a stromboli for about $13 but left a tip for $3,000 as part of the “Tips for Jesus” movement, which started about nine years ago.
Gospel singer leaves ‘America’s Got Talent’ judge Sofia Vergara in tears
A 33-year-old Nashville-based Gospel singer in a wheelchair, Ben Waites, brought “America’s Got Talent” judge Sofia Vergara to tears as he performed his own rendition of “True Colors” by Cyndi Lauper this week.
UPenn nominates trans-identified swimmer Lia Thomas for ‘woman of the year’ award
The University of Pennsylvania has nominated trans-identified swimmer Lia Thomas for the National Collegiate Athletics Association’s “Woman of the Year” award. Thomas, who, after swimming on the men’s team for three years as Will Thomas, recently started competing on the women’s team.