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Wednesday, 15 July 2015 13:06
Canada: Church’s pastor missing in North Korea
The Light Presbyterian Church continue praying for their founding pastor, detained in North Korea since early March. Despite the lack of information, they remain hopeful that God will bring Revd. Hyeon Soo Lim home. A member…
Wednesday, 15 July 2015 13:05
Global: Christians around the world - dying for Christ
When a Nigerian pastor learned that his daughter, kidnapped by Boko Haram, refused to convert to Islam he said, ‘To die for the sake of Christ, that's the happiest thing for me. I'm grateful that she…
Wednesday, 15 July 2015 13:04
Iran: Netanyahu is furious that US is ’caving in to Iran’
While the US and world powers voice optimism about the historic nuclear deal with Iran that was signed in Vienna, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is furious that the world is giving in, warning of a…
Thursday, 09 July 2015 15:09
Nigeria: Another bomb blast kills 25
A suspected suicide bomber targeted civil servants at a government building in Zaria city, killing 25 and wounding 32. Boko Haram, which often targets northern Nigeria, has stepped up attacks since President Buhari took office in…
Thursday, 09 July 2015 15:08
Vietnam: Persecution of Christians is 'state policy'
The persecution of religious minorities is now official Vietnamese state policy after Human Rights Watch released a June report revealing that Vietnam’s government intends to persecute any ethnic Montagnards who follow ‘unauthorised’ Christianity (Montagnards are the…
Thursday, 09 July 2015 15:07
Canada: Action on climate change
Gregor Robertson, the mayor of Vancouver, says he plans to encourage the Pope to ramp up pressure on national governments across the globe to take action on climate change when he meets with the Catholic leader…