Mastermind of Nepal church bombing arrested
September 24, 2009
BIRATNAGAR, Nepal — Ram Prasad Mainali, head of the terrorist organization that bombed one of Nepal’s oldest churches in May, has been arrested along with
Laotian authorities jail, threaten to kill Christians
September 24, 2009
LIANSAI, Laos — Authorities in Laos jailed a church leader in Liansai village, Savannakhet province, for embracing Christianity, and they threatened to expel him unless
Russian woman’s ministry inspired by martyred father
September 24, 2009
Knowing that her father gave his life for his faith has made 82-year-old Yelisavyeta Krukova a lifelong prayer warrior. Krukova is a longtime member of
Young street preacher wins free speech case
September 24, 2009
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Jesse Morrell, a 24-year-old with a ministry of traveling to college campuses to preach the gospel, has won a settlement with
Three percent of women target of clergy sex advances
September 24, 2009
WACO, Texas — More than 3 percent of adult women who attend religious services at least once a month have been victims of clergy sexual
Pakistan urged to repeal death penalty for blasphemy
September 24, 2009
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is calling on Pakistan to repeal the mandatory death penalty for blasphemy in the country’s penal code. The WCC’s
‘Dying’ patients killed prematurely, experts warn
September 24, 2009
LONDON — Terminally-ill patients in England are being made to die prematurely because doctors are wrongly judging them as close to death, six medical experts
Focus on the Family cuts staff by 8 percent
September 24, 2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Focus on the Family announced additional layoffs Sept. 2, cutting its staff by 8 percent to a total of 860 people.
