Anugrah Kumar

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  Sep 8, 2025

  Homeschool mom must enroll son in accredited school; Brazilian court upholds $20K in fines

  A Brazilian state high court has ruled that a mother cannot homeschool her son and must enroll him in a recognised school, upholding fines imposed on her for non-compliance, a decision legal advocates argue violates international human rights law protecting parental rights in education.

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  Sep 8, 2025

  Abortion rule blocked from being enforced against US Conference of Catholic Bishops

  A federal judge has barred the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing a workplace rule that requires employers to accommodate abortion-related procedures against the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The ruling will remain in effect while a larger legal challenge against the rule proceeds.

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  Sep 7, 2025

  Gaza City church leaders vow to ‘stay and serve’ amid evacuation orders

  Catholic leaders sheltering civilians in Gaza City have pledged to remain in place despite Israel’s evacuation orders as it expands its ground assault against Hamas.

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  Sep 7, 2025

  Mother of Annunciation Catholic Church shooting victim: ‘Prayers didn’t stop the bullets’

  Amid debate over whether prayer is a sufficient response to gun violence, a Minneapolis mother whose daughter was wounded in a Catholic church shooting said action is the only way to keep children safe.

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  Sep 6, 2025

  ‘God’s influencer’: Late teen coder to become Catholic Church’s first millennial saint

  A 15-year-old Italian boy who loved video games and coding will be declared a saint this Sunday, becoming the Catholic Church’s first millennial to receive the title.

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  Sep 1, 2025

  Teen charged in fatal shooting of Chicago pastor’s godson

  An 18-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a young man who was the godson of a prominent Chicago pastor.

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  Sep 1, 2025

  Missionary taken hostage at Haitian orphanage released by captors

  A missionary taken hostage at an orphanage in Haiti has been released along with seven others, nearly a month after they were abducted. The group included a 3-year-old child and several Haitian nationals.

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  Aug 31, 2025

  How do pastors measure discipleship?

  Many pastors in the United States say discipleship is essential in their churches, but most lack clear ways to measure it, according to the results of a study conducted by Lifeway Research.  

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  Aug 31, 2025

  Archaeologists unearth massive wall at site where Jesus healed blind man in Gospel of John

  A massive wall unearthed in ancient Jerusalem has been identified as part of the original engineering that formed the Pool of Siloam, the site where Jesus is said to have healed a blind man. Researchers described the discovery as a rare physical link to a location cited in the Gospel of John.

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  Aug 31, 2025

  Congregation grieves loss of pastor killed in collision with semi-truck

  Members of a church in Tennessee are mourning the unexpected and tragic loss of their pastor, who died this week after he was struck by a semi-truck while riding his bicycle.