Anugrah Kumar

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  Nov 1, 2020

  France: Pastors fearful, anguished after Greek Orthodox priest shot at church

  France is deploying military forces at religious sites as pastors are anxious and anguished after a Greek Orthodox priest was attacked with a sawn-off shotgun in the city of Lyon on Saturday, days after three people were killed in an Islamist extremist attack at a Catholic church in the city of Nice.

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  Oct 31, 2020

  WEA International Council appoints Thomas Schirrmacher as next secretary general

  The World Evangelical Alliance, which represents over 600 million evangelical Christians worldwide, has announced the appointment of Thomas Schirrmacher, who studied theology in Switzerland and the United States, as its next secretary-general and chief executive officer.

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  Oct 31, 2020

  Terrorist group releases proof of life video of abducted Nigerian pastor

  A video released by a faction of the Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria shows a  pastor pleading for government officials to secure his release and that of two women who were abducted earlier this month.

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  Oct 31, 2020

  Ivanka Trump declares she’s ‘unapologetically’ pro-life: ‘Parenthood affected me in a profound way’

  Ivanka Trump revealed in a media interview that she “unapologetically” supports the pro-life movement and that parenthood has affected her “in a profound way."

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  Oct 27, 2020

  Family of Pakistani Christian sentenced to death on blasphemy charge goes into hiding

  Fearing attacks, the wife and three children of a Christian man in Pakistan have gone into hiding after a court sentenced him to death for sending a “blasphemous” text message seven years ago.

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  Oct 26, 2020

  Amy Coney Barrett’s final Senate confirmation vote set for Monday evening

  After the Senate voted on Sunday to limit debate on President Trump’s Supreme Court appointee, the confirmation vote for Amy Coney Barrett has been set for late Monday.

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  Oct 26, 2020

  Pope Francis appoints Wilton Gregory as America’s first black cardinal

  Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C., is going to be the first African-American cardinal. Pope Francis announced his name among the 13 new members of the Catholic Church’s highest governing body on Sunday.

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  Oct 26, 2020

  Christian orgs in China drop ‘Jesus’ from book titles to circumvent internet censorship

  Internet censorship targeting Christians in China has become so severe that even official government-sanctioned Christian groups are now using the Chinese pinyin initials “JD” to replace Chinese characters for “Christ,” according to U.S.-based China Aid.

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  Oct 25, 2020

  Trump says he now identifies as a nondenominational Christian

  President Trump is largely known to be a Presbyterian in terms of his religious identity, but in a media interview, he said he now identifies as a “nondenominational Christian.”

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  Oct 25, 2020

  Episcopal Bishop William Love announces resignation in response to hearing panel ruling

  A bishop of The Episcopal Church has announced he is stepping down from office weeks after the denomination’s ...