ASTRONOMY: VATICAN STARGAZERS LOOK FOR DIVINE INSPIRATION
JOSEPHINE MCKENNA, of Religion News Service, reports from the Vatican…
Chaos in the Philippines as Islamist group storms city, abducts Christians and sets church on fire
World Watch Monitor A Catholic priest and 13 other Christians were taken hostage, while a cathedral and Protestant-run college were among the buildings set on fire, when an extremist group which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State descended upon the city of Marawi in the southern Philippines on Tuesday. Three fires broke out, as […]
Second church in 10 days torn down in Sudan
World Watch Monitor A Sudan Church of Christ (SCOC) building has been demolished in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, 10 days after the destruction of another SCOC building in nearby Soba, 19 kilometres south of the city. Christian charity Middle East Concern (MEC) reports that the second demolition took place on 17th May in Khartoum’s Algadisia district. The Algadisia church […]