Clergy preach peace during Kenyan national elections
RNS Peaceful voting and an impressive turnout are buoying this East African country’s clergy, who made a energetic effort to quell the often fatal violence that Kenyans fear on election days. In the weeks before Tuesday’s election, ethnic tensions ran high, prompting religious leaders – Christian and Muslim – to preach for peace. Memories of […]
Is this unearthed fishing village the birthplace of three of Jesus’ apostles?
RNS The archaeological team at the excavation site in northern Israel. PICTURE: Zachary Wong Archaeologists excavating in northern Israel believe they may have discovered the Biblical city of Bethsaida, the hometown of three of Jesus’ apostles on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. For decades archaeologists have searched for the fishing village where apostles […]
Somaliland closes only Catholic church due to public pressure only days after reopening
World Watch Monitor The only Catholic church in Somaliland, East Africa, officially re-opened after three decades on 29th July, has been closed again within a week, due to public pressure. “The issue has created a lot of division…which is not in our national interest…The government has decided to respect the wishes of the people and […]
GREAT PRAYERS: THE ‘PRAYER FOR GENEROSITY’
DAVID ADAMS takes a look at a prayer that’s all about putting others ahead of ourselves…
INDEPENDENCE
One of the cosmic ironies of our existence is that we want independence from God. We want God to leave us alone so we can live our own life. Meanwhile, God wants nothing more than for us to become independent, mature adults! PICTURE: Josh Adamski/Unsplash Like all good parents, God’s ultimate desire is for us […]
Christians killed in church shooting in southern Nigeria
Morning Star News At least 11 people were killed in an attack on a Catholic church service in southern Nigeria today that apparently was rooted in a conflict with a relative of one of the parishioners, authorities said. At least 18 others were injured in the shooting at St Philip’s Catholic Church in Amakwa Ozobulu, […]