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A US federal appeals court has ruled that the clergy housing allowance authorised by the Internal Revenue Service is constitutional.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation argued successfully in a Wisconsin district court that the long-standing exemption for religious housing in the IRS tax code violated the First
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Nairobi, Kenya
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Prominent Kenyans shared pictures of drought-hit communities on Twitter on Tuesday, calling for greater government action to end a hunger crisis which has left one million people short of food.
#WeCannotIgnore was trending in the east African nation as human rights activists, journalists
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Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 10 Christians in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria on Saturday, bringing the lives lost in the past five weeks to 140 with 160 houses destroyed, sources said.
“We were all asleep in our various homes when at about 4am [Saturday], we heard gunshots
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Christians in Morocco have appealed to Pope Francis, asking for him to advocate against violations of religious freedom in their nation, according to a report Agenzia Fides.
The Catholic news agency reports that the appeal - from the Committee of Moroccan Christians - comes ahead of the Pope's
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- EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER
Chicago, US
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The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, a Christian financial watchdog group, has suspended Harvest Bible Chapel, a Chicago-area megachurch, after church leaders admitted “a lack of financial control and oversight” under the church’s former pastor.
Harvest recently fired its founding pastor, James MacDonald, for conduct
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Children born of rape in South Sudan's civil war must be integrated into their families and communities to ensure lasting peace in the country, aid worker Christine Ngbaazande said on Monday as she won a prestigious award.
Sometimes looked on as enemies, such children are
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More than 1,000 people may have died in Mozambique, one of three countries in southern Africa struck by Cyclone Idai last week, the nation's President has said.
While 84 deaths have so far reportedly been confirmed in Mozambique - along with at least 89 people in Zimbabwe and 56 in
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African-American young adults are more likely than their white counterparts to drop out of Protestant churches during their early adult years, new research shows.
But equal percentages of black and white young adults say they currently attend services regularly.
A new analysis of survey data released
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Space suits, meteorite fragments and a giant moon sculpture will be displayed in England's Ely Cathedral as part of events marking the 50th anniversary of the moon landing later this year, it has been announced.
The Church of England said the cathedral will host Luke Jerram's art installation, Museum of
India's Catholic bishops urge date change for general elections after Holy Thursday scheduled as a voting day
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The Catholic Bishops Conference of India has asked the country's electoral commission to change one of the dates on which the country's upcoming general election will be held, saying that scheduling voting in some states on 18th April, the day before Good Friday, could cause logistical problems for Christians.
The
