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World Council joins Graham in appeal for an Easter cease-fire
World Council of Churches urges Patriarch Kirill to lobby for Easter cease-fire
by: Jack Jenkins April 19, 2022 (RNS) — The head of the World Council of Churches is urging Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, toRead More
Graham returns from Ukraine visit.
Franklin Graham writes to Putin, Zelenskyy to ask for a cease-fire during Holy Week
by: Yonat Shimron March31, 2022 (RNS) — Fresh from a two-day visit to Ukraine, the Rev. Franklin Graham said he wrote to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin and Ukraine PresidentRead More
“With broken hearts, we are making an earnest plea that you use your voice and profound influence to call for an end to the hostilities and war in Ukraine and intervene...”
US Christian leaders ask Kirill to speak out, ‘reconsider’ comments on Ukraine
by: Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON, March 11, 2022 (RNS) — More than 100 U.S. Christian leaders, including the leaders of multiple denominations, sent a letter to the head of the RussianRead More
New hospital in Western Ukraine
Samaritan’s Purse, Israelis will treat wounded Ukrainians in Lviv field hospitals
by: Yonat Shimron March7, 2022 (RNS) — Samaritan’s Purse, the Christian humanitarian relief organization, is setting up an emergency field hospital in an underground parking garage in the western UkrainianRead More
Axios reported that more than 50,000 Ukrainians have fled their country in the past 48 hours.
Franklin Graham sends disaster response teams to Europe; says he opposes war
by: Yonat Shimron Feb. 26, 2022 (RNS) — The Rev. Franklin Graham said his Christian humanitarian relief organization was sending disaster response teams to Poland, Romania and Moldova to assessRead More
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CORBEVAX, a new patent-free COVID-19 vaccine, could be a pandemic game changer globally
CORBEVAX, a new patent-free COVID-19 vaccine, could be a pandemic game changer globally CORBEVAX uses recombinant DNA technology that many countries already have the infrastructure to produce. Artis777 via iStock/Getty ImagesRead More
Constantine was the first emperor to stop the persecution of Christians and to legalize Christianity...
Hesham Shehab: Did the Constantinian Roman Empire Divert the Christian Mission?
Did the Constantinian Roman Empire Divert the Christian Mission? Even though the persecution of Christians occurred, sporadically and usually locally, throughout the Roman Empire, in the first three centuries, theRead More
Tutu was presented with top honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 from then-President Barack Obama.
Desmond Tutu, archbishop, activist and apartheid foe, is dead at 90
by: Adelle M. Banks Dec 26, 2021 (RNS) — Retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu, the man who became synonymous with South Africa’s nonviolent struggle against apartheid, died Sunday (Dec.Read More
Missionaries today are more likely to be teachers or facilitators...
Mission Tests Our Christian Faith: Do Christians live the Great Commission?
Mission Tests Our Christian Faith Do Christians live the Great Commission? Ideally speaking, we would expect this much: All Christians are involved in mission after having received the good newsRead More