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Pope Francis names 20 new cardinals
Pope Francis has named 20 new cardinals, including churchmen from Tonga, Ethiopia and Myanmar. Fifteen of the new appointees are under 80, making them eligible to enter a conclave to
Buhari to run again for Nigerian presidency
www.dw.de – When Nigerians go to the polls in February 2015 to elect a president, they will again be asked to choose between incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and former military
Cardinal Turkson extols religious tolerance in Ghana
The President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace at the Vatican, His Eminence Peter Cardinal Appiah Turkson, says the celebration of Christmas is the greatest test of inter-religious
Nigeria: PFN Urges Okorocha to Pay Compensation for Demolished Churches in Imo
By Anolu Vincent, Daily Independent (Lagos) Owerri — The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Imo State branch, has pleaded with Governor Rochas Okorocha to commence the compensation for churches that were
American arrested in Uganda over $2m ‘currency fraud’
BBC News – US authorities have arrested an American in Uganda for allegedly leading a large international counterfeiting ring. Ryan Gustafson, 27, was charged with conspiracy and counterfeiting outside the
London churches open HIV testing centres. ‘People with HIV are not cursed’
Christian Today – HIV testing clinics have been opened in churches across London in the hopes of combatting high rates of infection as well as social stigma among the African
Zambia’s Acting President Rejects Call to Step Down
VOA News – Zambia’s acting president, Guy Scott, has rejected a call by Cabinet ministers to step down before a presidential election next month. Scott said in a statement Wednesday he
Obama Announces Historic Revamp of US-Cuba Relations
VOA News – U.S. President Barack Obama announced a major shift in U.S. relations with Cuba on Wednesday, after the country’s communist leaders released Alan Gross, an American who had
Church of England Announces First Ever Woman Bishop, Breaking Centuries of Tradition
ACNS – Downing street have today announced that the new Bishop of Stockport – and the first woman bishop in the Church of England – will be the Revd Libby
Liberia: Ellen Thanks Religious Leaders for Their Continuous Prayers for Liberia
Heritge, Monrovia — President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has thanked the religious leaders and their various congregations for the continuous prayer for Liberia and its people. She urged them to continue to
