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Christianity and Trumpism collide at Liberty University as student leaders say Gospel comes first
The president and vice president of the Liberty University’s student body are speaking out about a center created by former University president Jerry Falwell, Jr. and an ardent Donald Trump supporter, Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and talk-show host.
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Belarus allows Catholic leader to return from Poland after forced exile
Belarusian authorities allowed the Catholic archbishop of Minsk to return home for Christmas after lifting a four-month ban on him entering the country during the ongoing protesting against government actions.
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Archaeologists in Israel unearth ritual bath from Jesus’ time, at Gethsemane
A 2,000-year-old ritual bath dating to the time of Jesus has been discovered by Israeli archaeologists at Gethsemane, where Jesus prayed just before his crucifixion.
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Bethlehem inn rooms are empty for 2020 Christmas celebration
The inn rooms are empty in Bethlehem this year for the traditional Christmas celebrations as the Holy Land city battens hatches against the novel coronavirus pandemic at a time of the year it normally throngs with visitors.
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COMECE addresses the EU Commission on Covid-19 strategy
On the occasion of the last 2020 meeting of the COMECE Standing Committee on Tuesday 15 December 2020, the Bishops also addressed the European Commission Strategy on “Staying safe from Covid-19 during winter”. COMECE urges the European institutions to consult with Churches and religious communities especially when considering recommendations that have an impact on religious…
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The COMECE Working Group on Migration assesses the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum
In view of the International Migrants Day, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) calls upon the EU and its Member States to put the human dignity and the common good at the centre of the future negotiations on the recently proposed EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. The statement, published…
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Biblical illiteracy ‘utmost problem’ facing global evangelicalism
The biggest crisis facing the evangelical, global church today is the growing lack of biblical literacy worldwide, Thomas Schirrmacher, the newly elected secretary-general of the World Evangelical Alliance says.
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COMECE Legal Affairs Commission: children and their rights as a EU priority
The COMECE Legal Affairs Commission met on Thursday 3 December 2020 to exchange on current EU and national initiatives in the area of fundamental rights. The event took place by video conference due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis under the chairmanship of H. E. Mgr. Theodorus C. M. Hoogenboom, Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht.
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Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai in court, chained and is denied bail
Hong Kong pro-democracy media magnate Jimmy Lai, a committed Catholic, who has been denied ball after his court appearance has been charged under the territory’s controversial new national security law described as political intimidation by a prominent clerical critic of Beijing.
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Social Affairs Commission: “Towards a just social and green recovery”
The EU strategies for recovery from the ongoing Covid-19 and climate crisis was the main focus of discussion of the COMECE Social Affairs Commission, which was held online on Monday 30 November and Tuesday 1st December 2020, under the chairmanship of H.E. Mgr. Antoine Hérouard.