Dozens of bishops from South Sudan and Kenya have issued a desperate plea to the UK government as East Africa grapples with a spiralling hunger crisis. An open letter signed by over 40 bishops from South Sudan and Kenya appeals to the UK government to “urgently get more funding to the front line of the…
The highest court in India has ordered the government to provide details of reported attacks on Christians across eight states. Christians are reported to have been targeted in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. At a hearing on 1 September, Supreme Court justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli asked the Ministry of…
The Pope has expressed his condolences to King Charles III upon the death of his mother, the Queen, on Thursday. The Queen died peacefully at the age of 96 at the Balmoral Estate in Scotland, where she had been spending the summer. In a telegram to King Charles, the Pope said he was “deeply saddened”…
The Archbishop thanked people for being “so supportive” of the Queen, and “so cheerful” while they waited to pay their respects. He was accompanied by the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, during his walkabout along the queue. The Archbishops of Canterbury has been out and about greeting some of the thousands of people waiting in…
A company by the name Frimprince Music Productions have terminated their contract with veteran gospel singer Diana Asamoah. The company owned by the musician’s long-time producer Emmanuel Anane Frimpong pulled the plug on their relations after nearly 22 years. In a letter addressed to Diana Asamoah, Mr Frimpong noted that on “several” occasions she has…
If you have ever changed your mind about anything, then you understand the basis of one of the most important spiritual principles in the Bible: repentance. Repentance implies a change in direction, a 180-degree course correction in our relation with God. It begins with a decision to turn from sin and surrender to the lordship…
At least one person was killed after a multiple-story building collapsed in the northwestern Nigerian city of Kano Tuesday, which left “many” others feared trapped inside, according to the local fire service. Eight people had been rescued from the rubble so far, including a person who was declared dead at a local hospital, Nura Abdullahi,…
Floods caused by record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in Pakistan’s northern mountain regions have so far claimed the lives of more than 1,400 people, and affected an estimated 33 million more, washing away homes, roads, railways, livestock and crops. Damages are now expected to total more than $30 billion — triple that of an earlier estimate…
Tens of thousands of people cheered as William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya’s president at a ceremony in the capital Nairobi following his narrow election win last month. Mr Ruto hailed it as “a moment like no other”, adding that a “village boy” had become president. Defeated candidate Raila Odinga did not attend. He…
Britain’s new King and Queen Consort met with members of Parliament before King Charles III addressed the legislative body this morning. He told them, “As I stand before you, I cannot help but feel the weight of history which surrounds us.” They then traveled back to Scotland to join other members of the royal family…