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Chinese authorities have passed on a bill to pastor Jin Mingri after the government demolished his Zion Church in Beijing, one of the largest unofficial congregations in the communist country. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2xKBXNi

Pope Francis asked Saturday for daily prayers to protect the Catholic Church from what he says are “attacks by the devil,” in his latest response to the clerical sex abuse and cover-up scandal roiling his papacy. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2NaNZV9

For users, Facebook’s revelation of a data breach that gave attackers access to 50 million accounts raises an important question: What happens next? from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2RaO8Ly

An Indonesian official says the earthquake and tsunami that hit central Sulawesi left many victims, as rescuers raced to the region. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2IqFBQy

Police who arrested seven men suspected of plotting a major extremist attack somewhere in the Netherlands found large quantities of raw materials for explosives at their homes, prosecutors said Friday. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2xY2INH

Most foreign policy experts view President Trump's conciliatory remarks at the United Nations about Kim Jong Un as a step forward. But at least one analyst says the president must act quickly to solidify a deal with North Korea before the US trade dispute with China intensifies. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Ok3C0T

Powerful earthquakes jolted the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, destroying houses and killing at least one person. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2xJDqDw

A21, the non-profit brainchild of Christian evangelist Christine Caine, is working to raise public awareness of the global epidemic by targeting the areas frequented by criminals.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2zvHdpa

In response to the “gnawing pain in my heart and soul about the meaning of life,” Australia’s former governor-general, Bill Hayden, a life-long atheist, was recently baptized at the age of 85. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2OUYJZy

Mojtaba Hosseini was once one of the leaders of a secret growing house church movement in Iran. He recently told Open Doors USA  of his determination to continue working to see the church grow in Iran, despite the persecution from the Islamic government. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2xBMLNQ

Israel's army, which has reportedly struck over 200 Iranian targets inside Syria over the past year, is vowing to continue their military operations against the Islamic regime's forces. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2N0vJ0E

Turkey has decided that sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ is equal to "terrorism," making Christianity a "threat to national security." from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2xADXHS

An Indonesian teen survived being stranded on the open seas for 49 days with nothing but the clothes on his back, a radio, limited food, and the Bible. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2IbWMVT

Turkish authorities are sending signals that Pastor Andrew Brunson could be released next month. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2IcC48t

The Chinese government's efforts to tighten its controls over religious matters in the communist country continues. The increased persecution of Christians and other faiths by the Chinese government now has Washington's attention. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2OOOEgG

America's UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has a message for Iran: The United States is not to blame for a terrorist attack this weekend in Iran that killed 25 people and wounded 60 at an annual military parade. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2DqWlbo

Militants disguised as soldiers opened fire Saturday on an annual Iranian military parade in the country's oil-rich southwest, killing at least 25 people and wounding over 60 in the deadliest terror attack to strike the country in nearly a decade. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2zo8Gt6

This week, Turkish President Erdogan met with Russian President Putin and warned him of the impending danger of a planned all-out assault on the city of Idlib, Syria. President Trump's tough talks and tweets warning Putin and the Syrians to back off from the Idlib assault have made a difference in calming tensions—at least for now.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2ptIpUf

Super Typhoon Manghkut lashed the Northern Philippines this week causing landslides and devastation that has killed at least 74 people, but CBN Disaster Relief is there to comfort survivors, meeting physical and spiritual needs. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2NrV20y

The father of a Christian girl being held by a radical Islamic terror group is pleading with Nigeria's government to help secure his daughter's release. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2PVmoZJ

Hillsong Church has split from Australia's leading Pentecostal denomination to become a denomination of its own.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2xqvxTt

Lund University in Sweden is investigating one of its renowned neuroscience professors because he told a group of his students there are biological differences between men and women. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Da8zFm

Some horrific news is emerging out of Kenya after two Christians were murdered in cold blood by militants belonging to Islamic terror group Al-Shabaab. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2MMBajs

A faction of the Boko Haram terror group has executed Saifura Ahmed, an International Red Cross worker in Nigeria. Officials say Ahmed, who was kidnapped along with three other humanitarian workers in Borno State last March 1, has been killed by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2xsqGkL

U.S. religious leaders are urging American companies not to do business with Turkey so long as pastor Andrew Brunson remains imprisoned in the country. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2MEugN7

A Christian pastor whose prison ministry in South London was targeted by Muslims has been reinstated after he was kicked out.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2xkfQwO

Venezuela's socialist economy has shattered the nation's health care system and the situation in the nation's hospitals is heartbreaking. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2xqAESH

Typhoon Mangkhut barreled into southern China on Sunday after lashing the northern Philippines with strong winds and heavy rain that left at least 36 people dead and dozens more feared buried in a landslide. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2CYo2YW

Typhoon Mangkhut lashed the northern Philippines with destructive winds and heavy rain that set off landslides and destroyed homes on Saturday, leaving at least 12 people dead and six missing, as southern China braced for the powerful storm. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2pb5OtD

This summer, Christians in China are experiencing an escalating wave of persecution unseen since Mao's Cultural Revolution. "We're seeing more persecution or a higher level of persecution," said The Voice of the Martyrs Radio host Todd Nettleton. Nettleton said two recent developments this year that have contributed to the government's church crackdown. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2OjY0Rb

A Canadian group has created a puppet to teach school-aged children about transgenderism and gender fluidity. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2NdwAA4

Al-Qaeda-linked rebels recently targeted a mostly Christian town in Syria, firing missiles and killing at least 10 people. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2xggCKq

The American Center for Law and Justice delivered an oral presentation before the United Nations this week urging the international community to help free American Pastor Andrew Brunson. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2OcIxCh

Neil deGrasse Tyson is a renown scientist whose videos and commentaries often go viral. And as such, people expect that when Tyson is talking about the universe he’s talking about it in a scientific manner. But that isn’t always necessarily the case, and the results could cause confusion and further division between the faith and science communities. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2MlXtMI

Members of an Independent International Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar have concluded that the government has committed "crimes against humanity" that "warrant criminal investigation and prosecution." In response, a spokesman for a coalition of American faith leaders says tough action is needed against the Myanmar government to prevent genocide. "This is a really important time to fix our US policy on this situation, to reverse those sanctions that Obama lifted, " said Nicolee Ambrose of the Faith Coalition to Stop Genocide in Burma. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2MlARMc

The largest Islamic organization in Britain is urging the government to ban evangelist Franklin Graham, who is scheduled to appear at an event in the country later this month. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2O6ROMk

Evangelist Franklin Graham is making an impassioned plea on behalf of Nigeria's persecuted Christians. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2MjxyVY

The United States is pledging to use "any means necessary" to protect American citizens and allies from International Criminal Court prosecution. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2O6fvo7

The Temple Institute has announced the birth of a flawless all-red heifer that could pave the way for a fulfillment of major biblical prophecy. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2wZW7T4

China's government is ratcheting up a crackdown on Christian congregations in Beijing and several provinces, destroying crosses, burning bibles, shutting churches and ordering followers to sign papers renouncing their faith, according to pastors and a group that monitors religion in China. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2QieE59

North Korea rolled out some of its latest tanks and marched its best-trained goose-stepping units through Kim Il Sung Square in a major military parade on Sunday to mark its 70th anniversary, but held back its most advanced missiles and devoted nearly half of the event to civilian efforts to build the domestic economy. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2O1TOFD

The day after a grand jury report revealed that Roman Catholic clergy in Pennsylvania molested more than 1,000 children over decades, Adrienne Alexander went to Mass at a Chicago church and waited for the priest to say something about the situation. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2MakLFi

Pope Francis told newly ordained bishops Saturday that they must reject all forms of abuse and work in communion to fight the clerical culture that has fueled the sex abuse and cover-up scandal rocking his papacy. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2NZSyTc

The United Nations is calling on Iran to halt the violent executions of three Kurdish men on September 8. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2x0tKV1

Syria, with help from Russia, Iran, and Turkey, has waged a brutal campaign over the past two years to recapture territory once held by the rebels. Idlib is the final stand, and the fall of the city would effectively mean the end of Syria's brutal civil war. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2NVxFsl

Religious parents in Australia are pulling their children out of school and resorting to home schooling to avoid the increasingly hostile environment towards religious values on campus. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2NVL8AG

IDF soldier Izzy Ezagui lost his left arm above the elbow in a mortar attack in 2009. After months of recovery, Izzy rejoined the IDF, becoming the world's only one-armed Special Forces Sharpshooter. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Ct4dZA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his commitment to a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula amid a growing standoff with the United States, his state-controlled media reported Thursday after a South Korean delegation met him to set up an inter-Korean summit. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2CnlzXK

A powerful earthquake hit wide areas on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides as well as causing the loss of power at nearly all of 3 million households and a nuclear power plant to go on a backup generator. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2oJeffp

The sick 'Momo' challenge game that continues to sweep across South America, Asia, Mexico, France, Germany and the United States, has claimed the lives of two more children. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2oHDLBP

A huge fire engulfed Brazil's 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, lighting up the night sky with towering flames as firefighters and museum workers raced to save historical relics from the blaze. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2NahhHA

The Ukrainian city of Lviv, once a major center of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the annihilation of the city’s Jewish population by Nazi Germany and honoring those working today to preserve what they can of that vanished world. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2oAclOg

According to media reports, the parents of Alfie Evans have been blessed with the birth of a baby boy after losing his 23-month-old brother to a rare neurodegenerative disorder. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2wDDEuv

A group of Muslims attacked several Christian homes in a village in Upper Egypt, injuring three people, officials with a Coptic Christian diocese said on Friday.    from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2ME8Dl7