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(Christian Headlines) Evangelical humanitarian aid organization Samaritan's Purse has responded to the current crisis in Lebanon after a large-scale explosion rocked the capital city of Beirut on Tuesday. At the time of this writing, the Beirut blast has killed over 100 people, left at least 5,000 injured and at least 300,000 people without a home. “The country and the … [Read more...] about Samaritan’s Purse Sends Response Team to Beirut Following Massive Explosion

(International Christian Concern)  International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the Lahore High Court has ordered Maria Shahbaz, a 14-year-old Christian girl who was abducted and forcibly married to a Muslim man, to be returned to the custody of her abductor. This decision, made on August 4, overturned an earlier order by the Faisalabad District and Sessions Court … [Read more...] about Pakistani Court Orders 14-Year-Old Christian Girl to Be Returned to Her Abductor

(Fox News) Pope Francis appointed six women to oversee the Vatican's finances on Thursday, making them the most senior women ever to serve there. The new female members of the Vatican's Council for the Economy -- which seats 15 members who were previously all male -- include Great Britain's former Labour Party minister Ruth Kelly and Leslie Jane Ferrar, Germany's Charlotte … [Read more...] about Pope Francis Names Six Women to Vatican Council in Historic Shift

(The Christian Institute) Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled against introducing abortion in one of the country’s states. Four of its five justices voted to overturn a lower court’s decision to decriminalise abortion in Veracruz. Abortion is currently legal in two of Mexico’s 32 states. Precedent Last year, a judge in Veracruz approved an injunction requiring the … [Read more...] about Mexico’s Supreme Court Rules Against Abortion

(AP) A court in Myanmar on Thursday sentenced the Canadian pastor of an evangelical church to three months imprisonment after finding him guilty of violating a law intended to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Myanmar-born David Lah was charged with flouting a ban on large gatherings by holding a religious meeting in Yangon on April 7. Lah’s lawyer, Aung Kyi Win, said … [Read more...] about Canadian Pastor Guilty of Defying Myanmar’s Coronavirus Law