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JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Church leaders in Sudan were detained and questioned last month after Muslim extremists upset about the presence of their worship building locked it shut, sources said. Hardline Muslims locked the building of the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) in Al Hag Abdalla, about 85 miles southeast of Khartoum in Madani, Al Jazirah state, on … [Read more...] about Church Building Locked, Leaders Arrested in Sudan

By Diana Chandler WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BP) – Rocked by Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine, Southern Baptist Slavic churches in California confess a love among Russian, Ukrainian and other Slavic peoples cemented in a shared language, culture and Gospel conviction. Russian Baptist Church in West Sacramento, a congregation of Russians and Ukrainians that drew … [Read more...] about California Russian, Ukrainian Southern Baptists Pray, Grieve, Send Aid

By JUSTIN SPIKE and BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press USZKA, Hungary (AP) — It took two days and sheer determination for the family of 27 women and children from Ukraine's Roma minority to escape the violence of Russia's invasion and reach neighboring Hungary. Then they faced the next challenge: not being split up by aid groups trying to help. That all changed when the … [Read more...] about Hungarian Pastor Steps Up to Help Large Roma Refugee Family

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces intensified shelling of cities in Ukraine's center, north and south, a Ukrainian official said, upending attempts to evacuate besieged civilians. With the Ukrainian leader urging his people to fight in the streets, Russian President Vladimir Putin shifted blame for the invasion, saying Moscow's attacks … [Read more...] about Ukraine Says Russia Steps up Shelling of Residential Areas

JERUSALEM, Israel (CBN News) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett made a whirlwind visit to Moscow on Saturday to assist in diplomatic efforts between Russia and Ukraine amid the ongoing war. “I went there to assist in the dialogue between all parties, of course with the blessing and encouragement of all parties,” Bennett told his cabinet on Sunday. “As we all know, … [Read more...] about Israel’s PM Makes Surprise Visit to Kremlin to Help Mediate Conflict with Ukraine