HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) Police in northern India arrested two Christians on false charges last month and beat them in custody while reviling them for their faith, sources said. Responding to a call on an emergency response number alleging Christians were carrying out forcible conversions, officers in Uttar Pradesh state on the morning of Sept. 1 took three … [Read more...] about Police Beat Christians in Custody in Uttar Pradesh, India
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WHO: Global Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Have Been Declining Since August
(U.S. News) Weekly coronavirus cases and deaths around the world have been declining since August, according to a World Health Organization report. Last week, over 3.1 million new cases were reported – a 9% decline over the previous week. "All regions reported a decline in the number of new cases this week apart from the European Region which reported a number similar to … [Read more...] about WHO: Global Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Have Been Declining Since August
Murder, Forced Cannibalism, Extortion: US-Bound Migrants Held for Ransom by Satanic Gangs in Mexico
(CBN News) Relatives of Central American migrants are sharing stories about their family members being kidnapped and held for ransom in Mexico as they tried to make their way to the U.S.- Mexican border. According to NBC News, Noticias Telemundo Investiga interviewed 32 migrants kidnapped from 2019 to 2021 in Mexico and the U.S. Their relatives had to pay … [Read more...] about Murder, Forced Cannibalism, Extortion: US-Bound Migrants Held for Ransom by Satanic Gangs in Mexico
After Pastor Evicts Nearly 200 Migrants, His Brother Welcomes Them All
MATAMOROS, Mexico (The New York Times) Over the summer, as migrants rushed into the Mexican border city of Matamoros, a local pastor lost his patience. The pastor, Víctor Barrientos, had already invited dozens of asylum seekers to live in his church, believing that was his religious duty as an evangelical Christian. But suddenly, it seemed to him, there were too many people. … [Read more...] about After Pastor Evicts Nearly 200 Migrants, His Brother Welcomes Them All
Polish Church Urges Help for Migrants Amid Border Crisis
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Poland's influential Catholic Church appealed Monday for humanitarian assistance for migrants from Iraq, Syria and elsewhere who have been seeking to reach Europe by crossing from Belarus into Poland. Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki, the president of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, called for permission to launch humanitarian corridors in order to control … [Read more...] about Polish Church Urges Help for Migrants Amid Border Crisis