Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has in a sermon revealed the secret of his anointing. The pastor, who also served as the second national president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, said his secret is “to worship God first, whenever he …
Read More »Mexico: abortion decriminalized in 14 of the country’s 32 states
Abortion is now decriminalized in 14 of the 32 states of Mexico, after the vote this Monday, July 15, by the Parliament of the State of Puebla (center), which follows two decisions by the Supreme Court. By 29 votes for and 7 against, local deputies approved a reform of the …
Read More »At least 116 dead and 18 injured in stampede during religious gathering
At least 116 people died this Tuesday, July 2 in a stampede during a Hindu religious gathering in northern India, local media reported. This is the worst death toll in more than ten years in India where crowd movements regularly kill hundreds of worshippers and pilgrims. A dense crowd gathered …
Read More »More than 1,000 pilgrims killed by heat in Mecca
This Thursday, June 20, the death toll from the Hajj, the great Muslim pilgrimage which took place in Saudi Arabia under intense heat, exceeded 1,000, according to a count carried out by AFP using data provided by different countries. An Arab diplomat told AFP this Thursday that 58 additional deaths …
Read More »At least 550 pilgrims mostly Egyptians died from heat during hajj in Mecca
Arab diplomats announced on Tuesday, June 18 that at least 550 pilgrims had died during the hajj, the great Muslim pilgrimage in western Saudi Arabia, the majority Egyptians due to the heat. This annual pilgrimage, from Friday to Sunday, took place this year again in the middle of summer in …
Read More »Muslim child beaten for attending church prayers
Seven members of a Muslim family have been detained following accusations of assaulting an 18-year-old girl for attending a church service in eastern Uganda, according to reports. “The girl was subjected to 100 lashes with a cane by her uncle, while five other uncles restrained her during the ordeal,” reports …
Read More »Nun captured on CCTV dumping suitcase with dead friend’s bones
An 80-year-old nun left a suitcase on a Santiago street containing the remains of a friend who had died a year earlier, according to a police investigation. The nun was later identified from video footage of her, wearing a habit, at the scene. According to her,” she and her friend, …
Read More »No bail for Zimbabwean cult leader Ishmael Chokurongerwa
The leader of a religious sect in Zimbabwe has been denied bail after his arrest last week for suspected child abuse. Ishmael Chokurongerwa was charged with exploiting minors after police found 251 children working on his farm. Unregistered graves, believed to be of infants, were also found. The self-proclaimed Apostolic …
Read More »Malawi: Catholic Church disappointed by Chakwera’s leadership
The Catholic Church in Malawi has expressed disappointment with the leadership of President Lazarus Chakwera, saying the country’s situation has deteriorated during his four years in office. In a scathing attack that appears to be directed at the president, the church, through its bishops, said “we have witnessed a glaring …
Read More »Religion: Africa’s largest mosque opens in Algeria
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune inaugurated the continent’s largest mosque, which is also the third largest in the world. The Great Mosque of Algiers is now the third largest mosque in the world, after the mosques in the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. This mosque has …
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