Foreign religious workers will no longer be eligible for work permits or permanent residency in South Africa, news site EWN reports quoting the country Home Affairs minister. Minister Aaron Motsoaledi was appearing in front of a parliamentary committee investigating how controversial Malawian televangelist Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, fled …
Read More »“Church must treat sexual assault cases with zero tolerance” – Pope Francis
In an interview with TVI/CNN Portugal, Pope Francis reiterated that the Catholic Church must treat cases of sexual assault with “zero tolerance”, calling such acts a “monstrosity”. “It’s very clear. It’s zero tolerance. A priest cannot continue to be a priest if he is an aggressor. He cannot because he …
Read More »United States: African-American pastor arrested for strange reasons
Police in Childersburg, Alabama State in the United States arrested Michael Jennings, African-American pastor of the local Vision of Abundant Life church, for watering his neighbors’ flowers. According to the pastor, his neighbors had commissioned him for this mission during their holidays in the mountains in the north of the …
Read More »Nigeria: four nuns released after four days of kidnapping
Four nuns kidnapped on Sunday, in southeastern Nigeria, were released by gunmen on Wednesday, according to the police. Sisters Johannes Nwodo, Christabel Echemazu, Liberata Mbamalu and Benita Agu of the Congregation of Jesus the Savior in Nigeria were reportedly abducted on the morning of August 21, 2022 on their way …
Read More »Nigeria: Buhari’s reaction after killing of prominent Islamic cleric
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari condemned the killing of Sheikh Goni Aisami, a prominent Islamic cleric last weekend in the north eastern state of Yobe, local media reported. President Buhari described the attack on the cleric as an “unprovoked and cold-blooded murder”. Sheikh Aisami was reportedly shot dead by a soldier …
Read More »Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap Catholic nuns on highway
Armed men in Nigeria abducted four nuns of the Catholic Church in Nigeria’s south-eastern state of Imo, on a notorious highway, the local convent said. A Catholic priest was also kidnapped last week on the same highway . “The four nuns were on their way to a morning mass on …
Read More »Here is the name of the richest pastor in the world
Founder of the Living Faith Tabernacle also known as Winner’s Chapel, David Oyedepo is today ranked as the richest pastor in the world with 150 million dollars. “(…) Nowadays, our books are published in different languages around the world without us having to pay and yet they send us copyrights. …
Read More »Morocco: blogger sentenced to prison for insulting Islam
Moroccan authorities arrested and sentenced Fatema Karim, a blogger to two years in prison, accused of “undermining the Muslim religion” in a Facebook post deemed offensive to Islam. Fatema Karim, 39, was questioned by police on July 15 and has been in detention since, her brother Bouazza Karim said. She …
Read More »Egypt: At least 41 dead, most children in church fire
An electrical fire swept through an Egyptian Coptic Christian church during Mass on Sunday, causing a stampede and killing at least 41 people, Reuters agency reported. Most of the victims are children and have suffered from smoke inhalation. The blaze started just before 9 a.m. in the Abu Sifin church …
Read More »Religion: is the Christian God slower to act than other gods?
“The Christian God is too slow. My gods are direct. These are the words of Kwaku Bonsam, a famous Ghanaian witch doctor, known for his comical statements. It is the AfriMag site that reports the information. Kwaku Bonsam again made a resounding statement on local radio. In an interview, the …
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