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A painting depicting the persecution of the Church of Almighty God by Chinese authorities is displayed inside a CAG church in Seoul, South Korea, where many members have fled from China in recent years seeking asylum. RNS photo by Thomas Maresca

Need to know: Tuesday, March 26, 2019

The Church of Almighty God members detail arrests in China, seek asylum

Leaders of the Church of Almighty God, which has been labeled a cult by Chinese officials, say thousands of their fellow worshippers have been arrested over the past year. Some church members have fled to South Korea to seek asylum.

Six Israelis. Three weddings. One Statement.

The couples cannot, or will not, submit to Israel’s ultra-Orthodox rabbinical rules regarding marriage. So they've arranged an American alternative.

‘Best of Enemies’: Real faith and racial reconciliation on the big screen

A true-to-life, if farfetched, buddy movie demonstrates the possibility of racial reconciliation forged through a shared Christian faith.

After cyclone disaster, church organizations mobilize to help devastated Africans

Christian relief organizations and agencies raced to aid Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, the three countries most affected by the tropical storm.

What lessons can the clergy sex abuse crisis draw from a 4th-century church schism?

The Donatists offer a lesson about the risks to the integrity and cohesion of institutions when they shield abusers rather than protect the victims, writes Cavan W. Concannon.

Muslims invited to pray inside synagogue after fire damages their mosque

Nearly 600 Muslims prayed inside New York’s Central Synagogue last Friday, after being displaced from their own worship space.

 


 

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