US stock futures fell and oil prices rose this morning after President Trump announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranians continue to suffer persecution under the authoritarian Islamic republic, with death tolls climbing and Christians facing severe legal, social, and personal consequences, according to
Canada’s House of Commons recently advanced Bill C-9, otherwise known as the federal “Combatting Hate Act.”
Uganda has proposed a bill that would establish Sharia courts nationwide, igniting concern over religious conversion rights, child custody protections and forced Islamic marriages.
President Trump announced on Truth Social late yesterday afternoon that he would “suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks” subject to Iran’s “agreeing to the complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz.”
On Friday (April 3), an American F-15E fighter jet was reportedly hit by incoming fire and crashed inside Iran. One of the two crew members was quickly rescued. According to the Wall Street Journal, what came next was “one of the most complex search-and-rescue efforts for the US Air Force in enemy territory in decades.”
The Healing Path Movement, church-to-church partnership between Baptist churches in Texas and Ukraine, has experienced an increase in church involvement and planning, with 41 committed partnerships and four projects underway.
As Easter Sunday is only a few days away, church leaders are warning Christians around the globe to be ever vigilant — and in some cases tone down their celebrations — amid recent reports of deadly attacks on Palm Sunday.
The International Olympic Committee announced Thursday (March 26) that only biological women will be allowed to compete in women’s Olympic events.
As the Iran war continues, the annual Palm Sunday procession in Jerusalem has been canceled, church leaders have announced.
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